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Vince Agwada left a comment for steve arvey
Thanks Steve,
Cats like you set the bar pretty high, I'm just trying to hang...
VA
SharBaby left a comment for steve arvey
Hey Mr. Arvey!
I am still interested in coming down to ST. Petersburg and playing some gigs with you. Clarence, that is another story. Call me and let me know. Jim and I will be out of town all of next week, but will be back around June 23 or 24.…
John Heinrich left a comment for steve arvey
Steve, thanks for the friend request! Looks like you're really rocking, if you are ever coming to Nashville give me a holler...all the best! John
steve arvey left a comment for Ralph G. Straight
where u playing in tampa bay!!
steve arvey left a comment for Vince Agwada
man this music you are creating is great!!
SharBaby left a comment for steve arvey
Hey Steve.
Your old buddy here. I did not know that you were on livebluesworld.com. I would like to add you as my friend on this site brother. Glad you are here.
Luv U
Your Friend
SharBaby
Richard Carr Band fr left a comment for steve arvey
Hi Steve!
Thanks for your friendship! Have a great week!
Petra
Small Blues Trap left a comment for steve arvey
Thanks for the friend request.
Greetings from Greece!
www.smallbluestrap.gr
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- About Me:
- Steve Arvey started playing Music seriously when he was 18 years old. While in college in Gainesville Florida Steve met John Vilardo who was the first person that he ever jammed with. At that same period Steve had a new roommate by the name of Ben Andrews. Ben is a country blues ragtime guitarist from Washington, DC. Ben Introduced Steve to the great country bluesmen like Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, and Leadbelly. When Steve first heard Leadbelly his whole life changed. The words and music struck a deep emotion in Arvey's soul. The blues became a deep part of Steve's life. Ben Andrews really was my his big influence into the blues. He showed him how to fingerpick and got Steve into playing bass. Another person from Gainesville and an early influence was Barrelhouse Chuck. Chuck had a large record collection and was playing in the Robert Hunter Blues Band. Robert Hunter was a blind saxophone player who had worked with Bobby "Blue" Bland in the sixties. Eventually Chuck moved out to Seattle and Ben and Steve formed another band to back up Robert Hunter. The same year Bo Diddley moved to Gainesville from New Mexico and the Robert Hunter Band ended up backing Bo Diddley.
Arvey eventually returned to Chicago, where he worked as a sideman on the Chicago Blues scene playing bass guitar, guitar, and drums behind such Blues Legends as Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, Big Smokey Smothers, Homesick James, Andrew Brown, Lefty Dizz, Big Moose Walker, BB Big Voice Odum, Detroit Jr., Lovie Lee, Carey Bell, Big Jack Johnson, Sam Carr, Frank Frost, Lester Davenport. Eddie Taylor, Sam Lay, Eddie Clearwater, Sugar Blue, Abb Locke, Hip Linkchain, Sammy Lawhorn, Jr. Wells, Sammy Fender and others.
Then Arvey formed a band called West Side Heat and Released his first Album. The band was very active between 1981-1991 and toured all over the world, sometimes backing up Notable blues artists. The Highlight of the Group was their Performance on The Crossroads Stage at the 1990 Chicago Blues Festival.
- Favorite Blues Artists and Bands
- Steve still works with many of the great Chicago Blues Legends and tours the World playing both Electric and Acoustic.
Steve Arvey has made quite a name for himself in the worldwide Blues, Rock and Folk Festival market. He has been signed to Warner Music has played at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots festival in Australia with top name acts Like REM and Dave Matthews Arvey also holds the Record at the Chicago Blues Festival with 7 years of straight performances at the Best Buy Stage between 1998-2005 .
Chicago Blues Festival 1990, 7 years in a row.
Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival Australia 2005
Melbourne Blues Festival Australia 2004
Bean Blossum Blues Fest Indiana 2002, 2004
Summerfest Milwaukee 2003
Great R&B Festival Colne England 2002
Quincy Blues Festival Illinois 1999
Arbroath Blues Fest Scotland 2005
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest 1999
Freedom Blues Fest Talahassee Florida 2005
Woodstock Music festival Brisbane Australia
Isle of Man festival England 2001
Illinois Blues Festival Peoria Il 1999
Guiness Blues Fest Ireland 2001,2004
King Biscuit Blues Festival Arkansas 2002
Thredbo Blues Fest Australia 2002
Kalamazoo Blues Fest Michigan 1997
Fringe Festival Edinburgh Scotland 2005
Mildura Blues and Brews Festival Australia 2005
Cleethorpes Blues Fest England 2003
Rockford Blues Festival Illinois 1999, 2000
Orkney Blues Fest Scotland 2003
Castlebar Blues Fest Ireland 2004
Pine Island Blues Fest Florida 2003
Goulbourn Blues Fest Australia 2002
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- At 3:39pm on August 30, 2009,
Vince Agwada said… - Thanks Steve,
Cats like you set the bar pretty high, I'm just trying to hang...
VA
- At 12:06pm on June 12, 2009,
SharBaby said… - Hey Mr. Arvey!
I am still interested in coming down to ST. Petersburg and playing some gigs with you. Clarence, that is another story. Call me and let me know. Jim and I will be out of town all of next week, but will be back around June 23 or 24. Tell Diane that I said hello.
Will Talk at cha later,
Your Friend,
SharBaby
- At 11:39pm on June 11, 2009,
John Heinrich said… - Steve, thanks for the friend request! Looks like you're really rocking, if you are ever coming to Nashville give me a holler...all the best! John
- At 10:20pm on June 10, 2009,
SharBaby said…
- Hey Steve.
Your old buddy here. I did not know that you were on livebluesworld.com. I would like to add you as my friend on this site brother. Glad you are here.
Luv U
Your Friend
SharBaby
- At 8:56am on May 26, 2009,
Richard Carr Band fr said… - Hi Steve!
Thanks for your friendship! Have a great week!
Petra
- At 6:22am on May 26, 2009,
Small Blues Trap said…
- At 11:23pm on May 25, 2009,
billy jones bluez said… - Hi Steve,
It's a pleasure to meet you!
Thank you for adding me to your friends list.
Hope we get to meet in person someday.
be kool,
Billy Jones Bluez
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- At 9:26pm on May 25, 2009,
Judy Whiting said… - Steve:
thanks for the ad! Love the blues as you know! Love your music my friend!
got some illinoins roots, california, mississippi and tennessee. would love to
work with you some time. Here in Nashville Excitement is building for
ETTA JAMES at Arrington vineyards, gettting in back stage Pays to
know someone, Here at this site we got some cool blues folks guys and
gals.
My best
Judy
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- At 2:11pm on February 22, 2009,
liljimmyreed said… - Hi! Steve
Good! to have you as a friend, keep the blues alive maybe one day will get a chance to meet eachother and just jam! keep up the good work.
Your Truly
Lil Jimmy Reed
- At 4:19am on February 1, 2009,
Lisa Mann said… - Serious blues! Thanks for the connection!
Lisa
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