Steven J. "Steve" Morse is an American rock guitarist and songwriter. He was born on July 28, 1954 in Hamilton, Ohio. He began by starting the band Dixie Dregs in 1975. They played southern rock music. He is most famous for being the guitarist in the band Deep Purple. He was also a member of Kansas for a while. He has had a successful solo career.
He plays rock, country, classical and jazz fusion styles of music.
Discography
With Dixie Dregs
1975 The Great Spectacular (Formally released in 1997) 1977 Free Fall 1978 What If 1979 Night Of The Living Dregs1980 Dregs Of The Earth1981 Unsung Heroes1982 Industry Standard1989 Divided We Stand1992 Bring 'Em Back Alive1994 Full Circle1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents - The Dregs 19792000 California Screamin2002 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Dixie Dregs2002 Sects, Dregs & Rock 'n' RollWith the Steve Morse Band and solo 1984 The Introduction1985 Stand Up1989 High Tension Wires1991 Southern Steel1992 Coast to Coast1995 Structural Damage1996 StressFest2000 Major Impacts2002 Split Decision2004 Major Impacts 22005 Prime Cuts - From Steve Morse's Magna Carta sessions2009 Outstanding in Their FieldWith Deep Purple 1996 Purpendicular1997 Live at the Olympia '961998 Abandon1999 Live at the Royal Albert Hall1999 Total Abandon: Live in Australia2001 Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy2001 The Soundboard Series2003 Bananas2005 Rapture of the Deep2006 Live at Montreux 19962007 They All Came Down to MontreuxWith Kansas 1986 Power1988 In the Spirit of Things1998 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas2004 Sail On: The 30th Anniversary CollectionGuest appearances with other artists 1977 Tropical Nights - Liza Minnelli 1980 Schemer-Dreamer - Steve Walsh 1986 Storytime - T Lavitz 1987 Stone From Which The Arch Was Made - Mark O'Connor 1987 Surveillance - Triumph 1988 Southern By The Grace Of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour-1987 - Lynyrd Skynyrd 1988 Love Your Man - The Rossington Collins Band1990 Nashville Rendez-Vous - Marcel Dadi 1991 Fingers Crossing - Marcel Dadi1992 Country Guitar Flavors - Marcel Dadi1992 Lone Ranger - Jeff Watson1993 Coven, Pitrelli, O'Reilly - CPR1994 Thonk - Michael Manring 1995 Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus2001 Seventh Key - Seventh Key2001 Nylon & Steel - Manuel Barrueco2001 Feeding the Wheel - Jordan Rudess 2002 Camino Latino/Latin Journey - 'Liona Boyd 2004 Rhythm Of Time - Jordan Rudess2003 Living Loud - Living Loud2006 Living Loud-Live - Living Loud2006 Gillan's Inn - Ian Gillan 2007 School of the Arts - School of the Arts (featuring T Lavitz) (Morse contributes acoustic guitar work on 2 tracks, "On Fire" and "Portrait")
Various artist compilations and tributes
1978 Hotels, Motels And Road Shows (Various artists compilation) 1989 Guitar's Practicing Musicians (Various artists compilation) 1991 Guitar's Practicing Musicians Vol. 2 (Various artists compilation) 1991 Guitar Speak III (Various artist compilation) 1992 Rock Guitar Greats (Various artists compilation) 1992 Guitar On The Edge Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation) 1995 Tales From Yesterday (Various artists tribute to Yes) 1996 Crossfire - A Tribute To Stevie Ray (Various artists tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan) 1996 Working Man (Various artists tribute to Rush, Morse plays solos on La Villa Strangiato and Red Barchetta.) 1996 The Carols Of Christmas (Various artist compilation) 1997 The Carols Of Christmas II (Various artist compilation) 1997 Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas (Various artist compilation) 1997 Jazz Fusion Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation) 1998 Guitar Battle (Various artist compilation) 1999 Tribute to the Titans (Various artist compilation) 1999 Rock Guitarists Forever Best (Various artist compilation) 2001 Warmth In The Wilderness - A Tribute To Jason Becker (Various artists tribute to Jason Becker) 2002 A Southern Rock Christmas (Various artist compilation) 2004 Classical Heartbreakers (Various artist compilation) 2005 Future of the Blues Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation) 2006 Back Against The Wall (Various artist tribute to Pink Floyd's The Wall) 2006 Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse (Various artist tribute to Mahavishnu Orchestra) 2006 The Royal Dan: A Tribute'' (instrumental guitar tribute to jazz rock band Steely Dan, featuring a different lead guitarist on 10 different songs, Morse plays Bodhisattva)