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<p>Steve is a singer/songwriter in Austin Tx. He plays in several bands as doing well as solo and pick up gigs. He has a 30 year old reggae band (THE MAU MAU CHAPLAINS) a 20 year old country band(STOP THE TRUCK) and plays for legendary singer/songwriters FREDDY POWERS and SONNY THROCKMORTON.&nbsp;He plays Gypsy Jazz and swing standards with TONY AIROLDI, DAVID CARROLL and PAUL PEARCY. He also plays, from time to time, with rising star, RUBY JANE SMITH. (watch out for her!)&nbsp;Steve can be&nbsp;heard often around Austin. His songs have been covered by several Austin artists, including JON EMERY (OLD SIDE OF TOWN)&nbsp;and&nbsp;CHRIS GAGE&nbsp;and CHRISTINE ALBERT who recorded Steve's song BURNIN' MOONLIGHT (written with ERIK MOLL and RON HICKS)&nbsp;on their CD of the same title. &nbsp;</p><p>STT/MMC also play in Europe, when the tour arises.</p><p>Steve&nbsp;has produced&nbsp;2 STOP THE TRUCK CDs (with bandmate and co-writer, ALAN "MOE" MONSARRAT) a solo CD (With COURTNEY AUDAIN) (including the previously unrecorded MERLE HAGGARD/DOUG COLOSIO tune, SINCE I GAVE UP CIGARETTES)&nbsp;and co-produced a CD&nbsp;with BIANCA DeLEON (OUTLAWS AND LOVERS ).&nbsp;He has gold, platinum and double platinum songs in Norway for artists&nbsp;STEINAR ALBRIGTSEN and RITA ERIKSEN.</p><p>Steve co-produced(with STT guitarist ED FERGUSON)the new STOP THE TRUCK CD. LEGACY,&nbsp;THE SONGS OF FREDDY POWERS. It&nbsp;contains 17 exceptional FREDDY POWERS songs and features guest vocal appearances by Freddy's best friend, MERLE HAGGARD and RAY BENSON, leader of ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, Texas' premier Western Swing Band.</p><p>FREDDY POWERS is Steve's friend and mentor.</p><p>Co-writers include....ERIK MOLL, RON HICKS, MOE MONSARRAT, SHANE DECKER, MICHAEL BALLEW, BILL COLBERT, ACE FORD, BOOMER NORMAN,&nbsp;JANET LYNN and&nbsp;TRACIE LYNN(no relation to Janet).</p><div>&nbsp;</div><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><div>Will Taylor and Strings Attached</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href=&quotSwing Band plays Nightlife Willie Nelson and Cover from House of Wills project Austin Texas; target="_blank"&gtSwing Band plays Nightlife Willie Nelson and Cover from House of Wills project Austin Texas rel="nofollow" href=&quotStrings Attached: Why Are You Pickin' On Me; target="_blank"&gtStrings Attached: Why Are You Pickin' On Me rel="nofollow" href=&quotStrings Attached: Corrine Corrina; target="_blank"&gtStrings Attached: Corrine Corrina in France 2010</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href=&quotMovie Star; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtMovie Star rel="nofollow" href=&quotAll I Want to Do by Freddy Powers with Stop The Truck; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtAll I Want to Do by Freddy Powers with Stop The Truck in his prime.(he taught me everything I know about playing swing guitar. That is Bob Will's elec mandolin player, TINY MOORE playing with Freddy and a couple of other guys you might know.</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaveman57#p/search/2/Y0ZphQI2wno" target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts">http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaveman57#p/search/2/Y0ZphQI2wno</span></a></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaveman57#p/u/318/7OKiNl9cepg" target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts">http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaveman57#p/u/318/7OKiNl9cepg</span></a></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaveman57#p/u/319/XAe474Gd_QA" target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts">http://www.youtube.com/user/TheCaveman57#p/u/319/XAe474Gd_QA</span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>My country band-STOP THE TRUCK</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4OcnEw5Nrk" target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4OcnEw5Nrk</span></a></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href=&quotStop The Truck Band - Jaming During Party; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtStop The Truck Band - Jaming During Party rel="nofollow" href=&quotStop The Truck Band - Texas and Oklahoma; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtStop The Truck Band - Texas and Oklahoma rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRQUHdd7YTY" target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRQUHdd7YTY</span></a></div><div>w/RUBY JANE</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href=&quotMinor Swing: Ruby Jane Smith with Stop The Truck; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtMinor Swing: Ruby Jane Smith with Stop The Truck rel="nofollow" href=&quotJackson: Ruby Jane Smith with Stop The Truck; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtJackson: Ruby Jane Smith with Stop The Truck reggae band THE MAU MAU CHAPLAINS</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href=&quotMau Mau Chaplains "Stick of Cali Herb"; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtMau Mau Chaplains "Stick of Cali Herb" rel="nofollow" href=&quotEeyore's Birthday 2009/Mau Mau Chaplains; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtEeyore's Birthday 2009/Mau Mau Chaplains Airoldi</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href=&quotMediterranean Blues - Tony Airoldi - Written by Robin Nolan; target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts"&gtMediterranean Blues - Tony Airoldi - Written by Robin Nolan rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIwRYxlVp4" target="_blank"><span class="yiv1847133065yiv1611142608yiv2080474345yshortcuts">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naIwRYxlVp4</span></a>&nbsp;</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div></td></tr></table></div><div>&nbsp;</div><p>&nbsp;</p>