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| Birth name | Steven Gene Leach |
| Also known as | Steven Gene Wold |
| Born | March 19, 1951 Oakland, California, U.S. |
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| Website | seasicksteve |
Steven Gene Wold (né Leach; 19 March 1951),[2] commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays mostly personalized guitars and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work.[3] From the late 1960s, he worked as a musician and recording engineer in the US and Europe; he played bass in Shanti and was in a disco band called Crystal Grass as well as other bands.[4] He also pursued other works, including producing an album for Modest Mouse. He achieved his breakthrough, initially in the UK, at the end of 2006 when he appeared on Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny as Seasick Steve.[5] He has since released a number of commercially successful albums, including I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left, Man from Another Time, and Sonic Soul Surfer.
- ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. Seasick Steve at AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Ancestry.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019
- ^ Op de Beeck, Geert (2007-02-16). "Humo's Pop Poll de Luxe: goed gerief van Seasick Steve". HUMO NR 3467. p. 158. (in Dutch)
- ^ Stanley, Bob (2016-09-29). "How Seasick Steve turned out to be Session Man Steve". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ McNair, James (2013-04-26). "Seasick Steve: I'll keep playing till the wheels fall off". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 September 2013.