Steve Conte Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

What a great time, as always, when old pal Steve Conte sits down to chat and sing. That voice! Those songs! The stories! Steve played his latest Coolest Song in the World, Fourth of July, co-written with Andy Partridge of XTC, which was a dream come true for Steve and anyone fortunate enough to hear it. He opened the show with that tune, and then almost at the close, after hearing the back story of his admiration, their meeting, growing friendship, and how it bloomed into co-writing 5 of the songs on Steve’s upcoming LP coming soon from Little Steven’s Wicked Cool Records, and the particulars of this one in particular, after a bit of coaxing, we got to hear it again, with new meaning and appreciation. It’s not oft such an opportunity presents. Worthy. And rockin’ fun!

Steve, who started out on drums, courtesy of his obsession with The Beatles, and Ringo, had a couple of great tales about that, how he switched to guitar, bouncing brother John to bass, exactly where his gift belonged, Steve’s first album, first concert, and how that led to his greatest onstage experience. No spoilers here… Nor to his second, third, well, his top five. Suffice it to say, he covered playing with Chuck Berry, singing with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle, the Everly Brothers, opening for Alice Cooper, getting huge gigs without auditions… joining The New York Dolls, and Michael Monroe, whom after 13 years, he still tours with today, being produced by Todd Rundgren… and the songs that keep pouring out of him, many of which have garnered Coolest Song in the World on Little Steven’s Underground Garage.

Steve Conte is one of the coolest guys in the world, with one of the greatest rock voices I've ever heard. Steve was a rotating regular at every club I booked and was part of my After Midnight Rock Jam for years. I just can’t get enough. Fortunately, I don’t have to, and neither do you. For all things Conte, including his latest single go to: https://stevecontemusic.com/

You can check out his latest Coolest Song in the World here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6PB0I5jkLg&ab_channel=SteveConteNYC

Steve Conte Live on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

Wednesday, Sept 6th, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my Facebook

Replay here:

https://bit.ly/48ifSWb