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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Steve Morse
| birth_name          = 
| image               = Deep Purple - inFinite - The Long Goodbye Tour - Barclaycard Arena Hamburg 2017 59.jpg
| caption             = Morse live with [[Deep Purple]] in [[Hamburg]] in 2017
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|7|28}}
| birth_place         = [[Hamilton, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date          =
| alias               =
| genre               = [[Instrumental rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[hard rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[jazz fusion]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-morse-mn0000044134/biography|title=Steve Morse &#124; Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>
| occupation          = Musician
| instrument          = Guitar
| current_member_of   = {{hlist|[[Dixie Dregs]]|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]}}
| past_member_of      = {{hlist|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]|[[Deep Purple]]|[[Living Loud]]|[[Angelfire (band)|Angelfire]]}}
| label               =
| years_active        = 1969–present
| website             = {{URL|stevemorse.com}}
}}

'''Steve J. Morse''' (born July 28, 1954) is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time [[Grammy]] nominee, he is best known as the founder of the [[Dixie Dregs]] and as the longest serving guitarist for [[Deep Purple]]. Morse also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]] in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup [[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flyingcolorsmusic.com/band/ |title=Flying Colors – Band |website=Flyingcolorsmusic.com |access-date=February 22, 2012}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
[[File:SteveMorse.jpg|thumb|Morse playing with [[Dixie Dregs]] at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, California]] in August 1999]]
[[File:Steve Morse playing with Flying Colors (2012).jpg|thumb|Morse playing with [[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]] in [[Tilburg]], [[Netherlands]] in September 2012]]
[[File:Deep Purple - MN Gredos - 08.jpg|thumb|Morse playing with [[Deep Purple]] in [[Ávila, Spain]] in July 2013]]
Steve Morse was born in [[Hamilton, Ohio]]. His family soon moved to [[Tennessee]] and then to [[Ypsilanti, Michigan]], where Morse spent his childhood. Although familiar with piano and [[clarinet]], Morse ultimately became a guitarist.

Morse played briefly with his older brother Dave in a band called the Plague until the family moved to [[Augusta, Georgia]]. In the late 1960s, he played in a band called Three with his older brother and a junior high schoolmate, William Gerald (Jerry) Wooten, who played keyboards. The three performed at a local psychedelic youth club, the Glass Onion, and at Legion Halls and church functions.

While enrolled in the [[Academy of Richmond County]], Morse met bassist [[Andy West]] and together they formed the Dixie Grit, adding keyboardist Johnny Carr and guitarist and vocalist Frank Brittingham, with Dave Morse drumming. This short-lived group played material from groups such as [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Cream (band)|Cream]]. West and Morse continued to play as a duet billed as the [[Dixie Dregs]] until Morse's expulsion from school in the 10th grade for refusing to cut his hair.

Steve completed 11th grade at a local Catholic school and was eligible for early college enrollment. He enrolled at the [[University of Miami]] [[Frost School of Music|School of Music]].

During the 1970s, the University of Miami played host to a number of future influential musicians, including [[Bruce Hornsby]], [[Pat Metheny]], and [[Jaco Pastorius]]. Andy West also enrolled at the University of Miami, and with Morse, drummer Bart Yarnold, keyboardist Frank Josephs and violinist Allen Sloan, collaborated in a lab project entitled Rock Ensemble II. In 1975, the group compiled a recording used for promotional efforts. It was originally released on vinyl in 1976, and again on CD in 1997 as ''The Great Spectacular''.

From late 1987 to early 1988, Morse worked as a commercial airline co-pilot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innerviews.org/inner/morse.html |title=Steve Morse: Unsung hero |website=Innerviews.org |access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stevemorse.info/interviews/198803guitarplayer.html |title=stevemorse.com: Guitar Player, March 1988 |website=Stevemorse.info |access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref> He has lived in [[Ocala, Florida]] since 1991, where he is involved in hay farming.<ref>{{Cite news |last=writer |first=Dave SchlenkerStaff |title=Ocala's other celebrity |url=https://www.ocala.com/article/LK/20100311/News/604233916/OS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422191332/https://www.ocala.com/article/LK/20100311/News/604233916/OS |archive-date=2021-04-22 |access-date=2025-09-15 |work=Ocala.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Dixie Dregs ==
Upon Morse's graduation from the [[University of Miami]], he and West officially named their group [[Dixie Dregs]]. A fellow University of Miami alumnus, [[Rod Morgenstein]], replaced the injured Bart Yarnold and the band began performing regularly; with some of their own compositions, along with material by [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]] and southern rock favorites. An increasingly heavier performance schedule eventually led to the attention of [[Capricorn Records]] recruiters including [[Allman Brothers Band]] manager Twiggs Lyndon, and in late 1976, the group was signed by the southern rock label.<ref name="SteveGP82-59">{{cite magazine|last=Obrecht|first=Jas|title=Steve Morse: Electric Guitar Master Class|journal=Guitar Player|volume=16|issue=8|location=Cupertino, CA|date=August 1982|issn=0017-5463|page=59}}</ref>

Their first effort for Capricorn, ''[[Free Fall (Dixie Dregs album)|Free Fall]]'', established Morse as an important newcomer to the fusion genre, and he was recognized for both his compositional skills (having written all 11 tracks) and his musicianship. Although receiving positive reviews as a pivotal [[jazz fusion]] album, it sold poorly.

''[[What If (Dixie Dregs album)|What If]]'' was released in 1978. Writing credits were more collaborative and the band's sound had matured into more than what was strictly considered fusion at the time. Southern rock, classical, folk and country elements were combined to form a cohesive and listenable music. Although supported by a tour, record sales remained flat, but gained Morse and the band an invitation to perform at [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] on July 23, 1978. Four songs from the recorded performance were released the following year on ''[[Night of the Living Dregs]]''. Capricorn went bankrupt in late 1979, and the Dixie Dregs were left without a label.

[[Arista Records]] signed the band in 1979 to record three albums. Production control was handed to Morse, and ''[[Dregs of the Earth]]'' was released in May 1980. All eight tracks were written by Morse, and the album peaked at number 27 on [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'s Jazz Album Chart.

Arista became increasingly concerned about Dixie Dregs' album sales and pressured the band to change their name to simply the Dregs in an attempt to increase the band's visibility in the public eye. ''[[Unsung Heroes (Dixie Dregs album)|Unsung Heroes]]'' included seven new Morse compositions, plus a shortened re-arrangement of "Cruise Control," in early 1981, but the name change did little to address Arista's worries. The Dregs felt compelled by label management to add lyrics to their next release, appropriately titled ''[[Industry Standard]]''.

Morse's compositions on ''Industry Standard'' began to sound more like his evolving solo work than Dregs' collaborations, and the album received critical and public praise. ''Industry Standard'' was voted "Best Guitar LP" by readers of ''[[Guitar Player]]'' magazine in their annual reader's poll that year. Additionally, Morse was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in the same poll, an honor that he would hold for five consecutive years (which ended his eligibility by retiring him into their "Gallery of Greats", a distinction shared only by [[Steve Howe (guitarist)|Steve Howe]] of [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]]). After fulfilling their commitment to Arista, the Dregs' members, who had tired of touring, disbanded in early 1983.

In the late 1980s, the group reunited for a tour featuring former members Morse, Morgenstein, Lavitz and Sloan. Their return was complemented by a "Best Of" release entitled ''Divided We Stand''. Bassist [[Dave LaRue]] completed the lineup for a seven date tour culminating in the 1992 live album ''Bring 'em Back Alive''. Violinist [[Jerry Goodman]], of [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]] fame, filled in for Sloan, who was frequently absent as a result of his medical career. They signed a deal with former label [[Capricorn Records]] for their first studio album in years, entitled ''[[Full Circle (Dixie Dregs album)|Full Circle]]'', in 1994.

== Steve Morse Band and Kansas ==
After the 1983 breakup of the Dregs, Morse then formed the Steve Morse Band, a trio with bassist Jerry Peek and drummer Doug Morgan (formerly a member of [[Glass Moon]]). After the first tour of the eastern United States, Morgan left for previous commitments; the choice to replace Morgan was [[Rod Morgenstein]]. They began recording ''[[The Introduction (album)|The Introduction]]'' in September, which included British country guitarist Albert Lee making a guest appearance on the track General Lee. The group toured Germany in early 1984 with Morse conducting clinics, and the group was signed by [[Elektra Records]], who released ''The Introduction'' mid-year. A second German tour began in December 1984 and ''[[Stand Up (Steve Morse Band album)|Stand Up]]'' was released in 1985. This effort included guest vocalists and guitarists ([[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]], [[Alex Ligertwood]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Albert Lee]], [[The Producers (American band)|Van Temple]]), and violinist [[Mark O'Connor]]. He toured with [[Rush (band)|Rush]] as a main opener on their [[Power Windows (album)|Power Windows]] tour.

In 1986, Morse joined the rock group [[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]. During his time with the band they released two albums, ''[[Power (Kansas album)|Power]]'' and ''[[In the Spirit of Things]]''. While he was with the band, Kansas had its last big hit, "All I Wanted," which reached the Billboard Top 20 and on which Morse received co-writing credit. Morse left the band after touring behind the latter album. He re-joined the band for part of its 1991 tour.

Following this, Morse resumed the Steve Morse Band with new personnel (bassist [[Dave LaRue]] and drummer Van Romaine) and has released several further recordings, even after joining [[Deep Purple]].

== Deep Purple ==
In 1994, Morse joined the British hard rock group [[Deep Purple]], replacing [[Ritchie Blackmore]] (after [[Joe Satriani]] had initially replaced Blackmore on a temporary basis, for the final leg of [[The Battle Rages On]] tour in Japan, and European dates the following summer). With 28 years as a member of the band, Morse was their longest-serving guitarist and played on eight studio albums with them, between 1996's ''[[Purpendicular]]'' and 2021's ''[[Turning to Crime]]'', and appeared on several live albums.

His departure from Deep Purple, announced on 23 July 2022, was driven by the illness of his wife Janine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/steve-morse-to-step-away-from-deep-purple-permanently-band-pay-tribute|title=Steve Morse to step away from Deep Purple permanently: band pay tribute|publisher=[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]|date=July 23, 2022|access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref>

== Living Loud ==
In addition to playing with Deep Purple, Morse, together with [[Jimmy Barnes]], [[Bob Daisley]], [[Lee Kerslake]] and [[Don Airey]], formed [[Living Loud]] in 2003. The group released one studio album and a live DVD in 2004/2005. In Spring 2010 it was reported that Steve Morse and Bob Daisley started work on a new studio album which was set for a release in 2011, but nothing came of this.

== Angelfire ==
Morse began a collaboration with singer [[Sarah Spencer]] in 2007 entitled [[Angelfire (band)|Angelfire]]. The album, of the same name, was released on August 10, 2010, on Radiant Records. The album features [[Dave LaRue]] and Van Romaine of the Steve Morse Band on bass and drums, respectively. The album has a textural, acoustic sound that differs from Morse's previous work. Angelfire opened for the Steve Morse Band for several shows in California (January) and Florida (March) of 2010.

== Flying Colors ==
In 2011, Morse joined [[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]], an American [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] composed of [[Mike Portnoy]], [[Dave LaRue]], [[Casey McPherson]] and [[Neal Morse]], whose debut eponymous album was released on March 26, 2012, and debuted at No. 9 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flyingcolorsmusic.com/chart-positions|title=Flying Colors Debuts in Billboard's Top-10 Hard Rock Albums|website=Flyingcolorsmusic.com|access-date=August 15, 2012}}</ref> and No. 11 on the BBC's Rock Album charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/radiantrecord/status/186960520362999808|title=Flying Colors still at #11 on UK Charts|website=[[Twitter]]|access-date=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://flyingcolorsmusic.com/ |title=Flying Colors &#124; The Official Website of Flying Colors: Casey McPherson, Steve Morse, Dave LaRue, Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy |website=Flyingcolorsmusic.com |date=December 28, 2013 |access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://allmediareviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/flying-colors-flying-colors-2012.html |title=All Media Reviews: Flying Colors – Flying Colors (2012) |website=Allmediareviews.blogspot.com |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=July 18, 2014}}</ref> Flying Colors released its second album, [[Second Nature (Flying Colors album)|Second Nature]], in 2014, and third album, [[Third Degree (Flying Colors album)|Third Degree]], in 2019, both to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second Nature Review |date=September 5, 2014 |url=https://progreport.com/flying-colors-second-nature-cd-review/ |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Third Degree Review |date=September 26, 2019 |url=https://progreport.com/flying-colors-third-degree-album-review/ |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>

== G3 ==
In 2012 Steve Morse joined [[G3 (tour)|G3 project]] on their South American and European tour together with [[Steve Vai]], [[John Petrucci]] and [[Joe Satriani]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=G3 Tour 2012 - Down Under (Satriani/Vai/Lukather), Europe (Satriani/Vai/Morse), South America (Satriani/Petrucci/Morse & Satriani/Petrucci/Lukather) |url=http://www.g3tour.com/2012.shtml |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.g3tour.com |language=EN}}</ref>

== Artistry ==
Morse has proven himself throughout his career as capable of playing highly complex chord structures in [[classical music|classical]] sequences, as well as being able to play fast, alternate picked [[arpeggios]]. He is well known for using harmonics and improvising them in songs during live performances, such as in Deep Purple's "[[Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming]]".
=== Songwriting ===
Steve Morse has been characterized as a musical "jack of all trades". In the words of ''Guitar Player'''s Jas Obrecht, Morse seamlessly blends "[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[Baroque music|Baroque]]/[[Classical period (music)|classical]], [[freeform jazz]]/rock, [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[Hybrid picking|chicken pickin']] [[Country music|country]], [[Irish jigs]]" with "energy and finesse".<ref name="SteveGP82-59">{{cite magazine|last=Obrecht|first=Jas|title=Steve Morse: Electric Guitar Master Class|journal=Guitar Player|volume=16|issue=8|location=Cupertino, CA|date=August 1982|issn=0017-5463|page=59}}</ref> In regard to his songwriting method, Morse stated:

{{Blockquote|quote=I write them on guitar or piano, late at night when there are no distractions. I start with some germ of an idea that I like a lot and believe in because I'm going to have to work with it for a couple of months, on and off. The main thing is getting an idea that will stand up to the test of repeated playing and listening. It could be a [[chord progression]], a [[bass line]], a [[Lick (music)|guitar lick]], or a complete piano section. On piano, you generally come up with melody and bass line all at once. The hard part is continuing after that start, because you can't just get another idea that you love and smash it into it. You have to get one that fits. You have to keep getting ideas and throwing them out.<ref name="SteveGP82-69/70">{{cite magazine|last=Obrecht|first=Jas|title=Steve Morse: Electric Guitar Master Class|journal=Guitar Player|volume=16|issue=8|location=Cupertino, CA|date=August 1982|issn=0017-5463|page=69-70}}</ref>}}

Steve Morse is well-versed in a number of techniques - [[Trill (music)|trill]]ing, [[string skipping]], [[alternate picking]], [[artificial harmonic]]s and [[legato]] - which he employs on his solos, [[guitar riff]]s and [[chord progression]]s.<ref name="GW-SM">{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/steve-morse-the-pledge|last=Guitar World Staff|title=Steve Morse is the guitar virtuoso's virtuoso – and his technique masterclass will push your upper-fret bending and phrasing to the limit|work=[[Guitar World]]|date=13 February 2024|accessdate=6 December 2024}}</ref>

=== Picking ===
Morse consciously avoids the use [[hammer-on]]s and [[pull-off]]s. While he contends these work for the [[blues]]-inspired licks of guitarists such as [[Alvin Lee]], [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Jimmy Page]], for faster and more technical music it's better to pick all notes.<ref name="SteveGP82-60">{{cite magazine|last=Obrecht|first=Jas|title=Steve Morse: Electric Guitar Master Class|journal=Guitar Player|volume=16|issue=8|location=Cupertino, CA|date=August 1982|issn=0017-5463|page=60}}</ref> This change of technique was inspired by Led Zeppelin's "[[Communication Breakdown]]", especially the guitar solos. One of his friends had a guitar magazine and showed him an article about the band. He said to Morse: "Look, [Page] practices nine hours a day and he picks every note!" Morse tried it out; he said that he "lost a lot of the soul and fluidity of my playing, but I kept at it" until he finally "started to get a breakthrough." The definite turning point came when he watched the [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]] at the [[Frost School of Music|University of Miami]] playing ''[[Inner Mounting Flame]]'' (1971) live. That "made a big impression". He also noted that John McLaughlin "was picking everything."<ref name="YT-1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBsf2JWerac|title=Steve Morse on the Evolution of His Technique|last=Beato|first=Rick|date=15 January 2024|publisher=|accessdate=30 November 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Morse is considered one of the hardest working guitarists in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Shawn |url=http://www.vintagerock.com/smorse_interview.aspx |title=Steve Morse: The Hardest Working Guitarist In Show Business |website=Vintagerock.com |date=June 13, 2002 |access-date=April 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129214537/http://vintagerock.com/smorse_interview.aspx |archive-date=November 29, 2010 }}</ref> He is widely known for his stylistically diverse compositional skills and was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" by ''Guitar Player'' magazine for five years in a row,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/jouni/sm.html |title=The Steve Morse Discobiography |website=Thehighwaystar.com |access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref> qualifying him for its "Guitar Player Hall of Fame", the only other members being [[Steve Howe (musician)|Steve Howe]] of [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]]. He is regularly cited by [[John Petrucci]] as a major influence. Guitarist [[Shawn Lane]] regarded Steve Morse as one of the most talented guitarists of his time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefunkygibbons.net/John%20Petrucci.html |title=John Petrucci |website=TheFunkyGibbons.net |access-date=April 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724100058/http://www.thefunkygibbons.net/John%20Petrucci.html |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref> Ritchie Blackmore, who preceded Morse in Deep Purple, has stated, "Steve Morse is an incredible player. A lot of people try to get some wisecrack out of me, but when you're talking about guitar players along Morse's caliber, they're brilliant."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guitar.com/articles/ritchie-blackmore-recalls-life-deep-purple |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010000437/http://www.guitar.com/articles/ritchie-blackmore-recalls-life-deep-purple |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 10, 2014 | title = Ritchie Blackmore – Recalls Life with Deep Purple | publisher = Guitar.com | access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Gear and equipment==
=== Guitars ===
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Morse used his custom "FrankenTele" guitar. It was made up of a [[Fender Telecaster]] body with a [[Fender Stratocaster|Stratocaster]] neck, a [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] trapeze-style [[Bridge (instrument)|tailpiece]] (coming from a [[twelve-string guitar]]) and four [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]]s in HSSH configuration. At one time, the guitar had a fifth pickup, a hexaphonic pickup with a separate output for each string; it provided the signal to drive a 360 Systems Spectre [[guitar synthesizer]]. Morse has an exact replica of this guitar at home "in case the worst happens."<ref name="SoutherGPDixie">{{cite magazine|last=Obrecht|first=Jas|title=Steve Morse And Andy West: Forging A New Southern Sound With The Dixie Dregs|journal=Guitar Player|volume=12|issue=12|location=Cupertino, CA|date=December 1978|issn=0017-5463|page=35}}</ref><ref name="GPFrankenstein">{{cite magazine|last=Morse|first=Steve|title=My Rock and Roll Guitar|journal=Guitar Player|volume=16|issue=8|location=Cupertino, CA|date=August 1982|issn=0017-5463|page=62}}</ref><ref name="GFrankenstein">{{cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-morse-talks-guitar-buying-and-favorite-gear|last=Daly|first=Andrew|title="My custom-made classical guitar with the synth module was stolen while we were on tour. I got it back thanks to some people who worked with Joe Bonamassa": Steve Morse on gear-buying, his 'FrankenTele' and why he needs four pickups – no more, no less|work=[[Guitarist]]|date=12 November 2024|accessdate=2 December 2024}}</ref>

Morse also used a black [[Fender (company)|Fender]] [[Fender Lead Series|Lead III]] circa 1982, being featured on the ads of this guitar series.<ref name="Fenderiii">{{cite magazine|last=|first=|title=Lead III: The Legend Restated|journal=Guitar Player|volume=16|issue=8|location=Cupertino, CA|date=August 1982|issn=0017-5463|page=Back cover}}</ref>

Morse worked with [[Music Man (company)|Music Man Guitars]] to create two signature models: a modernized version of Morse's first "Frankenstein Telecaster" guitar (Steve Morse Signature), and the Steve Morse SM Y-2D, is an updated version with quilted maple top.

===Pickups===
Morse has released two signature humbuckers with [[DiMarzio]]; the DP 205 Neck model and the DP 200 Bridge model. They are evenly balanced to allow playing all over the fretboard, since Morse plays high notes on the neck pickup and low ones on the bridge. They are the main pickups into his signature model. Dimarzio also wires a custom wound single coil pickup for [[Music Man (company)|Music Man]] to use into the SM signature model.

===Amplification===
Morse is an endorser of ENGL amps. He has released a signature model, the ENGL E-656 Steve Morse signature [[Guitar amplifier|amplifier]]. It is a three channel amp specially designed by Morse with a custom version of the famous ENGL "midrange matrix". In the past he used Peavey 5150 amps with Deep Purple, Marshall Jubilee, Peavey VTM 120 and Ampeg V4.

===Live setup===
Morse's live equipment includes two ENGL E 656 Signature heads and several Music Man guitars (both models), his number one still being his favorite. He splits up his signal to six different cabinets; four dry (without any [[Effects unit|FX]]) and two wet (with FX). He uses three Ernie Ball expression pedals to blend the fx into the mix. He uses a custom Skrydstrup R&D switching system to perform all the switching and the blending. His FX are very simple, consisting only of a Boss OC-3 Octaver and two delays: [[Electro-Harmonix]] Memory Man now replaced with the newest [[TC Electronic]] FlashBack TonePrint delay (Morse has created custom presets). He is also using a [[TC Electronic]] Polytune Mini guitar tuner.
His live setup for Deep Purple is discussed by him for Premier Guitar magazine's Rig Rundown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22983-rig-rundown-deep-purples-steve-morse |title=Rig Rundown: Deep Purple's Steve Morse |website=Premierguitar.com |date=August 12, 2015 |access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== As Steve Morse Band and Solo ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Band
!Title
!Type
!Notes
|-
|1985
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[The Introduction (album)|The Introduction]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1985
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[Stand Up (Steve Morse Band album)|Stand Up]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1989
|'''Steve Morse'''
|''[[High Tension Wires]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1991
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[Southern Steel (album)|Southern Steel]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1992
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[Coast to Coast (Steve Morse Band album)|Coast to Coast]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1995
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[Structural Damage]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1996
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[StressFest]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2000
|'''Steve Morse'''
|''Major Impacts''
|Studio
|
|-
|2002
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''Split Decision''
|Studio
|
|-
|2004
|'''Steve Morse'''
|''Major Impacts 2''
|Studio
|
|-
|2005
|'''Steve Morse'''
|''Prime Cuts – From Steve Morse's Magna Carta sessions''
|Compilation
|
|-
|2008
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''Cruise Control – Live in New York 1992''
|Live
|CD/DVD
|-
|2009
|'''Steve Morse'''
|''Prime Cuts 2 – From Steve Morse's Magna Carta sessions''
|Compilation
|
|-
|2009
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''[[Out Standing in Their Field]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2025
|'''Steve Morse Band'''
|''Triangulation''
|Studio
|}

=== With Dixie Dregs - studio albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Date'''
!Title
!Type
!Notes
|-
|1976
|''[[The Great Spectacular]]''
|Studio
|self-released, re-released on CD in 1997
|-
|1977
|''[[Free Fall (Dixie Dregs album)|Free Fall]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1978
|''[[What If (Dixie Dregs album)|What If]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1979
|''[[Night of the Living Dregs|Night Of The Living Dregs]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Dregs of the Earth|Dregs Of The Earth]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1981
|''[[Unsung Heroes (Dixie Dregs album)|Unsung Heroes]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Industry Standard]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Full Circle (Dixie Dregs album)|Full Circle]]''
|Studio
|
|}

=== With Dixie Dregs - other albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Date'''
!Title
!Type
!Notes
|-
|1988
|''Off The Record''
|EP
|Demo for [[Ensoniq]] synthesizers
|-
|1992
|''Bring 'Em Back Alive''
|Live
|
|-
|1997
|''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Dixie Dregs''
|Live
|Recorded on June 17, 1979
|-
|2000
|''California Screamin'''
|Live
|
|-
|2005
|''Live At Montreux 1978''
|Live
|DVD
|-
|2008
|''Live In Connecticut 2001 (+ Cruise Control'')
|Live
|CD / DVD
|-
|2015
|''Wages Of Weirdness'' (CD)/''Travel Tunes'' (download)
|Live
|1978 radio broadcast from KWFM in Tucson AZ, recorded at Lee Furr's Studios
|}

=== With Deep Purple ===
{{Main|Deep Purple discography}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Date'''
!Title
!Type
!Notes
|-
|1995
|[[Around the World Live|''Bombay Calling'']]
|Live
|DVD / Digital Download
|-
|1996
|''[[Purpendicular]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Live at The Olympia '96]]''
|Live
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Abandon (album)|Abandon]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Total Abandon Australia '99]]''
|Live
|CD / DVD
|-
|2000
|''[[In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra]]''
|Live
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy]]''
|Live
|Limited Edition
|-
|2001
|''[[The Soundboard Series]]''
|Live
|box set with 6 double CDs
|-
|2002
|''Perihelion''
|Live
|DVD
|-
|2002
|''[[Around the World Live|Live At The Nec]]''
|Live
|DVD
|-
|2003
|''[[Bananas (Deep Purple album)|Bananas]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2004
|''Live Encounters....''
|Live
|CD / DVD, Recorded at Spodek, Katowice, June 3, 1996
|-
|2005
|''[[Rapture of the Deep]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Live at Montreux 1996]]''
|Live
|CD / DVD
|-
|2007
|''[[They All Came Down to Montreux|Live At Montreux 2006: They All Came Down To Montreux]]''
|Live
|CD / DVD
|-
|2008
|''[[Around the World Live|Around The World Live]]''
|Live
|four DVD box-set
|-
|2008
|''Over Zurich''
|Live
|DVD, Limited Edition
|-
|2011
|''[[Live At Montreux 2011]]''
|Live
|CD / DVD, with Orchestra
|-
|2013
|''[[Now What?!]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Now What?!|The Now What?! Live Tapes]]''
|Live
|Limited Edition
|-
|2014
|''Celebrating Jon Lord At The Royal Albert Hall''
|Live
|CD / DVD, with [[Bruce Dickinson]], [[Glenn Hughes (English singer)|Glenn Hughes]], [[Paul Weller]], [[Rick Wakeman]] & Many Others
|-
|2014
|''[[Live in Verona (Deep Purple album)|Live In Verona 2011]]''
|Live
|CD / DVD, with Orchestra
|-
|2015
|''From The Setting Sun... (in Wacken)''
|Live
|CD / DVD
|-
|2015
|''... To The Rising Sun (in Tokyo)''
|Live
|CD / DVD
|-
|2017
|''[[Infinite (Deep Purple album)|Infinite]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Infinite (Deep Purple album)|The Now What?! Live Tapes Vol. 2]]''
|Live
|Limited Edition
|-
|2017
|''[[Infinite (Deep Purple album)|The inFinite Live Recordings, Pt. 1]]''
|Live
|Limited Edition
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Whoosh!]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Turning to Crime]]''
|Studio
|}

=== With other bands ===
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|+
!Date
!Band
!Title
!Type
!Notes
|-
|1986
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|''[[Power (Kansas album)|Power]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1988
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|''[[In the Spirit of Things]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|1998
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|''[[King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas]]''
|Live
|Recorded on February 14, 1989
|-
|2003
|[[Living Loud]]
|''[[Living Loud (album)|Living Loud]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2005
|[[Living Loud]]
|''Live in Sydney 2004''
|Live
|2CD/DVD
|-
|2005
|Mario Fasciano, '''Steve Morse''', [[Ian Paice]], [[Don Airey]]
|''E-Thnik''
|Studio
|
|-
|2009
|[[Kansas (band)|Kansas]]
|[[There's Know Place Like Home]]
|Live
|CD/DVD, guest guitar
|-
|2010
|[[Angelfire (band)|Angelfire]] ('''Steve Morse''' & [[Sarah Spencer]])
|''[[Angelfire (album)|Angelfire]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2012
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''[[Flying Colors (Flying Colors album)|Flying Colors]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2013
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''[[Live in Europe (Flying Colors album)|Live in Europe]]''
|Live
|CD/DVD
|-
|2014
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''[[Second Nature (Flying Colors album)|Second Nature]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2015
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''[[Second Flight: Live at the Z7]]''
|Live
|CD/DVD
|
|-
|2019
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''[[Third Degree (Flying Colors album)|Third Degree]]''
|Studio
|
|-
|2019
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''Third Stage: Live in London''
|Live
|
|-
|2019
|[[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]]
|''Morsefest 2019''
|Live
|}

=== Guest appearances with other artists ===
*1977 [[Tropical Nights (Liza Minnelli album)|''Tropical Nights'']] – [[Liza Minnelli]]
*1979 ''Evening Pastoral'' – Rob Cassels Band
*1980 ''[[Schemer-Dreamer]]'' – [[Steve Walsh (musician)|Steve Walsh]] (Guest electric guitar on ''Wait Until Tomorrow'')
*1981 ''I Wonder How Does Tarzan Shave/Cool In The Movies'' – Patrick Walsh
*1982 ''Dixie Dregs demos'' – [[Fiona (singer)|Fiona Flanagan]] (unreleased)
*1983 ''Kamikazee Christian'' – Rob Cassels Band
*1983 ''Art In America'' – [[Art in America (band)|Art in America]]
*1983 ''The Touch''- [[Sonny Turner]]
*1986 ''Storytime'' – [[T Lavitz]]
*1987 ''Stone From Which The Arch Was Made'' – [[Mark O'Connor]]
*1987 [[Surveillance (Triumph album)|''Surveillance'']] – [[Triumph (band)|Triumph]] (''All the King's Horses'' and ''Headed for Nowhere'')
*1988 ''[[Southern by the Grace of God|Southern By The Grace Of God: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour 1987]]'' – [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] (Guitar on "Gimme Back My Bullets")
*1988 ''Love Your Man'' – [[The Rossington Band]]
*1990 ''Nashville Rendez-Vous'' – [[Marcel Dadi]]
*1991 ''Fingers Crossing'' – [[Marcel Dadi]]
*1992 ''Country Guitar Flavors'' – [[Marcel Dadi]]
*1992 ''[[Lone Ranger (Jeff Watson album)|Lone Ranger]]'' – [[Jeff Watson (guitarist)|Jeff Watson]] (Guitar solo on ''Talking Hands'')
*1993 ''Coven, Pitrelli, O'Reilly'' – CPR
*1994 ''Thonk'' – [[Michael Manring]]
*1995 ''Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus'' – [[Carmine Appice]]
*1996 ''Dick Pimple Present Music From Turtle Island'' (Deep Purple in disguise)
*1996 ''Signatures'' – Kevin Crider
*1997 ''Storm'' – Torden & Lyn
*2001 ''[[Seventh Key (album)|Seventh Key]]'' – [[Seventh Key]] (''No Man's Land'' and ''Every Time It Rains'')
*2001 ''Nylon & Steel'' – [[Manuel Barrueco]]
*2001 ''[[Feeding the Wheel]]'' – [[Jordan Rudess]] (Solos on ''Quantum Soup'' and ''Crack the Meter'')
*2001 ''Pavarotti & Friends For Afghanistan'' – [[Luciano Pavarotti]] (''Smoke on the Water'' with Deep Purple)
*2002 ''Camino Latino/Latin Journey'' – [[Liona Boyd]]
*2004 ''[[Rhythm of Time]]'' – [[Jordan Rudess]] ("Bar Hopping with Mr. Picky" and "What Four")
*2005 ''Guitar Farm'' – Steve Woolverton
*2006 ''[[Gillan's Inn]]'' – [[Ian Gillan]]
*2006 ''II'' – Deacon Street
*2007 ''[[School of the Arts (album)|School of the Arts]]'' – School Of The Arts (''On Fire'' and ''Portrait'')
*2008 ''Porta San Gennaro Napoli'' – Mario Fasciano / Rick Wakeman / Steve Morse / Ian Paice / Don Airey / Rob Townsend
*2008 ''[[Brian Tarquin]] Presents... Fretworx'' – [[Brian Tarquin]] (on ''Towers'')
*2009 ''Trading 8s'' – [[Carl Verheyen]] Band (''On Our Way'')
*2009 ''Classics Anthology'' – Rob Cassels Band
*2011 ''Stay Tuned'' – Bernhard Welz
*2011 ''[[Testimony 2 (album)|Testimony 2]]'' – [[Neal Morse]] (guitar solo on "Seeds Of Gold")
*2011 ''[[Raised in Captivity]]'' – [[John Wetton]] (on ''Lost For Words'')
*2011 ''Guitar Passions'' – [[Sharon Isbin]] & friends
*2011 ''Forth'' – [[Proto-Kaw]]
*2012 ''A Proggy Christmas'' – The Prog World Orchestra
*2012 ''The Fusion Syndicate'' – The Fusion Syndicate
*2012 ''Concerto For Group And Orchestra'' – [[Jon Lord]]
*2012 ''Great Gypsy Soul''  – [[Tommy Bolin]] & Friends (On ''Crazed Fandango'')
*2013 ''Garrett vs. Paganini'' – [[David Garrett (musician)|David Garrett]]
*2013 ''Epilogue'' – The Prog Collective
*2014 ''Caprice''- [[David Garrett (musician)|David Garrett]]
*2014 ''Guitars For Wounded Warriors'' – [[Brian Tarquin]] & Heavy Friends (on ''Freedom'')
*2014 ''A Song For You'' (single) – Mario Fasciano / Charlie Cannon / Steve Morse
*2015 ''tHis is the tHing #1'' – Purpendicular
*2015 ''Citizen''- [[Billy Sherwood]]
*2016 ''Don't You Tell Me Not To Play Guitar'' (single) – Dorian Chiiwahwah Phallic
*2016 ''Stay Tuned 1.5'' – Bernhard Welz
*2017 ''Band Of Brothers'' – [[Brian Tarquin]]
*2017 ''Part 1'' – Chelsea Constable
*2018 ''The Mutual Admiration Society'' – Sterling Ball, John Ferraro & Jim Cox
*2018 ''Guitars For Veterans'' – [[Brian Tarquin]] & Heavy Friends
*2018 ''Con Brio'' – Legacy Pilots
*2018 ''Stay Tuned'' (new version) – Bernard Welz
*2018 ''[[Triumphant Hearts]]'' – [[Jason Becker]]
*2019 ''1000 Hands'' – [[Jon Anderson]]
*2019 ''All Blues'' – [[Peter Frampton]]
*2020 ''Vegas Blue'' - [[Brian Tarquin]]
*2020 ''Sidemen'' – Sidemen
*2020 ''Aviation'' – Legacy Pilots
*2021 ''Not In Kansas Anymore - A Prog Opera'' - [[Robby Steinhardt]]
*2023 ''[[The Dreamer – Joseph: Part One]]'' – [[Neal Morse]]

=== Various artists compilations and tributes ===
*1978 ''Hotels, Motels And Road Shows'' (various artists compilation)
*1982 ''Radio 1 Rock Show themes'' (themes from English radio shows)
*1985 ''Arista's Greatest AOR Hits: Portrait Of A Decade 1975–1985'' (various artists compilation)
*1989 ''Guitar's Practicing Musicians'' (various artists compilation)
*1990 ''Ski Patrol'' (movie soundtrack)
*1990 ''Metal Guitars'' (various artists compilation)
*1991 ''Guitar's Practicing Musicians Vol. 2'' (various artists compilation)
*1991 ''Guitar Speak 3'' (various artists compilation)
*1992 ''Rock Guitar Greats'' (various artists compilation)
*1992 ''Guitar On The Edge Vol. 2'' (various artists compilation)
*1992 ''Album Network Rock Tune Up 84'' (various artists compilation)
*1994 ''A Little On The CD Side Volume 14'' (Musician magazine's new music sampler)
*1994 ''Album Network Rock Tune Up 118'' (various artists compilation)
*1994 ''The Capricorn Sampler Volume One'' (various artists compilation)
*1995 ''Tales From Yesterday'' (various artists tribute to [[Yes (band)|Yes]])
*1995 ''A Little On The CD Side Volume 17'' (Musician magazine's new music sampler)
*1996 ''Crossfire – A Tribute To Stevie Ray'' (various artists tribute to [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]])
*1996 ''[[Working Man – A Tribute to Rush|Working Man]]'' (various artists tribute to [[Rush (band)|Rush]])
*1996 ''The Carols Of Christmas'' (various artist compilation)
*1996 ''Animal Magnetism'' (various artists PETA benefit compilation)
*1997 ''The Carols Of Christmas II'' (various artists compilation)
*1997 ''Merry Axemas – A Guitar Christmas'' (various artists compilation)
*1997 ''Jazz Fusion Vol. 2'' (various artists compilation)
*1997 ''aLIVE Down South'' (various artists Southern Rock compilation)
*1997 ''Candlelight Moments: Dreamscape'' (various artists compilation)
*1997 ''Healing Renew – Music in Harmony'' (various artists compilation)
*1997 ''The Roots Of Rock: Southern Rock'' (various artists compilation)
*1998 ''Guitar Battle'' (various artists compilation)
*1998 ''The Show That Never Ends'' (various artists compilation)
*1999 ''Legends Of Rock: The Progressive Rockers'' (various artists compilation)
*1999 ''Tribute to the Titans'' (various artists compilation)
*1999 ''Southern Rock Greats'' (various artists compilation)
*1999 ''The Best Of Progressive Rock'' (various artists compilation)
*1999 ''Rock Guitarists Forever Best'' (various artists compilation)
*1999 ''Southern Rock Essentials'' (various artists compilation)
*2001 ''Warmth In The Wilderness – A Tribute To Jason Becker'' (various artists tribute to [[Jason Becker]])
*2001 ''Sonic Residue From Vapourspace'' (Magna Carta remix album featuring the Morse song Led On)
*2001 ''Guitar Heroes – Steve Morse Best'' (Dixie Dregs/Steve Morse Band/Kansas/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Deep Purple compilation)
*2001 ''Audio's Audiophile Vol. 16: Rock And Grooves'' (various artists compilation)
*2001 ''Unitone Guitar Series – A Portrait For Strings'' (various artists compilation)
*2002 ''Southern Rock Christmas'' (various artists compilation)
*2004 ''Classical Heartbreakers'' (various artists compilation)
*2005 ''Visions of an Inner Mounting Apocalypse'' (various artists tribute to [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]])
*2005 ''[[Back Against The Wall]]'' (various artists tribute to [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[The Wall]]'')
*2006 ''The Royal Dan: A Tribute'' (various artists instrumental guitar tribute to [[Steely Dan]], featuring a different lead guitarist on 10 different songs)
*2007 ''Freeway Jam – To Beck And Back – A Tribute'' (various artist tribute to [[Jeff Beck]])
*2008 ''This Is Fusion Guitar'' (various artists compilation)
*2008 ''Led Box – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute'' (various artists tribute to [[Led Zeppelin]])
*2008 ''We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year'' (various artists compilation)
*2009 ''Abbey Road – A Tribute To The Beatles'' (various artists tribute to [[The Beatles]])
*2009 ''An All-Star Salute To Christmas'' (various artists compilation)
*2010 ''Tooth Fairy'' (movie soundtrack)
*2012 ''Classic Rock Presents Prog – Prognosis 2.3'' (various artists compilation)
*2012 ''The Spirit Of Radio'' (various artists compilation)
*2012 ''Songs Of The Century – An All-Star Tribute To Supertramp'' (various artists tribute to [[Supertramp]])
*2013 ''Fly Like An Eagle – An All-Star Tribute To Steve Miller Band'' (various artists tribute to [[Steve Miller Band]])
*2014 ''Midnight Rider – A Tribute To The Allman Brothers Band'' (various artists tribute to [[The Allman Brothers Band]]
*2014 ''[[Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to the Doors]]'' (various artists tribute to [[The Doors]])
*2015 ''The Classic Rock Society Presents... New Species Volume 21'' (various artists compilation)
*2015 ''Southern Rock Christmas'' (various artists compilation)
*2016 ''Steve Morse – The Sessions'' (mp3 download compilation with tracks featuring Steve and various artists, which appeared on several different tribute albums before)
*2018 ''Moore Blues For Gary – A Tribute To Gary Moore'' (various artists tribute to [[Gary Moore]])

=== Other appearances ===
* 1984 companion LP with Debüt magazine (Germany) February 1984
* 1993 Lexicon demonstration CD
* 1995 Free Wave Jam – Advanced Micro Devices sound card promo CD with MIDI music files
* 1997 companion CD with Fingerstyle Guitar magazine #25 (with songs described in magazine)
* 1999 companion CD with Guitar Techniques magazine April 1999 (with songs described in magazine)

==Awards and nominations==
'''Grammy Awards'''<ref name="Grammy Award nominees&nbsp;– Steve Morse">{{cite web|title=Grammy Award nominees&nbsp;– Steve Morse|publisher=Grammy.com|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/steve-morse/9561|access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref>
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* 1980: [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] – ''Night of the Living Dregs'' (1979) with The Dixie Dregs
* 1981: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – ''Dregs of the Earth'' (1980) with The Dixie Dregs
* 1982: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – ''Unsung Heroes'' (1981) with The Dixie Dregs
* 1983: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – ''Industry Standard'' (1982) with The Dixie Dregs
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* 1990: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – ''High Tension Wires'' (1989)
* 1993: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'' (1992) with The Dixie Dregs
* 1995: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – "[[Shapes of Things]]" single from ''Full Circle'' (1994) with The Dixie Dregs
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'''Guitar Player Magazine'''<ref name= "GPGreats">"Gallery of the greats" (1990), pp. 24-25.</ref><ref name="GPoll">Sievert (1990), pp. 28-29.</ref>
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* 1982: Best Overall Guitarist
* 1983: Best Overall Guitarist
* 1984: Best Overall Guitarist
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* 1985: Best Overall Guitarist
* 1986: Best Overall Guitarist
* 1987: Best Overall Guitarist
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* 1982: Best Guitar LP - ''Industry Standard'' (1982) with The Dixie Dregs
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* 1986: Best Country Guitarist
* 1989: Best Guitar LP - ''High Tension Wires'' (1989)
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.stevemorse.com/ Official website]
*[https://www.innerviews.org/inner/steve-morse Steve Morse interview by Innerviews (2020)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233541/http://jasobrecht.com/steve-morse-complete-1978-dixie-dregs-interview/ 1978 Steve Morse interview by Jas Obrecht]
*[http://www.stevemorse.info/interviews/20000825goldmine.html Steve Morse interview by Goldmine magazine (2000)]
*[http://www.musicrecallmagazine.com/interviews/interview-with-legendary-guitarist-steve-morse/ Steve Morse interview by Music Recall Magazine (2014)]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/steve-morse Steve Morse Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (2015)

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