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Label: Kernel Sound / Undertow
Management: Bob Andrews / Undertow
Members: Steve Dawson

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Steve J. Dawson
Chicago, IL        Singer Songwriter / Folk Rock

Bio

'I will miss the trumpets and the drums' is the latest and finest distillation yet of Steve Dawson's joyous effort to combine folk, country, pop and soul into an organic musical whole - a goal he's been working on both solo and with his long running band, Dolly Varden, for over a decade. Originally from Hailey, Idaho, Dawson has lived and played music in Chicago since the early 90's, first with the alt country band Stump the Host and later with Dolly Varden and solo. He's sung his songs from ...

Songs

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Today She Found The Way To Brea...
Steve J. Dawson
Today She Found The Way To Break My Heart
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Waiting (live on WGN am)
Steve J. Dawson
Waiting (live on WGN am)
Obsidian
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I'm The One I Despise
Steve J. Dawson
I'm The One I Despise
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Mastodons
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Preaching To The Choir
Steve J. Dawson
Preaching To The Choir
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Comments

Mike Corey
Mike Corey: Great songs! Every single one was wonderful :)  Jan 29
Ben Aaron
Ben Aaron: Wonderful, original songs, Steve. You have a way with arranging and singing these tunes. Keep up the good work. From another songster, -Ben Aaron  Dec 13
Michael Clay Mills
Michael Clay Mills: I love "Waiting". Great tune, it has a beautiful gospel feel!  Dec 10
Kerry Leigh
Kerry Leigh: Love your sound and what you're doing with it!  Nov 23
Frankie O'Rourke
Frankie O'Rourke: Great songs and performances Steve, I really like Today She Found The Way To Break My Heart. That song is a classic!! All the best to you................  Oct 22
tiny Blake
tiny Blake: Great songs! Love them all!  Oct 04
second journey
second journey: brilliant, keep up the good work  Sep 28
Medicine Music
Medicine Music: Hi Steve Loving the new tune, thanks, haste ye back to the Highlands Rob Ellen  Jan 15

Press

"Few Chicago singer-songwriters have been as solid for as long as Steve Dawson—and part of the reason has to be that he's never changed his impeccably crafted mix of twang, soul, and pop in order to follow a trend. He writes great songs and sings them beautifully"
—  Chicago Reader

Chart Position

Singer Songwriter charts
for Chicago, IL.

Artist Stats

Fans: 2,599
Song Plays: 4,194
Visits: 3,719
Video Plays: 418
Widget Hits: 20,476

Status

Status: Title track from Dolly Varden's newly remastered debut, "Mouthful of Lies" http://www.dollyvarden.com/2012/01/09/mouthful-of-lies/

Blog

new song, "Obsidian"
Nov 17, 2009 at 01:55 PM
I've uploaded the first song from my new album. The song is called, "obsidian" and the album is called "I Will Miss The Trumpets And The Drums". It will be available very soon. -Steve