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Also known as Steve J. Morse

American guitarist

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Maybe the Simple Game of Baseball Isn?t So Simple After All
  • Sixty Years in the Schoolhouse
  • Boarding Through the Storms
  • The Best of Steve Morse*
  • The Complete Styles of Steve Morse

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Film & TV

Acting · Hamilton, Ohio

Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the guitarist for Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was briefly a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors.

Known for

  • Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie — Self2024
  • Tribute to Jimi Hendrix — Self2023
  • Morsefest 2019 — Self2021
  • Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London — Self2020
  • Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 — Self2018
  • Deep Purple: From Here To Infinite — Self2017
  • Deep Purple: From The Setting Sun To The Rising Sun Limited Edition2017
  • Deep Purple at Hellfest — Self2017
  • Deep Purple: ...To the Rising Sun in Tokyo — Self - Guitar2015
  • Deep Purple - From the Setting Sun... in Wacken — Self2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1954
christian rockchristmas musiccontemporary christianexperimental rockheavy metalinstrumental rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
95,511
Total plays
871,996

Tags

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Steve Morse's career has encompassed rock, country, funk, jazz, classical, and fusion of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo career, has been (and continues to be) a member of several renowned bands. Steve was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of a minister and a musically talented Mother. Both his Mother and Father were also educational psychologists.  The family soon moved to Tennessee and then Michigan, where the young Morse played in his first band (The Plague) with his older

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Key facts

Born
( 1954-07-28 ) July 28, 1954 (age 71) , Hamilton, Ohio , U.S.
Genres
Instrumental rock , progressive rock , hard rock , heavy metal , jazz fusion
Occupation
Musician
Instrument
Guitar
Years active
1969–present
Member of
Dixie Dregs Flying Colors
Formerly of
Kansas Deep Purple Living Loud Angelfire
Website
stevemorse .com

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.stevemorse.com
Image
Deep Purple - inFinite - The Long Goodbye Tour - Barclaycard Arena Hamburg 2017 59.jpg
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Steve Morse
date of birth
1954-07-28
start of work period
1970-00-00
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3046
name in native language
Steve Morse
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Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple having joined in 1994. Morse also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors in 2011.

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