Garvey, Steve
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Real Name/Full Name: Stephen Garvey
Born On: January 8 1958
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Genres: Rock
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Steve Garvey (born Stephen Garvey, Manchester, England, 8 January 1958 is a musician who is known for being the bass guitarist of the punk band Buzzcocks, forming part of the classic line-up of the group, from 1977 to 1981, and, again, from 1989 to 1992.
Biography
First Buzzcocks years
After working as a gas pumper, he joined Buzzcocks as bass guitarist in late 1977, replacing a short-time member, Barry Adamson (of Magazine), shortly after the release of the Orgasm Addict single, taking part of the successful punk days with the releasing of the first three albums - Another Music In A Different Kitchen, Love Bites and A Different Kind of Tension - and the famous singles compilation Singles Going Steady. The group disbanded in 1981.
Other bands and collaborations
From 1978 to 1980, in parallel with Buzzcocks, he formed part of The Teardrops, along The Fall's Karl Burns and Tony Friel, who released 2 EPs in 1978, In And Out Of Fashion and Leave Me No Choice, an only 7" single in 1979, Seeing Double, and an album called Final Vinyl, in 1980. Shortly after the release of the album, it seems the band changed their name to Bok Bok, who were formed by Garvey, Burns and a singer and guitarist called Dave Price, releasing that year a 7" single, Come Back To Me, whose eponymous song is backed with "Misfit".
After Buzzcocks split up, in 1981, he worked for his Buzzcocks bandmates, lead vocalist and guitarist Pete Shelley, until late the year and releasing the Homosapien album, and guitarist Steve Diggle, participating in the 50 Years Of Comparative Wealth EP (1981).
By 1981, he formed a band called Motivation, along Dave Price (vocals), Dave Rowbotham (guitar) (previously in The Durutti Column, and then in The Mothmen) and Snuff (drums) (Later in Distant Cousins). This band was forced to change their name to Shy Talk and was signed to Columbia records in the U.S. releasing one album, but by this time Garvey was no longer involved, although he is thanked in the album credits.
During his last years living in England, he joined post-punk band Blue Orchids, playing bass while they were playing alongside Velvet Underground's Nico.
He produced power pop band Private Sector's Just Wanna Stay Free single, in 1979[13], and some works of Night Visitors at Graveyard Studios, in Prestwich. [edit] Buzzcocks reunion (1989 - 1992)
Buzzcocks reunited in 1989. However, Garvey left the band in 1992 due to health problems, one of them being a cancerous tumor on his cheek, but he survived that disease.
Post-Buzzcocks years (1992 - present)
Since around 1993, when he left Buzzcocks, he lives in New Hope, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Previously, he was living in an apartment in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York.
In the 2000s, he founded a label/production company called "New Hope Sound and Vision".and has produced several local acts notably James Seward ,also videos with his son Kyle.
In 2008, he was panelist of the Howl Festival Punk Panel, at Bowery Poetry Club, during the Howl Fest, in East Village, New York. Another panelists were Richard Lloyd (Television), Ari Up (Slits), Cynthia Sley (Bush Tetras), Judy Nylon (Snatch), Walter Lure (The Heartbreakers) and Arturo Vega (Ramones artworker).
He is married with his wife Debra, by whom he has two sons, Kyle (born c. 1990) and Ian (born c. 1987)
| Artist | Garvey, Steve + |
| Artist Type | Musician + |
| Bd | January 8 1958 + |
| Birth Date | 8 January 1958 + |
| Genre | Rock + |
| Member Of | Buzzcocks +, Teardrops, The +, Bok Bok +, Motivation +, and Blue Orchids + |
| Page Type | Main Info Page + |
| RID | 1,798,970 + |
