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Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator,[1] and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won a Grammy in 1987: Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
Steve Stevens | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Steven Bruce Schneider |
Born | New York City, U.S. | May 5, 1959
Genres | Hard rock, glam metal, heavy metal, instrumental rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboards |
Years active | 1979–present |
Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others.[2] He was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed and was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. He played Spanish flamenco guitar on the song "Pistolero" (1999) for the trance group Juno Reactor. During 2012–2016, Stevens appeared with Kings of Chaos. His "Steve Stevens" group headlined the closing performance at the Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany, in April 2016. He is also a television personality on the E! show Married to Rock, alongside his wife, Josie Stevens.
His solo album releases include Atomic Playboys (1989),[1] Flamenco a Go-Go (1999), and Memory Crash (2008).
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Main. [3] | |||
"Crack Cocaine" (Billy Morrison feat. Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens) | 2024 | 2 | The Morrison Project |
Title |
Release | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"First Day in the Rain" | 1982 | Peter Criss | Let Me Rock You |
"Roll Over" | 1985 | Thompson Twins | Here's to Future Days |
"Revolution" | |||
"Breakaway" | |||
"Dirty Diana" | 1988 | Michael Jackson | Bad |
"You're Amazing" | 1990 | Robert Palmer | Don't Explain |
"Two Worlds" | 1991 | McQueen Street | McQueen Street |
"Do You Hear What I Hear" | 1998 | Merry Axemas Vol. 2 | |
"Train to Willoughby" | 2000 | Gregg Bissonette | Submarine |
"NY Child" | 2001 | Adam Bomb | New York Times |
"Cheyenne" | |||
"Saluda a Lola" | |||
"Anxiety" | |||
"Alpha Burst" | 2004 | Derek Sherinian | Mythology |
"El Flamingo Suave" | |||
"A View from the Sky" | |||
"Ghost Runner" | 2011 | Derek Sherinian | Oceana |
"Oceana" | |||
"The Fallout" | 2012 | Neodymium Project | non-album single |
"Jet Airliner" | 2013 | John Wetton, Billy Sherwood | Fly Like an Eagle – An All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band |
"Sorry" | 2014 | Meg Myers | Sorry |
"Push Away" | Sebastian Bach | Give 'Em Hell | |
"Had Enough" | |||
"Gun to a Knife Fight" | |||
"I Will Always Be Yours" | 2018 | Ben Rector | Magic |
"I Melt with You" | 2019 | David Hasselhoff | Open Your Eyes |
"The Vortex" | 2022 | Derek Sherinian | Vortex |
"Seven Seas" | |||
"Thoughtful Distress" | 2023 | Albert Hammond Jr. | Melodies On Hiatus |
Title |
Release | Other artist(s) | Soundtrack album |
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"Top Gun Anthem" | 1986 | Harold Faltermeyer | Top Gun |
"Power of Suggestion" | 1994 | Perry McCarty | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
"Speed" | Billy Idol | Speed | |
"Top Gun Anthem" (re-recording) | 2022 | Harold Faltermeyer | Top Gun: Maverick |
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