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Photo of Steve Caton by James Bradford, circa 1996

Steve Caton is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and visual artist, perhaps best known for a lengthy association with Tori Amos.

CareerEdit

Caton's first band experience was as a member of Pegasus in the late 1970s. He first gained widespread attention as the guitarist for Y Kant Tori Read, featuring the then-unknown singer Tori Amos.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> That band released one self-titled album in 1988.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> After that band split, Caton served as a session musician for artists in a variety of genres.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> When Amos went solo in the early 1990s, Caton played on all of her albums and the associated tours until 1999.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Caton also wrote and produced music for movies and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He started a band called Binge with Matt Sorum (also a former member of Y Kant Tori Read) in 1997. That band released one album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Caton then moved into a career in graphic arts and video production, particularly for the surfboard industry.

See alsoEdit

  • A Life of Its Own (2002)

ReferencesEdit

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