American musician (1956–2021)
Tom Stevens
Birth name Thomas Howard Stevens Born (1956-09-17 ) September 17, 1956Origin Elkhart , Indiana, United StatesDied January 23, 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 64) Genres [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Occupations Instruments Years active 1975–2021 Labels Pulse Devil in the Woods Maia Avebury Website tomstevens .org
Musical artist
Thomas Howard Stevens (September 17, 1956 – January 23, 2021)[ 5] was an American bassist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter, often associated with the Paisley Underground and alternative country movements as bassist for roots rock band the Long Ryders .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] He was a member of Magi and Danny & Dusty , and recorded as a solo artist.[ 10] In his solo work, Stevens incorporated elements of folk rock , country , psychedelia and garage rock into his music,[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] and released what music reviewer Stewart Lee calls "fascinatingly different solo albums."[ 14] Stevens was based in Los Angeles in the 1980s, but later returned to his native Indiana .[ 15]
^ "Another Room review" . The Internet Music Review Service. January 3, 1996. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
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^ The Long Ryders
^ "Howard Thomas Stevens (1918–1948)" . ohmullens.tripod.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, Jon , eds. (2001). The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll . New York City: Fireside . p. 578. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5 .
^ Hann, Michael (September 13, 2016). "Cult heroes: the Long Ryders – the accidental creators of alt-country" . The Guardian . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ "Tom Stevens on Last.fm" . Last.fm . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ "Tom Stevens Biography" . tomstevens.org . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ "Points Revisited Review" . Not Lame . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ Kidman, David (December 2007). "Home Review" . netrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ West, Nick (2007). "Home review" . Bucketfull of Brains . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
^ Lee, Stewart (January 2019). "Here Comes That Train Again". Shindig! . No. 87. Sutton , London: Silverback Publishing. p. 55.
^ Dyroff, Denny (September 19, 2019). "On Stage: The Long Ryders roll out new album" . The Unionville Times. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .