Corey Stevens

Corey Stevens is an American blues guitarist from Centralia, Illinois. He was born on August 6, 1954.

Biography

Stevens began playing guitar at age 11 and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale to pursue a career in the music business. Stevens worked as a school teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District for ten years before signing a recording contract with the independent label, Eureka Records. He released his debut album in 1995, garnering comparisons to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton, and scored a rock radio hit with the single, "Blue Drops of Rain." "One More Time" from his 1997 follow up, Road To Zen, was his highest charting single. It reached the top ten in Radio & Records and #22 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[1]

Discography
  • Blue Drops of Rain (Eureka/Discovery, 1995) U.S. Blues #7[2]
  • Road to Zen (Eureka/Discovery, 1997) U.S. Blues #4[2]
  • Getaway (Eureka, 2000)
  • Bring on the Blues (Fuel 2000/Varèse Sarabande, 2003) U.S. Blues #15[2]
  • Alone at Last (Self-released, 2006)
  • Mean and Lean (Self-released, 2006) - reissue of Getaway
  • Albertville (Ruf Records, 2007)
  • Myth Live (Self-released, 2008) -2CD
  • The Dreaming Man (Self-released, 2010)
  • Rumors in the Ether (Self-released, 2014)
  • The Party's Gonna Go On (Self-released, 2018)

Singles
  • 1996 "It's Over" from Blue Drops of Rain
  • 1996 "Blue Drops of Rain" from Blue Drops of Rain
  • 1996 "Crosscut Saw" from Blue Drops of Rain
  • 1997 "Road to Zen" from Road to Zen
  • 1997 "One More Time" (US Main Rock #22) from Road to Zen
  • 1998 "My Neighborhood" from Road to Zen
  • 2003 "Lonesome Road Blues" from Bring on the Blues
  • 2003 "Triple Jack" from Bring on the Blues
  • 2003 "You're So Evil" from Bring on the Blues

Music videos
Year Video Director
1996 "Blue Drops of Rain" Susan Johnson
1997 "One More Time"
2002 "Road To Zen Tour (DVD)"
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References
  1. Jana Pendragon. "Corey Stevens | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. Jana Pendragon. "Corey Stevens | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
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