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Steve J. Morse (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist, best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the guitarist for Deep Purple from 1994 to 2022. Morse has also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s.
Steve is in the middle of a rare Dixie Dregs reunion (featuring Steve Morse Band) and we speak in depth about their origins and early influences as Steve reveals the many different types of gigs he survived as an up and coming guit-slinger, how he approaches composing for The Dregs and The Steve Morse Band and the value of instrumental music in ...
Feb 6, 2024 · Former DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse is mourning the death of his wife. Janine Morse passed away on Sunday, February 4 after battling Stage 4 cancer for at least a couple of years. Her illness ...
Jul 23, 2022 · Morse joined Deep Purple in 1994, recorded eight studio albums with the band, and is their longest-serving guitar player. Paying tribute to him, Ian Gillan described Morse as a “musical genius.” “I first became aware of Steve through the Dixie Dregs, particularly the track Take it off the Top , which was the theme tune for Tommy Vance’s ...
Sep 13, 2022 · Steve Morse has a long history with Guitar Player.Back in 1981, readers voted Dixie Dregs’ Industry Standard the year’s Best Guitar Album, while Morse himself received Best Overall Guitarist, an accolade he won for five years in a row, at which point he entered the Guitar Player Gallery of Greats.
Jul 23, 2022 · Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse has announced that he is stepping away from the band on a permanent basis. In April, Morse announced that he'd be going on hiatus from Deep Purple to look after his wife Janine, who is battling cancer, but would not be leaving the band. The guitarist also said that he hoped to rejoin Purple's current tour once ...
