Well, it all started in the 70's when Stevie was soloing around the blues and folk venues trying to create a slightly more original sound. It was whilst he was knocking out his own version of blues numbers on a five-string banjo with a harmonica around his neck that he met up with the great `Queen Of British Blues`, Joanne Kelly. Recognising in Stevie an authentic style, she was not surprised to discover that he had been taught his blues by none other than Mississippi blues man, Johnny Shines. Indeed, Johnny had taught Stevie his slide-guitar technique.

Encouraged to persevere by Joanne, Stevie began to experiment with different ways to deliver his songs, whilst still sounding genuine taking the genre into duos, trios and even an eight piece band with five voices at one time.

Finally in the 80s he toured the clubs and cabaret circuit up and down the UK, playing mandolin or finger-picking autoharp.

However, by the time we get to the 90s, Stevie was at a loose end. This is when Les Nowell, a bass player, asked him to bring his knowledge of the Delta blues into British pubs and clubs by forming the Greasy Gravy Blues Band with Mark `The Harp` Gowland on harmonica. This was fine for a while, but Stevie was always frustrated that he could not `push` the barriers within this band and did, in fact, quit the outfit several times.

 `I was so bored at times` Stevie confided to a friend ` that I began to work out what the song would sound like backwards, whilst I was playing it live!'
By the end of the 90's with the introduction of Richard Head (to replace `Mighty House Rockers` lead guitar prodigy, Mick `The Pick` Brough) he then put a jazz percussionist behind it all in the form of Steve Hemmings (using a digital drum kit!) By adding Steve Hobbs on Saxophone to the lead area, the music began to be a little more like what Stevie really wanted to do.

By the 00s (or `noughties`) Derek, Richard's brother, had brought his particular style of Sax to the group, and Dennis `The Wolf-Man` Roberts was providing some inspiring percussion. But, Les, ever more uncomfortable with the new direction Stevie was reaching for, could constantly be heard complaining that `things are fine as they are, why change it all?` Then, one evening when Les could not make a gig because of an ever increasing health problem, the band performed without a bass. The effect was inspiring to the remaining musicians. Finally Stevie and Richard could find that groove, and just `let it go where it wanted to go`. Steve Hobbs found that Stevie and Richard threw chords and keys at him that were unheard of within Greasy Gravy before.

And that was it. They all knew that there was nothing to hold them back. So, Stevie and Dennis met up with, then brought in, bass guitarist and vocalist, Phil Brady and the Stevie Gilmore Sound was born.

The group of musicians, under the heading Stevie Gilmore Sound, is however constantly being renewed. Latest addition to the outfit is in the form of magnificent bass guitarist Francois Pirois, from Lille, France.

From the U.S.A. Another friend of the band, James Edding has been giving the band some superb keyboard moments with his outstanding Jazz, Soul, Funk, Reggae, Gospel,  Blues...You name it, he does it.. and  whats more.he looks good too!