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Steven J. Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton, Ohio

Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, southwestern Ohio, United States. The population was 60,690 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Butler County, Ohio....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
, best known as the founder for the Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs

The Dixie Dregs are a jazz fusion band formed in the 1970s. Their mostly instrumental music fuses jazz, southern rock, bluegrass music and european classical music forms in an often unique, virtuostic style....
, and the guitar player in Deep Purple
Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English Rock music band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of Heavy metal music and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorize themselves as any one genre....
 since 1994.

Morse's career has encompassed rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
, country
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
, funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
, classical
Classical music

Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western art history Religious music and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times....
, and fusion of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo career, he enjoyed a brief stint with Kansas
Kansas (band)

Kansas is an United States progressive rock band which became a popular arena rock group in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"....
 in the mid 80s.

e's father was a minister and his mother a classically trained pianist
Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
; both were also psychologist
Psychologist

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s.






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Steven J. Morse (born July 28, 1954 in Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton, Ohio

Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, southwestern Ohio, United States. The population was 60,690 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Butler County, Ohio....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
, best known as the founder for the Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs

The Dixie Dregs are a jazz fusion band formed in the 1970s. Their mostly instrumental music fuses jazz, southern rock, bluegrass music and european classical music forms in an often unique, virtuostic style....
, and the guitar player in Deep Purple
Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English Rock music band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of Heavy metal music and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorize themselves as any one genre....
 since 1994.

Morse's career has encompassed rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
, country
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
, funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
, classical
Classical music

Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western art history Religious music and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times....
, and fusion of these musical genres. In addition to a thriving solo career, he enjoyed a brief stint with Kansas
Kansas (band)

Kansas is an United States progressive rock band which became a popular arena rock group in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"....
 in the mid 80s.

Early years

Morse's father was a minister and his mother a classically trained pianist
Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an musical ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....
; both were also psychologist
Psychologist

"Psychologist" is an academic, occupational or professional title describing individuals who are either: * social scientists conducting research and/or teaching psychology in a college or university;...
s. The family moved to Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
, then Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 22,362....
, where Morse spent his childhood. Although familiar with piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 and clarinet
Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word clarino meaning a particular type of trumpet, as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet....
, Morse ultimately became interested in guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
.

Morse worked briefly with his brother Dave in a band called The Plague until the family moved to Augusta, Georgia. In the late 60s, he played in a band called Three with his older brother. Enrolled in the Academy of Richmond County
Academy of Richmond County

The Academy of Richmond County is a public high school listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in Augusta, Georgia, Georgia ....
, he met bassist Andy West and, together, they formed the nucleus of the Dixie Grit, adding keyboardist Johnny Carr, guitarist and vocalist Frank Brittingham with Dave Morse drumming. However, this effort was short lived, since covering Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock music band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal music bands....
, Cream
Cream (band)

Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
 and the like limited their ability to get higher-paying jobs at local dance halls.

West and Morse continued to play as a duet billed as the Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs

The Dixie Dregs are a jazz fusion band formed in the 1970s. Their mostly instrumental music fuses jazz, southern rock, bluegrass music and european classical music forms in an often unique, virtuostic style....
 until Morse's expulsion from school in the 10th grade (for refusing to cut his hair) enabled his enrollment at the esteemed University of Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
 School of Music.

During the 1970s, the University of Miami played host to a number of future influential musicians, including Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Randall Hornsby is an American singer, pianist, accordion player, and songwriter. Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical music, jazz, bluegrass music, Folk music, motown, Rock music, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and the seamless improvis...
, Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce Metheny is an United States jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects....
, Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius

John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III was an United States jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as an electric bass player, as well as his command of varied musical styles including jazz, jazz fusion, funk, and jazz-funk....
 and others. Andy West also enrolled at the University of Miami and, with Morse, drummer Bart Yarnall, keyboardist Frank Josephs and violinist Allen Sloan, collaborated in a lab project entitled Rock Ensemble II. Rehearsing and performing Morse's compositions at the University of Miami brought some attention to his credibility as a composer and player. The group compiled a recording used for promotional efforts in 1975. This recording was eventually released as The Great Spectacular in 1997.

Dixie Dregs

Upon Morse's graduation from the University of Miami in 1975, he and West officially named the group Dixie Dregs. A fellow University of Miami alumnus, Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein

Rod Morgenstein is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the late '80s heavy metal band Winger and with the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs....
, replaced the injured Bart Yarnall and the band commenced performing on a very regular basis, interspersing their compositions with covers of John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (musician)

John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an England jazz fusion guitarist and composer. He played with Tony Williams's group The Tony Williams Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his landmark electric jazz-fusion albums In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. His 1970s electric band, Mahavishnu Orchestra, perfo...
 and of southern rock gems. Despite their decidedly non-commercial intent, an increasingly heavier performance schedule eventually led to the attention of Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records

Capricorn Records is an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in music in Macon, Georgia....
 recruiters including Allman Brothers Band manager Twiggs Lyndon and, in late 1976, the group was signed by the vaunted southern rock label.

Their first effort for Capricorn, Free Fall, established Morse as an important newcomer to the fusion genre, and he was recognized for both his compositional skills (having written all 11 tracks) and his consummate musicianship. Although critically acclaimed as a pivotal jazz fusion
Jazz fusion

Fusion or, more specifically, jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a musical genre that merges jazz with elements of other styles of music, particularly funk, Rock and roll, R&B, electronic music, and world music, but also pop music, classical music, and folk music, or sometimes even Heavy metal music, reggae, ska, country music, hip hop...
 album, the LP sold poorly.

What If
What If (album)

What If is a studio album by the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs, released in 1978....
 was released in 1978 to continued acclaim. Writing credits were more collaborative and the band's sound had matured into something a bit more than what defined fusion at the time. Southern rock, classical, folk and country elements combined to form a cohesive and complex pastiche of passionate and highly listenable music. Though supported by a tour, record sales remained flat, but gained Morse and the band an invitation to perform at Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival

The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland, It is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva....
 on July 23, 1978. The recorded performance was released the following year on Night of the Living Dregs
Night of the Living Dregs

Night of the Living Dregs is an album by Dixie Dregs, released in 1979. The first half of the album was recorded in the studio, and the second half at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 23, 1978....
. Capricorn went bankrupt in late 1979, and the Dixie Dregs were stranded without a label.

Arista Records
Arista Records

Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
 stepped in to sign the band to record three albums in 1979. Production control was handed to Morse, and Dregs of the Earth
Dregs of the Earth

Dregs of the Earth is an album by Dixie Dregs....
 was released in May 1980. All eight tracks were written by Morse, and the album peaked at number 27 on Billboard's Jazz Album Chart.

Arista became increasingly concerned about Dixie Dregs' album sales and pressured the band to change their name to simply The Dregs in an attempt to increase the band's visibility in the public eye. Unsung Heroes
Unsung Heroes (album)

Unsung Heroes is the fifth Dixie Dregs album, published in 1981. All tracks are written by Steve Morse.Track listing#Cruise Control...
 brought eight additional Morse compositions forward in early 1981, but the name change did little to address Arista's worries. The Dregs were compelled to add lyrics to their next effort, appropriately titled Industry Standard
Industry Standard

Industry Standard is a 1982 album by Dixie Dregs. It is their only album featuring vocals and garnered the group their fourth Grammy nomination....
, an apparent reference to executive and management oversight of their creative process.

Despite this, Morse's compositions on Industry Standard began to sound increasingly like his evolving solo work than Dregs' collaborations, and the album stood out to critical and public praise. Industry Standard was voted "Best Guitar LP" by readers of Guitar Player
Guitar Player

Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products....
  magazine in their annual reader's poll that year. Additionally, Morse was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in the same poll, an honor that he would enjoy for five consecutive years (which ended his eligibility by retiring him into their "Gallery of Greats", a distinction shared only by Steve Howe
Steve Howe (guitarist)

Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an England guitarist best known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes after replacing Peter Banks in 1970....
 of Yes
Yes (band)

Yes are an England progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968 in music. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, extended song lengths, abstract lyrics, and a general showcasing of instrumental prowess....
.) Having fulfilled their commitment to Arista, the band succumbed to the pressures of constant gigging, and disbanded in early 1983.

In the late 1980s, the group reunited for a tour featuring former members Morse, Morgenstein, Lavitz and Sloan. Their return was complemented by a "Best Of" release entitled Divided We Stand. Bassist Dave LaRue
Dave LaRue

Dave LaRue is a bassist who has performed with the Dixie Dregs since 1988 and with the Steve Morse since 1989. He also has worked with Dream Theater John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy and Jordan Rudess....
 completed the line-up for a seven date tour culminating in the 1992 live album Bring 'em Back Alive. Violinist Jerry Goodman
Jerry Goodman

Jerry Goodman is an American violin best known for playing electrically amplified violin in the bands The Flock and the jazz fusion Mahavishnu Orchestra....
, of The Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Mahavishnu Orchestra

The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz-rock fusion group, led by John McLaughlin , that debuted in 1971 and dissolved in 1976 and reunited briefly from 1984 to 1987....
 fame, filled in for Sloan, who was frequently absent as a result of his busy medical career. They signed a deal with former label Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records

Capricorn Records is an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in music in Macon, Georgia....
 for their first studio album in years entitled Full Circle in 1994.

Steve Morse Band and Kansas

Morse began putting together the Steve Morse Band, a trio with Jerry Peek (bass) and Doug Morgan (drums). Rod Morgenstein soon replaced Morgan, and they began recording The Introduction
The Introduction (album)

The Introduction is the debut studio album by the Steve Morse, released in 1984 on Elektra Records....
 in September. The group toured Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 in early 1984 with Morse conducting clinics, and the group was signed by Elektra Records
Elektra Records

Elektra Records is a now-dormant United States record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group....
, who released The Introduction mid-year. A second German tour began in December 1984 and Stand Up was released in 1985. This effort included guest vocalists and guitarists (Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is a guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas. Best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion , New Age, and country and western elements into his recordings....
, Alex Ligertwood
Alex Ligertwood

Alex Ligertwood is a Scottish singer, guitarist, and drummer, best known as the lead singer of Santana . He has also performed with The Senate , Brian Auger's Oblivion Express and with the Average White Band....
, Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton

Peter Kenneth Frampton is an English musician, singer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was previously associated with the bands Humble Pie and The Herd , among others....
, Albert Lee
Albert Lee

For the city in Minnesota, see Albert Lea, MinnesotaAlbert Lee is a Grammy-winning English people guitarist known for his Fingerpicking and hybrid picking technique....
, Van Temple), and violinist Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor

Mark O'Connor is a widely known professional fiddler, prominent in country music and in classical music. As a teenager he won national championships on the guitar, mandolin as well as the fiddle....
. He toured with Rush
Rush (band)

Rush is a Canadian Rock music band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale, Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bass guitar, keyboard instrument, and singer Geddy Lee; electric guitar Alex Lifeson; and drum kit and lyricist Neil Peart....
 as a main opener on their Power Windows
Power Windows (album)

Power Windows is the eleventh studio album by the Canada rock music band Rush , released in 1985 . The album was recorded at The Manor in England, Air Studios in Montserrat and at Sarm East in London....
 tour.

In 1986, Morse joined the rock group Kansas
Kansas (band)

Kansas is an United States progressive rock band which became a popular arena rock group in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"....
. While with the band, they released two albums, Power
Power (album)

This article is about the Kansas album. For the Ice-T album, see Power . For the Q and Not U album, see Power .Power is the tenth studio album, and 12th overall, by United States rock music band Kansas , released in 1986 ....
 and In the Spirit of Things
In the Spirit of Things

In the Spirit of Things is the 11th studio album, and 13th overall, by United States rock music band Kansas , released in 1988 . It is a very loosely organized concept album telling the story of a flood hitting the real Kansas town of Neosho Falls in the early 1950s....
. While he was with the band, Kansas had its last big hit, "All I Wanted," which reached the Billboard Top 20 and on which Morse received co-writing credit. Morse left the band after touring behind the latter album. He re-joined the band for part of their 1991 tour.

From late 1987 to early 1988, Morse worked as a commercial airline co-pilot.

Deep Purple

During the 1993 Deep Purple
Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English Rock music band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of Heavy metal music and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorize themselves as any one genre....
 tour supporting their The Battle Rages On
The Battle Rages On

The Battle Rages On... is the fourteenth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1993. It is the last album recorded with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who quit during the tour in November 1993....
 album, Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore

| Name= Ritchie Blackmore| Img = Ritchie Blackmore signing.jpg| Img_capt = Ritchie Blackmore, right, giving autographs...
 quit the band in the middle of a tour. Before they settled on Morse as a permanent replacement, Joe Satriani
Joe Satriani

Joseph "Satch" Satriani is an United States multiple nominated Grammy Award multi-instrumentalist, best known as an instrumental rock guitarist....
 served as a short-term replacement to finish the tour. Since then, Morse has played on four Deep Purple studio albums, as well as seven of their live albums.

In addition to playing with Deep Purple, Morse, together with Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes

Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock music singer, with a unique vocal style. He was born James Dixon Swan on 28 April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland....
, Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley

Robert "Bob" Daisley is a hard rock bass guitar player and lyricist who has performed in genres from Heavy metal music to rock and roll and the blues....
, Lee Kerslake
Lee Kerslake

Lee Kerslake is best known for his stint as longtime drummer for rock groupUriah Heep .He joined them in November 1971, left the band in October 1979, and rejoined them in April 1982....
 and Don Airey
Don Airey

Don Airey has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull , Whitesnake, Colosseum II, Sinner , Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth, Rainbow , Divlje jagode and Living Loud....
, formed Living Loud
Living Loud

Living Loud was a recording project featuring bass guitar player and songwriter Bob Daisley, Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake, guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple and singer Jimmy Barnes....
 in 2003.

Influence and Technique

Morse is considered one of the most accomplished guitarists, playing in a wide variety of genres in only thirty years. He is known for his stylistically diverse compositional skills and virtuosic abilities, and was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" by Guitar Player
Guitar Player

Guitar Player is a popular magazine for guitarists. It contains articles, interviews, reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists, genres and products....
 magazine for five years in a row, qualifying him for their "Guitar Player Hall of Fame", the only other members being Steve Howe of Yes
Yes (band)

Yes are an England progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968 in music. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, extended song lengths, abstract lyrics, and a general showcasing of instrumental prowess....
 and Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is a guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas. Best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion , New Age, and country and western elements into his recordings....
. He is regularly cited by John Petrucci
John Petrucci

'John Peter Petrucci' is an United States guitarist best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He has Record producer all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt....
 as a major influence , and has proven himself throughout his career as capable of playing highly complex chord structures in classical
Classical music

Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of Western art history Religious music and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 9th century to present times....
 sequences, as well as being able to play fast, shredded
Shred guitar

Shred guitar or shred refers to lead electric guitar playing that relies heavily on fast passages; the act of playing fast passages on an electric guitar is termed ?shredding?....
 arpeggios. He is well known for using harmonics and improvising them in songs during live performances, such as in Deep Purple's "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming".

Discography


With Dixie Dregs
Dixie Dregs

The Dixie Dregs are a jazz fusion band formed in the 1970s. Their mostly instrumental music fuses jazz, southern rock, bluegrass music and european classical music forms in an often unique, virtuostic style....

  • 1975 The Great Spectacular (Formally released in 1997)
  • 1977 Free Fall
  • 1978 What If
    What If (album)

    What If is a studio album by the jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs, released in 1978....
  • 1979 Night Of The Living Dregs
  • 1980 Dregs Of The Earth
  • 1981 Unsung Heroes
  • 1982 Industry Standard
    Industry Standard

    Industry Standard is a 1982 album by Dixie Dregs. It is their only album featuring vocals and garnered the group their fourth Grammy nomination....
  • 1989 Divided We Stand
  • 1992 Bring 'Em Back Alive
  • 1994 Full Circle
  • 1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents - The Dregs 1979
  • 2000 California Screamin
  • 2002 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Dixie Dregs
  • 2002 Sects, Dregs & Rock 'n' Roll


With the Steve Morse Band and solo

  • 1984 The Introduction
    The Introduction (album)

    The Introduction is the debut studio album by the Steve Morse, released in 1984 on Elektra Records....
  • 1985 Stand Up
  • 1989 High Tension Wires
  • 1991 Southern Steel
    Southern Steel (album)

    Southern Steel is the fourth studio album by the Steve Morse, released on February 5, 1991 on MCA Records....
  • 1992 Coast to Coast
  • 1995 Structural Damage
    Structural Damage

    Structural Damage is the sixth studio album by the Steve Morse, released on March 14, 1995 on High Street Records....
  • 1996 StressFest
    StressFest

    StressFest is the seventh studio album by the Steve Morse, released on April 16, 1996 on High Street Records....
  • 2000 Major Impacts
  • 2002 Split Decision
  • 2004 Major Impacts 2
  • 2005 Prime Cuts - From Steve Morse's Magna Carta sessions


With Deep Purple
Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English Rock music band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of Heavy metal music and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorize themselves as any one genre....

  • 1996 Purpendicular
    Purpendicular

    Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by England rock band, Deep Purple. Recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida, February to October 1995, engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews....
  • 1997 Live at the Olympia '96
    Live at the Olympia '96

    "Live at the Olympia '96" is a live album double album by England hard rock Musical ensemble Deep Purple. It was recorded at the Olympia in Paris on June 17, 1996 during the Purpendicular tour and released in 1997 in music....
  • 1998 Abandon
    Abandon (album)

    Abandon is an album by Deep Purple released in 1998.The album title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan - "A Band On" - and the album was followed by the "A Band On Tour"....
  • 1999 Live at the Royal Albert Hall
    Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Deep Purple album)

    Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a live album by British hard rock rock band Deep Purple, recorded on September 25 and September 26, 1999 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the London Symphony Orchestra, and released on February 8, 2000 in music on Spitfire records....
  • 1999 Total Abandon: Live in Australia
  • 2001 Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy
    Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy

    Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy is a live album recorded by Deep Purple on the 30th of October 2000 and released in 2001 in music. It includes most of a concert performed in Rotterdam, Holland during the 2000/2001 "Concerto Tour"....
  • 2001 The Soundboard Series
    The Soundboard Series

    The Soundboard Series is a live box set recorded and released by the band Deep Purple in 2001 in music. The set contains six double CDs featuring recordings from six different concerts....
  • 2003 Bananas
    Bananas (album)

    Bananas is the 17th studio album by England rock band Deep Purple, released on 2003-10-07. It includes "Contact Lost", a short, slow instrumental about the Space Shuttle Columbia astronauts, written by guitarist Steve Morse when he heard the sad news of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster....
  • 2005 Rapture of the Deep
    Rapture of the Deep

    Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by England hard rock rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005.It is the fourth studio album from Deep Purple since Steve Morse joined the band in 1994....
  • 2006 Live at Montreux 1996
    Live at Montreux 1996

    Live at Montreux 1996 is a live album and DVD by United Kingdom hard rock rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1996 and released in 2006....
  • 2007 They All Came Down to Montreux
    They All Came Down to Montreux

    Live At Montreux 2006: They All Came Down To Montreux is the first live release by England hard-rock band Deep Purple's List_of_Deep_Purple_band_members#.22Mark.22_numbers....


With Kansas
Kansas (band)

Kansas is an United States progressive rock band which became a popular arena rock group in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind"....

  • 1986 Power
    Power (album)

    This article is about the Kansas album. For the Ice-T album, see Power . For the Q and Not U album, see Power .Power is the tenth studio album, and 12th overall, by United States rock music band Kansas , released in 1986 ....
  • 1988 In the Spirit of Things
    In the Spirit of Things

    In the Spirit of Things is the 11th studio album, and 13th overall, by United States rock music band Kansas , released in 1988 . It is a very loosely organized concept album telling the story of a flood hitting the real Kansas town of Neosho Falls in the early 1950s....
  • 1998 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas
    King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas

    King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas is the third live album, and the 19th album overall, from United States rock music band Kansas , released in 1998 ....
  • 2004 Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection
    Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection

    Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection is the fifth compilation from the band Kansas . It was originally released in 2004, and is arguably the best and most comprehensive overview of the band's career to date....


Guest appearances with other artists

  • 1977 Tropical Nights - Liza Minnelli
    Liza Minnelli

    Liza May Minnelli is an United Statesn actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress and singer Judy Garland and Garland's second husband, film director Vincente Minnelli....
  • 1980 Schemer-Dreamer - Steve Walsh
    Steve Walsh (musician)

    Steve Walsh is a singer and songwriter best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock band Kansas ....
  • 1986 Storytime - T Lavitz
    T Lavitz

    T Lavitz is an United States jazz-rock/jazz fusion keyboardist, composer and Record producer. He is best known for his work with the Dixie Dregs and Jazz Is Dead....
  • 1987 Stone From Which The Arch Was Made - Mark O'Connor
    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor is a widely known professional fiddler, prominent in country music and in classical music. As a teenager he won national championships on the guitar, mandolin as well as the fiddle....
  • 1987 Surveillance - Triumph
    Triumph (band)

    Triumph is a Canada hard rock band that was popular in the late 1970s through the 1980s. Eight of the band's albums were certified gold or higher, and Triumph was nominated for multiple Juno Awards, including Group of the Year Award in 1979, 1985, 1986 and 1987....
  • 1988 Southern By The Grace Of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour-1987 - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Lynyrd Skynyrd is an United States Southern rock band. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before several members, including lead vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant, died in a plane crash in 1977....
  • 1988 Love Your Man - The Rossington Collins Band
  • 1990 Nashville Rendez-Vous - Marcel Dadi
    Marcel Dadi

    Marcel Dadi was a Tunisia-born Jewish France guitarist known for his finger-picking style which faithfully recreated the instrumental styles of American guitarists such as Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and Jerry Reed....
  • 1991 Fingers Crossing - Marcel Dadi
  • 1992 Country Guitar Flavors - Marcel Dadi
  • 1992 Lone Ranger - Jeff Watson
  • 1993 Coven, Pitrelli, O'Reilly - CPR
  • 1994 Thonk - Michael Manring
    Michael Manring

    Michael Manring is an American bass guitar from the San Francisco Bay Area, ....
  • 1995 Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus
  • 2001 Seventh Key - Seventh Key
  • 2001 Nylon & Steel - Manuel Barrueco
  • 2001 Feeding the Wheel
    Feeding the Wheel

    Feeding the Wheel is the fifth of many albums by keyboardist Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and Dixie Dregs fame. Many other musicians perform on tracks on this album including Terry Bozzio , Steve Morse , and Dream Theater bandmate John Petrucci, who also worked with Rudess on Liquid Tension Experiment....
     - Jordan Rudess
    Jordan Rudess

    Jordan Rudess is a progressive rock keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater....
  • 2002 Camino Latino/Latin Journey - 'Liona Boyd
    Liona Boyd

    Liona Maria Carolynne Boyd, Order of Canada is a Canada classical guitarist....
  • 2004 Rhythm Of Time - Jordan Rudess
  • 2003 Living Loud - Living Loud
    Living Loud

    Living Loud was a recording project featuring bass guitar player and songwriter Bob Daisley, Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake, guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple and singer Jimmy Barnes....
  • 2006 Living Loud-Live - Living Loud
    Living Loud

    Living Loud was a recording project featuring bass guitar player and songwriter Bob Daisley, Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake, guitarist Steve Morse of Deep Purple and singer Jimmy Barnes....
  • 2006 Gillan's Inn - Ian Gillan
    Ian Gillan

    Ian Gillan , is an England rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath and sang the role of Jesus Christ in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar....
  • 2007 School of the Arts - School of the Arts (featuring T Lavitz) (Morse contributes acoustic guitar work on 2 tracks, "On Fire" and "Portrait")


Various artist compilations and tributes

  • 1978 Hotels, Motels And Road Shows (Various artists compilation)
  • 1989 Guitar's Practicing Musicians (Various artists compilation)
  • 1991 Guitar's Practicing Musicians Vol. 2 (Various artists compilation)
  • 1991 Guitar Speak III (Various artist compilation)
  • 1992 Rock Guitar Greats (Various artists compilation)
  • 1992 Guitar On The Edge Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation)
  • 1995 Tales From Yesterday (Various artists tribute to Yes
    Yes (band)

    Yes are an England progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968 in music. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, extended song lengths, abstract lyrics, and a general showcasing of instrumental prowess....
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  • 1996 Crossfire - A Tribute To Stevie Ray (Various artists tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
    Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan was an United States blues-rock guitarist, whose broad appeal made him an influential electric blues guitarist. To date, a total of 18 albums of Vaughan's work have been released....
    )
  • 1996 Working Man (Various artists tribute to Rush
    Rush (band)

    Rush is a Canadian Rock music band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale, Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bass guitar, keyboard instrument, and singer Geddy Lee; electric guitar Alex Lifeson; and drum kit and lyricist Neil Peart....
    , Morse plays solos on     La Villa Strangiato and Red Barchetta.)
  • 1996 The Carols Of Christmas (Various artist compilation)
  • 1997 The Carols Of Christmas II (Various artist compilation)
  • 1997 Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas (Various artist compilation)
  • 1997 Jazz Fusion Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation)
  • 1998 Guitar Battle (Various artist compilation)
  • 1999 Tribute to the Titans (Various artist compilation)
  • 1999 Rock Guitarists Forever Best (Various artist compilation)
  • 2001 Warmth In The Wilderness - A Tribute To Jason Becker (Various artists tribute to Jason Becker)
  • 2002 A Southern Rock Christmas (Various artist compilation)
  • 2004 Classical Heartbreakers (Various artist compilation)
  • 2005 Future of the Blues Vol. 2 (Various artist compilation)
  • 2006 Back Against The Wall
    Back Against The Wall

    Back Against the Wall is an album released in 2005 by Billy Sherwood in collaboration with a number of progressive rock artists as a tribute to Pink Floyd album The Wall....
     (Various artist tribute to Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd

    Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
    's     The Wall)
  • 2006 Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse (Various artist tribute to Mahavishnu Orchestra)
  • 2006 The Royal Dan: A Tribute (instrumental guitar tribute to jazz rock band Steely Dan, featuring a different lead guitarist on 10 different songs, Morse plays Bodhisattva)


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