Americana, with a '60s and '70s pop flavor. Think of the Beatles playing with the E Street Band, and James Taylor singing lead.

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ROCK: Roots Rock, POP: Beatles-pop



Details:
My nameâs Steve Hill, and Iâd like to tell you that I won the
Grammy last year for âBest New Artist.â However, that would be a
blatant lie. So, since youâre just getting to know me, I think
itâs best to stick with the truth. Mostly.

Iâm a lifelong resident of Indiana, and also a lifelong fan of
the Fab Four. I remember seeing The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show
when I was but a wee lad (it probably was a rerun, because I would
have only been three years old in 1964), and thinking âIâd like
to BE them.â Notice, I didnât say I wanted to be LIKE them --
I actually wanted to BE them. As you can imagine, this presented all
kinds of challenges and problems. In the end, I decided it was best
for all five of us if I established my own musical identity.

Iâve written songs for as long as I can remember. (In fact, I
distinctly remember writing a âtheme songâ for the rare occasions
when my two sisters would talk me into playing âHouseâ with them.
(I called it âMom and Dad,â if you must know, and I could probably
play it for you right now, if you held a gun to my head). In the
early â90s, I joined a club called the Songwriters
Association of Mid-North Indiana. The fact that there were other
people, who lived close to me, that were just as passionate about
music as I was came as quite a revelation to me. Music aside, I also
met some of the greatest friends Iâll ever have as a result of
being in this group.

Although it took many years, and many false starts, the album (CD,
to all you youngsters out there) I always wanted to make was released
in December 2006. With the help of many talented people, I completed
a disc that features six of my original compositions. Most of the
songs are with a full band arrangement, but there are also some that
are presented in an intimate, acoustic setting. Stylistically,
itâs all over the place, revealing the influences of the
previously mentioned Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and a
host of others. Would you believe thereâs even a rap song on the
disc? I guess I wouldnât either.

If youâve read this far, thanks for sticking with me. Why not
give my CD a listen, or stop by one of my shows? Iâll be updating
this listing periodically, so why not check back every now and then?
For example, in a future edition maybe Iâll tell the world how I
once had aspirations to be a super hero --and I truly wish I was
only kidding!