Stevie Cochran

Stevie Cochran is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started making records in 1981 with the release "Why (do they Kill?)".
He has since done eighteen studio albums, two live albums, two DVDs, played the Montreux Jazz Festival five times. He has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the East Coast of the United States since 1986. He has been signed to Msi/blutone records, Music Avenue records, and Maseleum records and SCP records.
Early life
Born in 1958, his parents and grandfather were musicians. His grandfather was famed swing jazz guitarist Harry Volpe.
He grew up in Massapequa, New York.He started playing guitar at the age of seven.He was already playing for money by the age of fifteen.
1981-1995
Stevie recorded his first 45 rpm in January 1981 right after John Lennon was shot in December 1980. He recorded it independently and released it in May of that year. At that time childhood friend Brian Setzer of the Straycats, who at that time just broke the singles chart in England, came home to Massapequa, a town on Long Island in New York. Brian brought the record with him to a radio interview on WLIR-FM. They took a liking to the record and gave it full rotation for three weeks in summer of 1981, followed by another 45 that fall, "Mr.Goody Two Shoes" and a three song EP in 1982.
Stevie Cochran and the X-Citers as they were called at this early stage, began opening shows at My Father's Place in Roslyn, New York for Rick Derringer, ], Sly and the Family Stone (who never showed) also Johnny Winter, Robin Trower, Ron Wood, Bo Diddley and many more at Frank Cariola's Sundance club in Bay Shore,New York.
By 1989 he was also recording an album at Power Station Studios in New York with producer Steve Boyer (Eric Clapton - Unplugged, Billy Squier and more). He was also playing guitar on jingles and for other artists.
In 1993 he played for six weeks in Japan. Returning to find the studio closing, he began making his own records again starting with the CD "In One Ear-Out the Other" in 1995.
1995-2005
In 95 he headed for Switzerland for a three-week tour that led to many tours in European countries. In 1996 he put out a CD called "Eye To Eye" and a live CD called "Everywhere Town" recorded in Japan,Europe and New York.
1997 brought a half live,half studio CD called "Live and Not". In 1998 it was picked up by the label Msi/blutone,part of Dixiefrog records In Europe. He continued to tour in Europe.
The label was dropped In 1999. Stevie returned with the first Harry Records release "Hearts and Ears" in 99,followed by "Underground "in 2001, and "Confused and Misunderstood" in 2002. He would play Montruex Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 98,99,and 2000. Returning in 2003 recording the CD "Live at Montruex ". Returning again in 2004 for a summer tour of festivals in Italy,France and Switzerland.
2005-2014
Tours continued in 2005. 2006 saw the release of "Life Long Tour" and 2008 "Dusk" all released on Stevie's Harry Records once again.Then in 2009,when he was signed to Music Avenue Records in France. Four CDs were released worldwide starting with "Live at Montruex" In 2009,"Twelve Reasons" in 2010,"The Next Stage" in 2011 and "Changes" in 2012.
Touring in Europe continued In 2013 and 2014. The next CD would be "Even Steven" in 2015.
As of 2016 Stevie Cochran is recording a new one tentatively titled "Acoustic Electric Sunrise" to be released in 2017.
Stevie Cochran Discography
45 rpm
Why Do They Kill?/Running Back-June 1981
Mr Goody Two-Shoes/Cops and Robbers-November 1981
Ep 33
White World/Rise Above/I Know I Should-March 1982
45 rpm
Still Waiting on You/Sad Face-1984
ALBUMS
No Need To Worry-1983
Maybe It's Just The World-1985
Out In The Streets -1987
Stevie Cochran-1993
In One Ear-Out The Other -1995
Eye To Eye-1996
Everywhere Town-1996
Live And Not-1998
Hearts And Ears-1999
Got To Have A Song-2001
Underground-2003
Confused and Misunderstood-2004
Life Long Tour-2006
Dusk-2007
Live at Montruex-2009
Twelve Reasons-2010
Next Stage-2011
Changes-2012
Sophisticated Hobos-2014
Even Steven-2015
Compilations and Rarities
The Blues Goes With Ya-2004
Power Station Tapes-2005
The Osaka Tapes-2005
Mental Instrumentals-2006
Mental Instrumentals Two-2006
Live in Zurich-2007
Live and Hot-2005
Standards-2007
Country Dog-2005
Essential Stevie Cochran-2007
Essential Two-Blues-2007
Essential Three-Live-2007
Sonnys Place-1998
Live in the Ozone-2006
Song Tour Live-1999
The 45 Collection-2002
DVD
Live at Montruex
Riverhead Blues Festival
With others
Carolyne Mas-Live! -1992
Black Swan-1996
Skafari-2006
Sam Taylor-Blue Tears
Carolyne Mas-Somebody Like Me
First Born Seven

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