Steve Lockridge Guitarist Bordertown

 

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History

Small Beginnings

I grew up in a rural town in middle America. I was taught that the things I wanted would not be handed to me but that I would have to earn them through desire, hard work, and dedication.

At the age of 13 I began to become interested in music. A school friend of mine had an older brother who played drums. He introduced me to music like ZZ Top, Robin Trower, James Gang, and more. I was instantly enamored and began to buy music of my own. I bought albums by ZZ Top, James Gang, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, KISS, Peter Frampton, and anything that caught my ear.

At the encouragement of my grandmother, I took a couple of years of classical piano lessons. Like most young teenagers, I hated practicing. There were a lot more fun things to do. What I didn't realize was what this musical training was preparing me for.

Ingesting All Types Of Music

For the next six years I literally listened to thousands of songs and I didn't limit myself to rock. I listened to anything that sounded good to me including fusion, jazz, reggae, blues, country, classical - you name it.

My First Stringed Instrument

Finally, at age 19, the desire to play music began to burn in my soul. I bought a cheap bass guitar and taught myself how to play. The prior music theory I learned in my piano lessons was invaluable.

The Night That Changed My Life

One of my favorite bassists was David Hungate of Toto. I went to a Toto show just to see him play. Before the show I talked to the FOH sound engineer and was very disappointed to learn David had left the band just three weeks earlier. Little did I know that night was going to change my musical life forever. Toto's guitarist, Steve Lukather, was a wild man on the guitar. He played with so much fire and energy. I was stunned. At that moment I knew I wanted to be a guitar player.

Crash Course In Learning The Guitar

Shortly after the Toto show, I traded my bass for my first guitar and began to teach myself chords and lead. I listened to my favorite guitarists (primarily Steve Lukather and Mike Landau) and tried to learn everything they did. At that time they were the two busiest session players in the world so I had hundreds of songs to choose from. I used to sit for hours each day consuming a steady diet of Toto, Boz Scaggs, Don Henley, Olivia Newton-John, Rod Stewart, Michael Jackson - anything those guys played on.

Within six months after picking up the guitar I had become a pretty good lead player and a decent rhythm player. I can't really take credit for it though. I know my talent was given to me by God and it is He who deserves all the credit.

My First Band

17 months after picking up the guitar, I was asked to play with some of the hottest musicians in my area. One of the guys went on to be a professional musician playing for some well-known artists and doing a lot of studio work. His brother was a phenomenal piano player. Rather than pursue a music career, he chose to become a pastor. The drummer in that band was Kirk Gaither, the same drummer I have played with in every band to date.

Then To Now

Over the years I have been blessed to play with some incredible musicians who helped me become a better guitar player. I couldn't possibly name them all without leaving someone out so I won't even try. I can tell you that some of those guys became successful musicians and producers.

To date, the most successful band I have been in was Nehemiah. Nehemiah was a Christian rock band that was well-known regionally, and even got attention from industry people in Los Angeles. Nehemiah was together for 15 fantastic years. More information is available at the Nehemiah web site.

I am currently taking some time off and looking for the right opportunity to put together a band with good musicians who want to have a good time and play some good music.

Bands

Below is a list of bands I have been in over the years. I am going to attempt to name all of the full-time members of each band. If I leave someone out, please forgive me.

Rediscover
  • Richard Russell - Lead Vocals
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Tim Sallee - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Anthony Sallee - Bass, Vocals
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals
The Alternative
  • Chuck Law - Lead Vocals
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Chad Jasna - Guitar, Vocals
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Donny Riley - Bass
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals
International News
  • Richard Russell - Lead Vocals
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Jorge Schwarz - Guitar
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Kendall Combes - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals
Nehemiah

Version 1

  • Rodney Huckey - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Chad Jasna - Guitar, Vocals
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Mark Clay - Bass
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals

Version 2

  • Deron Freeman - Lead Vocals, Trumpet
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Buddy Ashcraft - Guitar, Vocals
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Aaron Martin - Bass
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals
Bordertown

Version 1

  • Patrick Neal - Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Mitch Hughes - Bass, Vocals
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals

Version 2

  • Aaron Scroggins - Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Mitch Hughes - Bass, Vocals
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals

Version 3

  • Pam Camp - Lead Vocals
  • Steve Lockridge - Guitar, Vocals
  • Bill Rebsamen - Keyboards, Vocals
  • Mitch Hughes - Bass, Vocals
  • Kirk Gaither - Drums, Vocals