Biography

Stevens began playing guitar at age 11 and moved to Los Angeles

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 after graduating from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to pursue a career in the music business. Stevens worked as a school teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District for ten years before signing a recording contract with the independent label, Eureka Records. He released his debut album in 1995, garnering comparisons to Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...

, and scored a rock radio hit with the single, "Blue Drops of Rain." "One More Time" from his 1997 follow up, Road To Zen, was his highest charting single. It reached the top ten in Radio & Records and #22 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Discography

• Blue Drops of Rain (Eureka Records, 1995) U.S. Blues #7
• The Road to Zen (Eureka, 1997) U.S. Blues #4
• Getaway (Eureka, 2000)
• Bring On the Blues (Varese Sarabande
  Varèse Sarabande
  Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract...
  
  , 2003) U.S. Blues #15
• Alone at Last (Self-released, 2006)
• Mean and Lean (Self-released, 2006)
• Albertville (Ruf Records
  Ruf Records
  The motto of the blues label is "Where Blues Crosses Over". The company's office is located in Lindewerra, Germany. As of 2008 Ruf has produced 120 releases, sold over 1 million albums, received two Grammy nominations and ten Blues Music Award nominations....
  
  , 2007)
• Myth Live (Self-released, 2008)
• The Dreaming Man (Self-released, 2010)

Singles

• 1996 "It's Over" Blue Drops of Rain
• 1996 "Blue Drops of Rain" Blue Drops of Rain
• 1997 "The Road to Zen" Road to Zen
• 1997 "One More Time" US Main Rock #22 Road to Zen
• 2003 "Triple Jack" Bring on the Blues
• 2004 "You're So Evil" Bring on the Blues

Music videos

Year	Video
1996	"Blue Drops of Rain"
1997	"One More Time"
2002	"Road To Zen Tour (DVD)"