Stevie Salas

Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas with The IMF's
Stevie Salas with The IMF's
Background information
Born (1964-11-17) November 17, 1964 (age 60)
Oceanside, California, United States
GenresRock, funk
OccupationsGuitarist, Television, Film and Record Producer, Music Director, Author, Composer, Guitar Developer
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1985–present
LabelsIsland Records
PolyGram
Polystar Records
Vermillion Records
BMG
EMI
Iguana
Indanee
Pony Canyon
West/Warners
USG
Surfdog
Sony
Yamaha Japan
Columbia Japan
Arbor EMI
Bellaphon (Germany)
Websitehttp://www.steviesalas.com/

Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is an American guitarist,[1] author,[2] television host,[3] music director,[4] record producer,[5] film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.[6] Salas was born in Oceanside, California, United States.

He is of Mescalero Apache descent.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "NAMA: Hall of Fame 2009". Native American Music Awards. Native American Music Awards & Association. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Salas, Stevie (2014). When We Were The Boys: coming of age on Rod Stewart's Out of Order tour/Stevie Salas with Robert Yehling. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-988-2.
  3. ^ "Blog Archives: Stevie Salas Matt Sorum Interview". Mattsorum.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
  4. ^ Lonsdale, Laurie. "Guitarist STEVIE SALAS On Being American Idol Music Director". BraveWords.com. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  5. ^ "Heavy Glow". San Diego Reader. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Wheeler, Kim. "Smithsonian exhibit highlights Native Americans' contribution to music". CBC Music. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Stevie Salas". San Diego Press Reader.
  8. ^ Julia Franz (August 24, 2017). "Native American musicians and the 'Rumble' beginnings of rock". Public Radio International. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Jess Righthand (October 2010). "The Pop Charts' Native Roots". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Valentina Valentini (July 26, 2017). "Guitarist Stevie Salas Talks 'Rumble' Film & Rock's Unsung Heroes: Native Americans". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2018.