Stephen Charles Waller was a British musician best known as the lead guitarist and a vocalist for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1979 and 1983.
10 Facts About Steve Waller
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Steve Waller featured on the albums Angel Station, Chance, I, Somewhere in Afrika and Budapest Live and was the replacement for Earth Band guitarist Dave Flett, who left the band in 1978.
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From 1974 onwards, Steve Waller was a mainstay of the renowned Sunday jam sessions at the Half Moon, Herne Hill, alongside his school friend Stevie Smith.
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Steve Waller is credited for guitar on the 1996 album Sentimentally Yours by Peter Skellern.
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In 1993, Steve Waller went to live in Stroud, Gloucestershire with his cousin.
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Steve Waller became well-known there as a local busker and the "Man in the Red Hat".
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Steve Waller recorded an album of his own songs, plus lyrics contributed by Melanie White aka Ruth Whitney, at the DB Studios in Stroud.
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Steve Waller died in Stroud on 6 February 2000, aged 48, after experiencing liver problems.
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Steve Waller was held in tremendous affection among the local community in Herne Hill, where he would always encourage new musicians to come onstage and play at the famous Half Moon Sunday jams.
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Steve Waller had musical ears, forever hearing different melodies, phrases or rhythms to the delight of both audience and fellow musicians.