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Steve Dior is a British singer, guitarist and songwriter best known for being in bands such as
The London Cowboys The London Cowboys were a British rock 'n' roll band who performed from 1980 to 1987. Formed by Steve Dior (vocals) and Barry Jones, formerly of The Idols, the band was somewhat of an enigma. Although these two remained constant and wrote t ...
, Filthy Lucre and The Idols.


Career

In 1976, Dior and Barry Jones built the basis of The Idols after previously rehearsing with
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and
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and others in a band called The Quickspurts. The Idols evolved into what become
The London Cowboys The London Cowboys were a British rock 'n' roll band who performed from 1980 to 1987. Formed by Steve Dior (vocals) and Barry Jones, formerly of The Idols, the band was somewhat of an enigma. Although these two remained constant and wrote t ...
in the early 80s, where Steve was joined together with
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(of the
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) and singer Russell King. In 1993, Dior formed a band called Filthy Lucre, with his friend Phil Lewis who was previously in the American
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band
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. According to Phil "We recorded a cool record called Popsmear, drank a lot of tequila, and drove around America in a van playing clubs and having a blast". In 2002, Dior joined The Black Tongued Bells, which also featured bassist Nino Del Pesco. Steve was introduced to the band through Phil Lewis. Both Steve and Nino left in 2003. In 2013 Dior finished an album with a new lineup of musicians, collectively known as "The Steve Dior Band". The album, titled ''Songs For The Wicked'', was eventually released in February 2016. The Steve Dior Band's live performance line up is: Steve Dior (rhythm guitar, vocals), Neil Anderson (guitar), James Simmins (bass) Elliot Mortimer (keyboards) and Michael Giri (drums). The band performs regularly in the
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area of West London (as of 2019), and has a strong fan base of people local to the area. The set list for these performances is largely taken from the album ''Songs For The Wicked''.


Discography

Over his career, Dior has been featured on many albums and singles.


Studio albums

* '' Sid Sings'' (1979) with
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,
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, Steve Jones,
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and Jerry Nolan. * ''Animal Pleasure'' (1982) with
The London Cowboys The London Cowboys were a British rock 'n' roll band who performed from 1980 to 1987. Formed by Steve Dior (vocals) and Barry Jones, formerly of The Idols, the band was somewhat of an enigma. Although these two remained constant and wrote t ...
. * ''Tall in the Saddle'' (1984) with
The London Cowboys The London Cowboys were a British rock 'n' roll band who performed from 1980 to 1987. Formed by Steve Dior (vocals) and Barry Jones, formerly of The Idols, the band was somewhat of an enigma. Although these two remained constant and wrote t ...
. * ''Popsmear'' (1997) with Filthy Lucre. * ''Songs For The Wicked'' (2016) with The Steve Dior Band.


Live albums

* ''On Stage'' (1986) with
The London Cowboys The London Cowboys were a British rock 'n' roll band who performed from 1980 to 1987. Formed by Steve Dior (vocals) and Barry Jones, formerly of The Idols, the band was somewhat of an enigma. Although these two remained constant and wrote t ...
. * '' The Idols with Sid Vicious'' (1993) with
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, Arthur "Killer" Kane and Jerry Nolan


Films

* ''Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy'' (2009) * ''
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'' (2009)


References


External links


Steve Dior Official websiteSteve Dior Official Facebook Page
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Steve Dior Discogs
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