Steve Gorman | |
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.jpg) Gorman performing with The Black Crowes at the 2008Newport Folk Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 17, 1965 (1965-08-17) (age 59) Muskegon, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock,blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion |
| Website | stevegormanrocks blackcrowes |
Steve Gorman (born August 17, 1965) is an American musician and radio host. He is best known as the former drummer of the Americanrock and roll bandThe Black Crowes.[1] He spent time as the drummer for British rock bandStereophonics. He also hosted his own radio showSteve Gorman Sports! onFox Sports Radio. He is now the host ofSteve Gorman Rocks! on Westwood One radio station affiliates and the morning-show co-host atKQRS-FM inMinneapolis. He also co-hosts on 101.5 WQUT in Tennessee.
While a fourth grader at Benfield Elementary School inSeverna Park, Maryland, Gorman joined the school band and played the snare drum. After moving toHopkinsville, Kentucky in 1975, Gorman went to high school (University Heights Academy) with Clint Steele, an aspiring guitarist. Gorman was a broadcasting major atWestern Kentucky University. He played drums with several Bowling Green bands including Alfred & The Stately Wayne Manors, Swale, A Tribute to Elvis and the Ricky Nelson Story. Finally, in 1986, Steve, along with friends Brent Woods and Jon Vanover, formed Lack of Interest and recorded a four-song demo tape titled "Content to Sit and Stare" in April 1986 at the University Heights Academy gymnasium.
In February 1987, he joined his high school friend Clint Steele inAtlanta, Georgia to drum for Steele's band, Mary My Hope. While in Atlanta he became good friends withChris Robinson and his brotherRich. When the Robinson brothers lost their drummer Jeff Sullivan to the bandDrivin n Cryin, Gorman was asked to sit in and play on "Mr. Crowes Garden's" demo session forA&M records. He ended up playing with the renamed Black Crowes for their first nine albums over 15 years. In late 2001, he decided to leave the band to pursue other avenues and relocated toLos Angeles. In 2005, he rejoined the reformed Black Crowes.
On September 24, 2019, Gorman releasedHard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes – A Memoir, which he co-wrote with authorSteven Hyden. The 364 page book is published byDa Capo Press and promises an insider's look at the history of the group, which was together for more than two decades.[2]
On January 9, 2023, Gorman joined classic rock KQRS-FM inMinneapolis as co-host of the morning show with Brian Zepp, Tony Lee and Candice Wheeler.[3]
Gorman spent 2004 on the road with theStereophonics. His playing can also be heard onWarren Zevon's final studio recordingThe Wind,Bob Dylan'sGreatest Hits Volume 3,Jack Casady'sDream Factor,Joe Firstman'sThe War of Women,John Corbett's self-titled debut album,Bo Bice'sSee The Light and3, and the first album by Brothers of the Southland. Gorman is currently a member ofTrigger Hippy along with Nashville friendNick Govrik.
Gorman has contributed drum tracks to the solo album fromLamb of God guitarist Mark Morton, scheduled for release on March 1, 2019.[4]
The Minnesota based roots rock supergroupGolden Smog added Gorman as a member in November 2024.[5]
A lifelong sports fan, in March 2010, Gorman—with friends Mitch Blum and Brandon Gnetz—created the sports, music and pop culture podcast and websiteSteve Gorman Sports!. On the show Gorman tells tales of life on the road and riffs on current sports, music and pop culture events. Gorman's show was broadcast on a Nashville radio station with producer Austin Huff but he left the station in the summer of 2013.
On January 2, 2014, it was announced that Gorman would joinFox Sports Radio as the host of a daily three-hour show with his cousin and co-host, Jeffrey Gorman, from 3pm to 6pm Eastern, broadcast immediately following Doug Gottlieb's show. Gorman's stint with Fox Sports Radio began on January 27, 2014.[6]
On September 11, 2018, the Fox Sports Network announced that Gorman's show would be removed from the network's lineup.
On September 9, 2019,Steve Gorman Rocks! began airing on selectWestwood One radio affiliates.[7]
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