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Seasick Steve Info:

Seasick Steve is an American blues musician. He plays guitars, and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work. He made his first UK television appearance at the age of 65 on Jools Holland's 'Annual Hootenanny' BBC TV show (broadcast on New Year's Eve 2006 ) where he performed a live rendition of "Dog House Boogie" on the 'Three String Trance Wonder' and the 'Mississippi Drum Machine' After that show his popularity exploded in Britain. -Wikipedia


Birth name:
Steven Gene Wold

Born:
1941 ( age )

From:
Oakland, California

Genres:
Blues, rock, boogie, American folk

Occupations:
Musician, songwriter

Instruments:
Vocals, guitars, diddley bow, stomp box, banjo

Associated acts:
The Level Devils, Modest Mouse, Jack White

Notable Instruments:
Three-String Trance Wonder
Mississippi Drum Machine

Seasick Steve Quotes:
"Hobos are people who move around looking for work, tramps are people who move around but don't look for work, and bums are people who don't move and don't work. I've been all three."

"I can't believe it, all of the sudden I'm like the cat's meow!"

Seasick Steve Trivia:
• The Three-String Trance Wonder is a normal guitar that resembles a Fender Coronado or a Teisco EP-7. It has an old Harmony pickup added (with duct tape) and is tuned to G, A and B using an E string in the A position, a D in the G position and a G in the B position.

• The Mississippi Drum Machine is a small wooden box that is stomped upon, providing percussion. It is decorated with a Mississippi motorcycle registration plate ("MC33583"), and a small piece of carpet.

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