Evangeline Special - Musique

Multiple Artists Named Steve Riley 1 Steve Started Playing The Typical School Band Instruments And Learning Music At An Early Age Like Many Kids. He Enjoyed The Sounds Of Many Instruments And Played Several While Playing And Taking Traditional Piano Lessons. At The Age Of Eleven He Received His First Acoustic Guitar And Fell In Love With The Sound And Feel Of That Instrument. He Took Lessons Practiced And Played At Every Opportunity. Like All Young Aspiring Musicians He Learned By Emulating Many Guitar Greats And Slowly Developed His Own Unique Style And Techniques. Steve Began Listening To Early Classic Rock And Of Course Had To Have An Electric Guitar And Amplifier To Play That Fantastic Music. He Went Electric And Kept Practicing Playing Imitating And Developing. Steve Started His First Band They Named “The Strawberry Jam” And Played Local Schools And Parties. They Played The Songs Of The Who Stones Led Zeppelin Hendrix And Others. They Weren’t Great But They Had A Lot Of Fun And Learned A Lot.
Steve’s Best Friend’s Older Brother Played Guitar And Sang In A Band. He Would Hang Out With Them When He Could And Watched Them Practice And Play In Their Basement. He Picked Up A Lot Watching And Listening To Them And Jammed With Them When They Gave Him The Opportunity. Steve Eagerly Jumped Into A Rhythm Guitar/background Vocal Spot And Had A Blast Playing Some Larger Venues. They Entered And Won The Local “Battle Of The Bands” Competition Playing Some Original And Cover Songs. This Group Became The Popular Local Favorite “TAS” And Played Numerous Small And Medium Size Venues Throughout The Midwest. The Band Broke Up And Some Years Went By But Steve Kept Playing And Writing Music. Steve Spent A Couple Years Writing And Recording His Own Songs And Refining His Sound. He Learned His Way Around The Studio Recording Mixing And Mastering. He Became Adept At Song Writing While Constantly Refining His Vocal And Instrumental Capabilities. Steve Wrote About Fifty Songs And Recorded Thirty Four For His Outstanding Two Disc Break Out Solo Debut “Wired For Sound”. It Consists Of His Best Songs In The Style Of His Favorite Music Artists And Bands. Kick Back Turn It Up And Enjoy! 2 Steve Riley Born January 22 1956 Is An American Rock Drummer Best Known For His Work With Keel W.A.S.P. And L.A. Guns. After Graduating High School In The 1970s Riley Moved To Los Angeles To Pursue A Music Career. In 1979 He Joined A Revival Of Steppenwolf But The Lineup Broke Up Later That Year. Riley Joined Up-And-Coming L.A. Band Keel And Recorded Their Breakthrough Album 'The Right To Rock' With Them In 1984. Later That Year Riley Departed Keel To Replace Founding Member Tony Richards In W.A.S.P. Another L.A. Band Whose Debut Album Had Recently Achieved Gold Status In Sales. As A Member Of W.A.S.P. Riley Performed On The Albums 'The Last Command' 'Inside The Electric Circus' And Live... In The Raw. Vocalist Ron Keel Has Described Riley As "driven To Succeed And To Play". Keel Applauded Riley's Decision To Leave His Band For The Opportunity With W.A.S.P. Saying "I Mean You've Got To Be Ready For Those Opportunities When They Knock". Keel And Riley Remain Friends. Riley Left W.A.S.P. And Immediately Joined Rising Sunset Strip Band L.A. Guns In 1987 Becoming Part Of The Band's "classic" Lineup Alongside Guitarists Tracii Guns And Mick Cripps Vocalist Phil Lewis And Bassist Kelly Nickels. He Appeared On The Albums Cocked & Loaded And Hollywood Vampires. Riley Was Fired From The Band In 1992 But Returned In 1995. In 2006 There Were Two L.A. Guns Lineups Phil Lewis's And Tracii Guns's. Riley Was A Member Of Lewis's Lineup Until It Folded In 2016 When Merging With Guns's Version. Subsequently Riley Created His Own Version Of L.A. Guns In 2019. This Version Released An Album Renegades Through Golden Robot Records. Following Lawsuits Over The Band Name A Settlement Was Reach In April 2021 Allowing This Band To Continue As Riley's L.A. Guns. read less