Stephen A. Love
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Stephen A. Love is a professional musician, singer, songwriter, producer, real estate broker, and CEO of the Vallartamex S.C. construction firm. He is also the owner of Blue Jeans Music BMI and lives in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.
Stephen A. Love has multiple references in the old and new Rolling Stone
Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, The Great Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, Cuts from a San Francisco Rock Journal by Debora Hill, San Francisco Rock by Jack McDonough with the NRPS, BAM, Relix
magazine, and other publications.
, gold and multi platinum records for Garden Party
with Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band. The popular record sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and ranked number one on Billboard Adult contemporary and number six on the industries Billboard chart. Stephen also performed at the biggest concert of the year in 1977 with the New Riders of the Purple Sage
, the Grateful Dead
, and the Marshall Tucker Band
in Englishtown, New Jersey. More than 125,000 people were in attendance. High profile concerts at the Royal Albert Hall
in London, Hyde Park, London
, Madison Square Garden
in New York, and Wachovia Spectrum
in Philadelphia, were enjoyed by many fans. He has appeared on many television shows including Larry King
, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
, McCloud starring Dennis Weaver
, In Concert, Saturday Night Live
, Biography with Rick Nelson, the Kenny Rogers
Show, CBS, NBC, ABC evening news, Don Kirchner's Rock Concert, Nashville, BBC Live in London, and Australian, Italian and German television. Animal Planet
has used his music regularly, the last few years. His songs have played in over 60 countries worldwide.
Stephen A.Love new "CLASSIC HIT" single in the spring of 2011 " NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU " was awarded NUMBER ONE on the most coveted, 30 year old, independent country music chart in the world. The first Number one record / CD for Stephen A Love in 35 years,following the path of his mentor in 1959, Eric Hillard Nelson & "Garden Party" in 1972, which Stephen A Love recorded the classic & was " on stage " in Madison Square Garden concert, New York City in fall of 1971.
Rick Nelson's intuitive search for songwriters with genuine universal spoken message is followed by Stephen A Love 50 years later in history. Here lies the genius of songwriter, Thomas Baker Knight and his enduring melodies & lyrics which Ricky Nelson embellished !
RE: IndieWorldCountry.com Week of 8-19-2011
"JUST LOVES "HOT" COUNTRY TOUR" began in Amsterdam,Holland on 9-1-2011 encompassing seven European countries, 16 Disc Jockys & then on to Melbourne, Australia in October 2011.
Stephen A Love associates have included George Harrison
of the Beatles
, Randy Meisner
of the Eagles, John Mayall
, John Cipollina
, Joe Cocker
, the Allman Brothers Band
, Huey Lewis and the News
, Buddy Cage
, Tom Brumley
, Spencer Dryden
, Carl Sagan
, Joey Covington
of Jefferson Airplane
, Hot Tuna
, Pure Prairie League
, Kingsman
Bob Johnston, Patrick Shanahan, Richard Bowden, Greg Attaway.
who was working with Rick Nelson, and they traveled to Hollywood. Randy joined Linda Rondstadt band which became "The Eagles". Stephen took up bass guitar and vocals for "Rick Nelson" in the "Stone Canyon Band" at age 20.
Singles:
Stephen A. Love has multiple references in the old and new Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, The Great Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, Cuts from a San Francisco Rock Journal by Debora Hill, San Francisco Rock by Jack McDonough with the NRPS, BAM, Relix
Relix
Relix magazine was launched in 1974 as newsletter devoted to connecting people who recorded Grateful Dead concerts. It rapidly expanded into a music magazine covering a wide amount of artists...
magazine, and other publications.
Musical career
His musical achievements have included the industry's highest awards including RIAA certificationRIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
, gold and multi platinum records for Garden Party
Garden Party (album)
Garden Party is Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band's hit Country rock album from 1972.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Rick Nelson; except where indicated#"Let It Bring You Along" Garden Party is Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band's hit Country rock album from 1972.-Track listing:All tracks...
with Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band. The popular record sold more than 8 million copies worldwide and ranked number one on Billboard Adult contemporary and number six on the industries Billboard chart. Stephen also performed at the biggest concert of the year in 1977 with the New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red"...
, the Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
, and the Marshall Tucker Band
Marshall Tucker Band
The Marshall Tucker Band is an American Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina. The band's blend of rock, rhythm and blues, jazz, country, and gospel helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s...
in Englishtown, New Jersey. More than 125,000 people were in attendance. High profile concerts at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
in London, Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
, Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
in New York, and Wachovia Spectrum
Wachovia Spectrum
The Spectrum, formerly known as the CoreStates Spectrum , First Union Spectrum , and Wachovia Spectrum was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
in Philadelphia, were enjoyed by many fans. He has appeared on many television shows including Larry King
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson
John William "Johnny" Carson was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years . Carson received six Emmy Awards including the Governor Award and a 1985 Peabody Award; he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987...
, McCloud starring Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver
William Dennis Weaver was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel....
, In Concert, Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, Biography with Rick Nelson, the Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
Show, CBS, NBC, ABC evening news, Don Kirchner's Rock Concert, Nashville, BBC Live in London, and Australian, Italian and German television. Animal Planet
Animal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
has used his music regularly, the last few years. His songs have played in over 60 countries worldwide.
Stephen A.Love new "CLASSIC HIT" single in the spring of 2011 " NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU " was awarded NUMBER ONE on the most coveted, 30 year old, independent country music chart in the world. The first Number one record / CD for Stephen A Love in 35 years,following the path of his mentor in 1959, Eric Hillard Nelson & "Garden Party" in 1972, which Stephen A Love recorded the classic & was " on stage " in Madison Square Garden concert, New York City in fall of 1971.
Rick Nelson's intuitive search for songwriters with genuine universal spoken message is followed by Stephen A Love 50 years later in history. Here lies the genius of songwriter, Thomas Baker Knight and his enduring melodies & lyrics which Ricky Nelson embellished !
RE: IndieWorldCountry.com Week of 8-19-2011
"JUST LOVES "HOT" COUNTRY TOUR" began in Amsterdam,Holland on 9-1-2011 encompassing seven European countries, 16 Disc Jockys & then on to Melbourne, Australia in October 2011.
Stephen A Love associates have included George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...
of the Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner
Randy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
of the Eagles, John Mayall
John Mayall
John Mayall, OBE is an English blues singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, whose musical career spans over fifty years...
, John Cipollina
John Cipollina
John Cipollina was a guitarist best known for his role as a founder and the lead guitarist of the prominent San Francisco rock band Quicksilver Messenger Service...
, Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...
, the Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...
, Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually scoring a total of 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts...
, Buddy Cage
Buddy Cage
Buddy Cage is an American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage....
, Tom Brumley
Tom Brumley
Tom Brumley was an American steel guitarist who played with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in the 1960s, contributing to the group's "Bakersfield sound", and later spent a decade with Rick Nelson.-Biography:...
, Spencer Dryden
Spencer Dryden
Spencer Dryden was an American musician best known as the longest-serving drummer for Jefferson Airplane. He also played with New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Dinosaurs, and The Peanut Butter Conspiracy.-Early life:...
, Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularizer and science communicator in astronomy and natural sciences. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and was author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books...
, Joey Covington
Joey Covington
Joseph "Joey" Edward Covington is a US drummer, best known for his involvements with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.-Brief biography:...
of Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
, Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
, Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League
Pure Prairie League, sometimes abbreviated PPL, is an American country-rock band whose roots began between 1964 and 1969 in Waverly, Ohio with Craig Fuller, George Powell, Tom McGrail, Jim Caughlan and John David Call. In 1970 McGrail named the band after a 19th century temperance union mentioned...
, Kingsman
The Kingsmen
The Kingsmen is a 1960s garage rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. They are best known for their 1963 recording of Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", which held the #2 spot on the Billboard charts for six weeks...
Bob Johnston, Patrick Shanahan, Richard Bowden, Greg Attaway.
Early days
Steve joined bands in high school in Pittsburgh, PA, starting with "The Third Edition." In college at Scottsbluff, NE, he met Randy MeisnerRandy Meisner
Randy Herman Meisner is an American musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of Poco and the Eagles...
who was working with Rick Nelson, and they traveled to Hollywood. Randy joined Linda Rondstadt band which became "The Eagles". Stephen took up bass guitar and vocals for "Rick Nelson" in the "Stone Canyon Band" at age 20.
Discography
Albums:- Garden PartyGarden Party (album)Garden Party is Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band's hit Country rock album from 1972.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Rick Nelson; except where indicated#"Let It Bring You Along" Garden Party is Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band's hit Country rock album from 1972.-Track listing:All tracks...
— Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (1972) - Roger McGuinn & BandRoger McGuinn & BandRoger McGuinn & Band was Roger McGuinn's third full-length solo album and was released in 1975. Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, the album was McGuinn's third attempt to re-establish himself as a significant musical force without the Byrds. As well as McGuinn, the album featured musical contributions...
— Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
(1975) - Who Are Those Guys?Who Are Those Guys?Who Are Those Guys? is the eighth studio album and tenth album overall by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California in October and November, 1976...
— New Riders of the Purple SageNew Riders of the Purple SageNew Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red"...
(1977) - Marin County LineMarin County LineMarin County Line is the ninth studio album and eleventh album overall by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Released in 1977, it was their third and final album on the MCA Records label....
— New Riders of the Purple Sage (1978) - Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 12/31/77Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 12/31/77Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 12/31/77 is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live on December 31, 1977, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. It was released on April 16, 2009...
— New Riders of the Purple Sage (2009)
Singles:
- "Never Be Anyone Else But You" — Stephen A. Love (2011, Blue Jeans Music)