Steve Morse
American guitarist (born 1954)
Who was Steve Morse?
Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist and songwriter. Steve Morse was born in Hamilton, Ohio. His family soon moved to Tennessee and then to Ypsilanti, Michigan, where Morse spent his childhood. Morse played briefly with his older brother Dave in a band called the Plague until the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. In the late 1960s, he played in a band called Three with his older brother and a junior high schoolmate, William Gerald (Jerry) Wooten, who played keyboards. Morse also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors in 2011. Although familiar with piano and clarinet, Morse ultimately became a guitarist. The three performed at a local psychedelic youth club, the Glass Onion, and at Legion Halls and church functions.
Historical significance
A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple having joined in 1994.
