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Steven C. Burns – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Slide Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter and Band Leader
Hometown: La Mesa, California, USA. San Diego native Steven Burns has been in the local music scene for 30+ years in a wide range of various situations and delivers a solid, soulful, tasty mixture of guitar riffs that shows his roots in blues and rock. From a single sustained note to blistering bursts of emotional phrasing, those are the kind of solos that grab your attention. Steven is more than a rock guitarist turned blues. He has developed his own style and sound. He also plays slide guitar and also loves his Dobro. It was after returning from his honeymoon aboard the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise (October 2006) that Steve formed the Burnsville Band. While on the Blues Cruise, he confirmed that could hold his own on the guitar and he was motivated by conversations with Chris Duarte, Larry McCray, Tommy Castro, and Smokin Joe Kubek to follow his dream. For the first year, Steve focused on refining the band’s distinct sound and style with 2-3 rehearsals a week and a number of personnel changes. The band has been going strong for the past 5 years to date securing a position in the local blues scene with the energetic and entertaining live shows. The band has been a mainstay at the San Diego House of Blues where the band has played regularly since 2008, also 6 month stints as the Sat House band as well as most of the other reputible blues clubs in town. Steve also serves on the board of directors for BLUSD (Blues Lovers United of San Diego) and donates his time each month towards local blues' fundraisers. BLUSD is a non-profit organization that runs a very successful BITS (Blues in the Schools) program that exposes 1000's of local elementary school children to a live Blues performance. They teach students about the Blues as an art form and an important part of American History, not to mention exposing them to a live performance. Steve is also a BITS Leader and participates in a several Blues In The Schools performances each month through BLUSD. For more information, go to www.blusd.org. Contact Steve via email or find him on Facebook. Or check out his side business where you can get band swag from the coolest sign shop in San Diego County, Burnsville Sign Works. |
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