Steve Gibbons

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Steve Gibbons has been entertaining people all over the world for many years. His song writing and ability to hold a live audience "in his hands" means he is always great to see live. He is compared to Bob Dylan but that misses his unique British qualities. A classic artist! A critic once called Steve Gibbons "the English Bob Seger," which, as descriptions go, could have been much worse, but is really based on superficialities. Both guys are basically unpretentious, blue-collar rockers who achieved fame (Seger much more so than Gibbons) as veterans. But Gibbons' solo career -- which is the guise in which he is best known -- wasn't long enough to witness the kind of decline and formulaic emptiness that marked Seger's career after 1980. Still, for a career that lasted for five albums, Gibbons didn't do too badly; three of them are good, and one (Down in the Bunker) is great. UK blues rock band, led by Steve Gibbons. Evolved out of the final line-up of The Idle Race and played the pub & club circuit until being signed by The Who's management in 1975. They recorded their first album the same year, releasing it in 1976. Gibbons' career actually dates back to the very end of the '50s. A rock & roller with a special love of Elvis Presley's work, Gibbons was working as a plumber's apprentice in his native Birmingham, England, when he made the leap to a professional career, replacing Colin Smith as lead singer in the Dominettes, a local rock & roll band. He remained with the Dom

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Whatever colors you have in your mind - A tribute to Bob Dylan

Dying in the Sun

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Brit Rock - Back On Track

The Dylan Project

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Whatever Colors You Have In your Mind

Birmingham to Memphis

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Short Stories

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Short Stories (Expanded Edition)

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A Tribute To Bob Dylan - Whatever Colors You Have In your Mind

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In Over My Heart

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