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Steve Reich and Musicians

Steve Reich and Musicians is the ensemble Steve Reich founded in New York in 1966 to perform his own minimalist works, growing from three players to as many as 40, premiering Music for 18 Musicians in 1976 and recording landmark ECM albums.

Steve Stevens

Steve Stevens (Steven Schneider) is an American rock guitarist, Billy Idol's partner of 40-plus years and co-writer of Rebel Yell; he won the 1987 Grammy for Top Gun Anthem and played on Dirty Diana.

Steve Strange

Steve Strange (Steven John Harrington, 1959-2015), Welsh club promoter and Visage frontman; hosted Billy's and the Blitz in London with Rusty Egan, launching the New Romantic movement; hit "Fade to Grey".

Steve Tilston

Steve Tilston (born 1950, Liverpool) is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, debut album An Acoustic Confusion (1971), BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner, subject of the lost Lennon letter behind the film Danny Collins.

Steve Vai

Steve Vai (Steven Siro Vai, born 1960, Carle Place, NY) is an American guitar virtuoso, Berklee 1979 graduate, and three-time Grammy winner, distinguished from other players by his Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth tenures, Ibanez seven-string JEM, and the 1990 album Passion and Warfare.

Steve Walsh (musician)

Steve Walsh (born 1951, St. Joseph, Missouri) is the American singer-keyboardist and founding vocalist of Kansas, fronting the band 1974–1981 and 1985–2014, then recording solo albums including Black Butterfly (2017).

Steve White (drummer)

Steve White (born 1965, London) is an English drummer, Style Council member from 1983, Paul Weller's drummer since 1992, Live Aid and Live 8 (with the Who) player, brother of Oasis drummer Alan White.

Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood (born 1948, Birmingham) is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith, later a solo star with "Higher Love" and "Roll With It"; Rock Hall inductee 2004, MBE 2025.

Steve Wynn (musician)

Steve Wynn (born 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, founder of the Dream Syndicate of the Paisley Underground, later a solo artist, Baseball Project member, and 2024 memoirist.

Steven Adler

Steven Adler (born Michael Coletti, 1965) is the American drummer and founding member of Guns N' Roses, heard on Appetite for Destruction and G N' R Lies, fired in 1990, later leading Adler's Appetite and Adler.

Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman (born 1962, Paducah, Kentucky), American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter; debut First Hand (1987); five Grammys, 59 Dove Awards, 50 No. 1 singles; Show Hope founder.

Steven Page

Steven Page, Canadian singer-songwriter born in Scarborough, Ontario; co-founder and co-lead vocalist of Barenaked Ladies (1988-2009), later solo artist behind Page One, Excelsior, Discipline, and the Steven Page Trio.

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler (Steven Victor Tallarico, born 1948, Yonkers, New York) is the American lead singer of Aerosmith, known for "Dream On" and "Walk This Way," a 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, American Idol judge, and 2016 country solo artist.

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt, also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, born Steven Lento in 1950, is an American guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, Silvio Dante on The Sopranos, anti-apartheid activist behind Sun City, and radio host of Little Steven's Underground Garage.

Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson is an English musician best known as the founder and frontman of the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree and as a solo artist.

Stevie B

Stevie B (Steven Bernard Hill, born 1958, Fort Lauderdale) is the American singer-producer called the King of Freestyle; his 1990 ballad "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks.

Stevie J

Stevie J (Steven Aaron Jordan, born 1971, Buffalo, New York), American Hitmen producer of Bad Boy Records; produced "Mo Money Mo Problems," "Honey," and "I'll Be Missing You"; won the 1998 Best Rap Album Grammy for No Way Out; later a Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast member; distinct from namesake artists Stevie j Blues and Stevie J Mayer.

Stevie Nicks

Stevie Nicks (Stephanie Lynn Nicks, born 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, Fleetwood Mac lead singer from 1975 and solo artist from 1981; first woman twice inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1998, 2019).

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Judkins, born 1950) is a blind American singer-songwriter, Motown child prodigy, 25-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Gershwin Prize honoree, and civil-rights activist.

Stevie Young

Stevie Young (born 1956, Glasgow) is AC/DC's rhythm guitarist since 2014, nephew of Angus and Malcolm Young, formerly of Starfighters; he also filled in for Malcolm in 1988 and plays on Rock or Bust and Power Up.

Stewart Copeland

Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born 1952) is the American drummer who founded The Police and a composer of film, opera, and ballet scores; known for reggae- and Arabic-influenced drumming, Klark Kent, Oysterhead, and Spyro soundtracks.

Sticky Fingers (band)

Sticky Fingers, Australian indie-reggae-rock band formed 2008 in Newtown, Sydney; members Dylan Frost, Paddy Cornwall, Seamus Coyle, Beaker Best, Freddy Crabs; albums Caress Your Soul to Lekkerboy; ARIA number one with Westway; distinct from the Rolling Stones album.

Stiff Little Fingers

Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band formed in 1977 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, whose debut album Inflammable Material (1979) was the first independently released album to chart in the UK.

Still the Problem Tour

Still the Problem Tour: Morgan Wallen's 2026 North American stadium tour, named for his album I'm the Problem; 23 sold-out shows in 12 stadiums, April 10 to August 1, 2026, from Minneapolis to Philadelphia.

Stina Nordenstam

Stina Nordenstam, Swedish singer-songwriter born 1969 in Stockholm; ethereal whisper-fronted albums from Memories of a Color (1991) to The World Is Saved (2004); Sonic's best Swedish album; Hall of Fame 2014.

Sting (musician)

Sting (Gordon Sumner, b. 1951, Wallsend) is the English singer-bassist who fronted The Police (1977–84), then built a jazz-inflected solo career, winning 17 Grammys, selling over 100 million records, and co-founding the Rainforest Fund.

Stiv Bators

Stiv Bators (Steven John Bator, 1949-1990), American punk singer from Youngstown, Ohio; frontman of the Dead Boys and the Lords of the New Church; solo album Disconnected; died in Paris after a car accident.

Stjepan Hauser

Stjepan Hauser (HAUSER), Croatian cellist born 1986 in Pula, co-founder of the duo 2Cellos famous for the viral "Smooth Criminal" cover, later a classical crossover solo artist whose album Classic reached No. 1 on the Billboard classical chart.

Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), the English songwriting and production trio of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman, dominated UK pop from 1984 to 1993 with over 100 Top 40 hits, 13 number ones, and stars Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, and Jason Donovan.

Stone Gossard

Stone Gossard, Seattle guitarist and songwriter, rhythm guitarist of Pearl Jam; earlier in Green River and Mother Love Bone, played in Temple of the Dog and Brad, founded Loosegroove Records.