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Biography Steve Price is a Houston-based singer songwriter whose songs build on a mix of influences like Cash, Kristofferson, Dylan, Gram Parsons and many other folk, rock, country and blues masters to touch your heart, entertain, and tell you something you didn’t know or hadn’t thought about. They reflect a long experience of viewing life and love from up, down, sideways, and through a fish-eye lens. His first album, Spirit in the Wind, is available from www.mytexasmusic.com. The album includes eleven folk-rock and country songs about love, loss, funny stuff, and keeping your balance in a crazy world. Cuts from this album are available on the Music page of this website. His song "The Magic Mandolin" is also included on the 2008 Compilation CD from the Houston Association of Acoustic Musicians. His second CD "Less Than Perfect Stranger" was recorded and produced at White Cat Studios in Houston, and released in December 2010. It also is available at www.mytexasmusic.com. |
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Press Quotes What the critics say: This is what happens when some of my old friends are called upon to produce an album. Jack Saunders and Rick Richards step up to surround Steve Price on his debut release. Price is an adept writer and the arrangements he and Saunders compose make this more than a run-of-the-mill country folk album. The production features Price’s smooth and articulate style with well-blended harmonies and nicely choreographed lead breaks. Steve Price creates a sound that makes you wonder what Townes Van Zandt would have sounded like if he had been ‘bubbly.’ Price is upbeat and aggressive through most of the album, and that’s a good thing. Townes would have loved these songs, but he would have found some way to sing them with a ‘darker’ hue. “Leave Me My Illusions” is one such tune. If this was a 33rpm record, I would suggest that you play this song just once at 16 speed. Sorry, old hippie habits die hard. Still the same, it’s clear that Price has a place in the genre that he can solidify easily. This studio version captures a great deal of the soul and texture of Price’s performance, but I’m certain that a live performance would allow you to enjoy some of his favorite enhancements. The sultry rolling string work on “The Magic Mandolin” is signature Texas Americana from the Houston market. Price rightly credits Mike Darnell and the legend, Wrecks Bell, in his liner notes. Those influences are lightly evident on this disc. Price has assembled his learned skill on a very fine release. There are no disappointments here, and Steve Price, despite a late career debut, is going to be around for a long while. This is an excellent start. Lucky Boyd “Steve Price has a solid sense of the singer/songwriter tradition. In his songs, he continues the legacy of this heroes: Kristofferson, Shaver, and Van Zandt.” Jack Saunders, musician and owner, White Cat Recording Studio, Houston, TX. "You've got yourself a very fine album there." Jerry Tubb, Owner and Mastering Engineer, Terra Nova Digital Audio, Austin, Tx. Please send your comments to: steve_price_songs@yahoo.com |
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Sheet Steve Price's one sheets are available as a pdf document for download. A pdf viewer is required to view the document. To open or save a file, or right click and select "Save As..." Less Than Perfect Stranger (size: 319 KB) Spirit in the Wind (size: 115 KB) |
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