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Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas with The IMF's
Background information
Born
(1964-11-17) November 17, 1964 (age 59) Oceanside, California, United States
Genres
Rock, funk
Occupations
Guitarist, Television, Film and Record Producer, Music Director, Author, Composer, Guitar Developer
Instruments
Guitar
Years active
1985–present
Labels
Island Records PolyGram Polystar Records Vermillion Records BMG EMI Iguana Indanee Pony Canyon West/Warners USG Surfdog Sony Yamaha Japan Columbia Japan Arbor EMI Bellaphon (Germany)
Website
http://www.steviesalas.com/
Musical artist
Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is an American guitarist,[1] author,[2] television host,[3] music director,[4] record producer,[5] film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.[6] Salas was born in Oceanside, California, United States.
He identifies as being of Mescalero Apache descent.[7][8][9][10]
^"NAMA: Hall of Fame 2009". Native American Music Awards. Native American Music Awards & Association. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^Salas, Stevie (2014). When We Were The Boys: coming of age on Rod Stewart's Out of Order tour/Stevie Salas with Robert Yehling. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-988-2.
^"Blog Archives: Stevie Salas Matt Sorum Interview". Mattsorum.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
^Lonsdale, Laurie. "Guitarist STEVIE SALAS On Being American Idol Music Director". BraveWords.com. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
^"Heavy Glow". San Diego Reader. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^Wheeler, Kim. "Smithsonian exhibit highlights Native Americans' contribution to music". CBC Music. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^"Stevie Salas". San Diego Press Reader.
^Julia Franz (August 24, 2017). "Native American musicians and the 'Rumble' beginnings of rock". Public Radio International. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
^Jess Righthand (October 2010). "The Pop Charts' Native Roots". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
^Valentina Valentini (July 26, 2017). "Guitarist Stevie Salas Talks 'Rumble' Film & Rock's Unsung Heroes: Native Americans". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
and Europe. In 1993, he released StevieSalas Presents: The Electric Pow Wow, a covers album of songs that inspired Salas as a youth featuring guest artists...
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played on the track "Soul Ecstacy" off the StevieSalas's album The Sun and the Earth: The Essential StevieSalas, Vol. 1. He also played guitar on Smith...
Midwestern tour. Abbruzzese drummed on the IMF tour with Jara Harris, StevieSalas, and Bernard Fowler in early 2016. Abbruzzese has also collaborated with...
he released a collaborative album, Chubby Groove, with StevieSalas under the name "Inaba/Salas". Koshi Inaba was born and raised in Tsuyama, Okayama,...
a number of collaborations with Marti Frederiksen, Arnold Lanni and StevieSalas. The 15 track Holding On album contains ten live tracks recorded in 1999...
Boil Alert is a 2023 Canadian documentary film, directed by StevieSalas and James Burns. The film profiles artist and activist Layla Staats, as she investigates...
Japanese singer Koshi Inaba, of B'z fame, and Native American musician StevieSalas. It was released by Vermillion Records on January 18, 2017. The album...
Kramer on "The Heavy Lifting Tour" is singer Brad Brooks, guitarist StevieSalas, bassist Vicki Randle, and drummer Winston Watson, who replaces originally...
Salas, from Spanish salas (rooms, halls), is a Spanish surname and a common family name in the Spanish-speaking world. It is ranked amongst the most common...
2021 Hardware (band), consisting of Bootsy Collins, Buddy Miles, and StevieSalas Hardware (character), a character from Milestone Comics Hardware (film)...
Emotion released a live version of the song on their 1987 EP Live 33RPM. StevieSalas released a version of the song on his 1998 album Cover Me in Noise. The...
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Black Night – Deep Purple Tribute According to New York with TM Stevens, StevieSalas, Corey Glover, Richie Kotzen (Revolver, 1997) "Blackman, Cindy". Current...
R&B-influenced soprano and falsetto parts. It also features a solo from guitarist StevieSalas. "You're History" reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart in the summer...
their first recording in 11 years. In 1992, he joined with guitarist StevieSalas and drummer Buddy Miles to form the funk-metal fusion group Hardware...