The long awaited debut album by Steve Rodgers released in 2017 was well worth that wait! With eleven tracks in total, Steve opens with his first single \u201cI Will Grow\u201d and his second single, the title track from the album, \u201cHead Up High.\u201d As you listen through all the tracks you will find this album is both uplifting and emotive at the same time. Steve Rodgers writes from experience and from the heart so expect a truly personal experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve Rodgers, singer songwriter, completed recording his much anticipated first album, released in 2018 and produced by Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini) mixed by Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Muse). His songs reflect his passion for life\u2019s depth, mystery and wonder, recorded with his band of like-minded musicians. Critics compare his music to a mix of Jack Johnson, Paolo Nutini and Cat Stevens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More Information:<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/EtgPJfuzoOM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Source: The long awaited debut album by Steve Rodgers released in 2017 was well worth that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[408],"class_list":["post-10794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-steve-rodgers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10796,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10794\/revisions\/10796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cGreat singing and songwriting \u2013 I’m impressed\u201d – Roger Taylor of Queen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSteve Rodgers has a sweet, soulful pop voice… His songwriting is also very pop-oriented with lots of wistful piano and subtle guitar. ‘Head Up High’ is a solid debut by a talented artist.\u201d – Blues Rock Review<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
At 14 he began to write his own songs on guitar and piano. He started a band with his friends at 17, Lost Sons of Davros. From the Lost Sons came Boa who created two great albums \u2013 their first single \u201cDuvet\u201d was the title track to the Japanese multi award-winning animation series Manga \u201cLain \u2013 Serial Xperiments.\u201d They toured the States, the UK and after much enjoyment, Steve decided to follow his own path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBlessed with a powerful, melodic Bluesy voice, Rodgers kept the ever growing crowd transfixed throughout his set!\u201d – Metro Arena, Newcastle\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSteve Rodgers was exceptional! His acoustic and electric guitar playing is inventive and rhythmic. His songwriting is thoughtful, intriguing and at times simply joyful. His voice is superb \u2013 expressive, soulful, powerful, subtle and effortlessly dynamic. His pitch and inflections impeccable\u2026even when weaving in and out of complex cadences\u2026\u201d – Mick Burgess Chronicle Live<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve has ‘guested’ at Wembley for Bad Company, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and the Robert Randolph Band. Tours have included support slots for Bad Company in the UK and Japan and his own headline dates in the UK and Canada. Along with Joe Walsh, Steve has also supported The Deborah Bonham Band and Midge Ure on their respective tours in the UK and Europe. In 2014 he supported Bad Company again with Lynyrd Skynyrd for their coast to coast US tour and in September 2015 he joined Stackridge for a three month tour of the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve has headlined solo shows in the US and\u00a0is planning to tour the US and the UK later this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Steve is currently completing his second album which is slated for release in 2019! He\u00a0has also collaborated with his father Paul Rodgers on the song \u201cThis Place Called Home.\u201d\u00a0All proceeds from the single will be donated to Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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