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Steve Stevens

1959 - Today

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Steve Stevens (born Steven Bruce Schneider; May 5, 1959) is an American guitarist. He is best known as Billy Idol's guitarist and songwriting collaborator, and for his lead guitar work on the theme to Top Gun – "Top Gun Anthem" – for which he won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1987. Stevens has played for Michael Jackson, Ric Ocasek, Robert Palmer, and many others. He was in Vince Neil's band from 1992 to 1994, touring and recording on his album Exposed and was a founding member of the supergroup Bozzio Levin Stevens, which released Black Light Syndrome in 1997 and Situation Dangerous in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Stevens is the 1,340th most popular musician (down from 1,225th in 2019), the 6,971st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,985th in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Stevens ranks 1,340 out of 3,175. Before him are Jakub Jan Ryba, Veronika Dudarova, Ziggy Marley, Buckethead, India Arie, and D. H. Peligro. After him are Adrian Vandenberg, Marc Ribot, Heinrich Schiff, Geddy Lee, Terry Bozzio, and Kygo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Steve Stevens ranks 253. Before him are Hisashi Kaneko, Anne Fontaine, Steven Knight, John Hawkes, Phil Brown, and D. H. Peligro. After him are Atsushi Uchiyama, Rodrigo García, Robert Greene, Momoe Yamaguchi, Renée Fleming, and Hallgrímur Helgason.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Stevens ranks 6,973 out of 20,380. Before him are Sarah Rafferty (1972), Karen Pence (1957), Clarence Pinkston (1900), Neil Flynn (1960), Mary-Claire King (1946), and Wendy O. Williams (1949). After him are Tyler Perry (1969), Rudy Van Gelder (1924), William Lane Craig (1949), Billy Burke (1966), Harry Shearer (1943), and Marc Ribot (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Stevens ranks 490. Before him are Timbaland (1972), Alan Wilson (1943), Sonny Stitt (1924), Buckethead (1969), India Arie (1975), and D. H. Peligro (1959). After him are Marc Ribot (1954), Terry Bozzio (1950), Harry James (1916), Bruce Johnston (1942), Marin Alsop (1956), and Mary Lou Williams (1910).

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