I knew Steve when he was a member of Ham and Petersham rifle and pistol club. I was only a teenager but he was a nice bloke. We drove him and his mate Davie home to Sheen/Barnes area
I hate to point this out, but Marc Bolan was one of the cheapest men of all time when it came to paying some of his band members. OMG and it may have just been inherited, lol.
He was a legendary tightwad. Bill Legend and Steve Currie were totally ripped off.
I always considered the major factor in Marc/T.Rex becoming superstars was not the replacement of Steve Peregrine Took with Mickey Finn, but the arrival of Steve Currie. His, for the time, advanced bass playing allowed Bolan to expand his guitar playing and to concentrate on being the front man. Without Currie, T.Rexmania would not have happened. IM(nv)HO.
Steve Currie, the forgotten hero in the T.REX sound, his Bass playing was second to none, I am sure he would not have been out of place in any group at the time, even Led Zep or Free. Great Video
I think Steve Currie was never given the credit and respect due at the time. Simply coz T.Rex had a large female following and the press were out to get Bolan. The guy was a serious or talented musician and as the years have passed, people listen to the music and not the sniping press.
im a gtr/vox/writer like Marc,i know exactly how important it is to get the right bass man,not just musically but even more importantly personality wise.Someone prepared to surrender his ego and just be a good player to alow you to shine,very hard to find guys like Steve Curry,trust me i know...
a freind of mine from grimsby was one of his freinds he nicknamed him" red hot" they went to a club in grimsby while marc was writing new hits and steve"s old band was playing and they got him playing bass the club went ballistic
I've always had a fondness for Steve's playing. So many memorable bass lines he created during his T. Rex venture. The bass lines for "Telegram Sam," "Jeepster," "Jitterbug Love," etc. just make you want to get up and start dancing along!
Steve was a fellow HongKongie like me..I knew him when I was a kid although he was much older than me. My Mum looks at this site and remembers him and his Mum...RIP Steve..Slide away!
One of music's great losses... without doubt Steve was the most under-rated bass player of the 70s, and the Currie-Legend partnership was the most under-rated rhythm section.
Well done! Steve was an amazing bassist, could be very melodic. His part on "Spaceball Ricochet" is total counterpoint expertly and passionately done. T. Rex lives!
Great vid, edited really well. Shows some good footage i hadn't seen before. Thanks for sharing. RIP Steve, you rule!!! a true inspiration and truly missed.
I think so highly of Steve Currie, I am going to go out on a limb and say I do not think T-Rex would have been quite as big without him. I think he was a big part of the chemistry.
Steve was a talented musician, very inventive and years ahead of his time in the way he used jazz and soul styles in his playing. Both he and Bill where hired as professional musicians to augment T.Rex, Marc and Mickey Finn hence the wages set up.
Words just can not describe steves greatness and skill and i am very proud to say he is the best freiken bass player in the world and he kicks all the other bass players arses.
Steve is my idol in bass playing and i hope to be just like him one day
thaks for poasting he was such a legend and it realy annoys me that he is soooooooooooooo underated
the 1966 white fender bass that marc bought 4 steve is one of my favorite ,i going to get tony visconti 2 play it as soon as i can , i didnt bring it to the 100 club , so just let me have info when trexstacy and tony are going to get it on , so i can bring steves original 66 fender ....regards jd , a grear fan and owner
I knew Steve when he was a member of Ham and Petersham rifle and pistol club. I was only a teenager but he was a nice bloke. We drove him and his mate Davie home to Sheen/Barnes area
77ellerby 1 month ago
Genius Bassist. Without his groove, most of T Rex's earlier stuff would be 12 bar country and western...
guild302 2 months ago
john legend
brianboru62 5 months ago
R.I.P Joyce Currie 1925-2011.
XXX
JTatkin 5 months ago
Steve's part on Sunken Rags is...ridiculous.. soo good.
chrissstopherG 6 months ago
I hate to point this out, but Marc Bolan was one of the cheapest men of all time when it came to paying some of his band members. OMG and it may have just been inherited, lol.
He was a legendary tightwad. Bill Legend and Steve Currie were totally ripped off.
DAVWAVE 8 months ago 2
Peace to all that contributed to T-rex and their dedicated fans, we all will be together again......see you on the other side.
bolanett 10 months ago
steve currie was my old mans cousin
midnitegroper 1 year ago
I always considered the major factor in Marc/T.Rex becoming superstars was not the replacement of Steve Peregrine Took with Mickey Finn, but the arrival of Steve Currie. His, for the time, advanced bass playing allowed Bolan to expand his guitar playing and to concentrate on being the front man. Without Currie, T.Rexmania would not have happened. IM(nv)HO.
LessAiredvanU 1 year ago
Steve was a super talented, nice guy. RIP mate.
FactoryHen 1 year ago
Steve could play!
dourtan 1 year ago
Steve Currie, the forgotten hero in the T.REX sound, his Bass playing was second to none, I am sure he would not have been out of place in any group at the time, even Led Zep or Free. Great Video
R.I.P Marc, Steve and Mickey, YOUR MUSIC LIVES ON
70electricwarrior1 1 year ago 3
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70electricwarrior1 1 year ago
I think Steve Currie was never given the credit and respect due at the time. Simply coz T.Rex had a large female following and the press were out to get Bolan. The guy was a serious or talented musician and as the years have passed, people listen to the music and not the sniping press.
hearditman 1 year ago
Steve was an awesome bass player!!
conesuela1 1 year ago 2
Happy Birthday Steve ... RIP
rswhitt 1 year ago
One of my fav. bassist- Steve. His bass tec. is really great ! support Marc,s music.his bass tec. as same as Marc,s guitar of T.rex. i love it !
rickobolan 2 years ago
I always recall him stood there with his Fender Jazz set at a jaunty angle. A great influence - and I own a Jazz today.
IntellectualAmy 2 years ago
thanx for commenting!!
Bolanicboogie 2 years ago
@IntellectualAmy Fender Precision
Strawberry7Lynn 10 months ago
@Strawberry7Lynn - My mistake, sorry. You are correct, a Precision. (I deserve a slap for that since I own a Precision...)
IntellectualAmy 10 months ago
im a gtr/vox/writer like Marc,i know exactly how important it is to get the right bass man,not just musically but even more importantly personality wise.Someone prepared to surrender his ego and just be a good player to alow you to shine,very hard to find guys like Steve Curry,trust me i know...
onlyjoetee 2 years ago
I agree!
Bolanicboogie 2 years ago
his basslines are immaculate. 5 stars player.
LoGoPort 2 years ago
a freind of mine from grimsby was one of his freinds he nicknamed him" red hot" they went to a club in grimsby while marc was writing new hits and steve"s old band was playing and they got him playing bass the club went ballistic
StevieZX 2 years ago
We'll see Steve, Mickey and Marc again one day Bill is still with us at the time of writing of course, this is a very nice tribute , Tanx
HISATdotCOM 2 years ago
A great guy, RIP Steve. x
gaggini1 2 years ago
I've always had a fondness for Steve's playing. So many memorable bass lines he created during his T. Rex venture. The bass lines for "Telegram Sam," "Jeepster," "Jitterbug Love," etc. just make you want to get up and start dancing along!
truefaith00 2 years ago
Steve was a fellow HongKongie like me..I knew him when I was a kid although he was much older than me. My Mum looks at this site and remembers him and his Mum...RIP Steve..Slide away!
andrenuk 2 years ago
Thanx for dropping by!
Bolanicboogie 2 years ago
One of music's great losses... without doubt Steve was the most under-rated bass player of the 70s, and the Currie-Legend partnership was the most under-rated rhythm section.
ToxJ 2 years ago 2
agreed!
Bolanicboogie 2 years ago
steve curry come from my town grimsby town
johno777uk 3 years ago
what is the name of drummer
glis11 3 years ago
Bill Legend
Bolanicboogie 2 years ago
i feel sorry for him
glis11 3 years ago
Well done! Steve was an amazing bassist, could be very melodic. His part on "Spaceball Ricochet" is total counterpoint expertly and passionately done. T. Rex lives!
Babaziba 3 years ago
love steve too!
hetty72 3 years ago
Great vid, edited really well. Shows some good footage i hadn't seen before. Thanks for sharing. RIP Steve, you rule!!! a true inspiration and truly missed.
JTatkin 3 years ago
I think so highly of Steve Currie, I am going to go out on a limb and say I do not think T-Rex would have been quite as big without him. I think he was a big part of the chemistry.
DAVWAVE 3 years ago
Steve was a talented musician, very inventive and years ahead of his time in the way he used jazz and soul styles in his playing. Both he and Bill where hired as professional musicians to augment T.Rex, Marc and Mickey Finn hence the wages set up.
TheBallroomsofmars 3 years ago
I thought Steve Currie 'choked' on something ?
FactoryHen 3 years ago
I remember hearing that rumor too years ago-but it was a car accident
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
Yes - you are right. It was Steve Took who choked on a seed I believe.
FactoryHen 3 years ago
yes,on tour with Chris Spedding
Rarn1977 3 years ago
Is it true Steve Currie also died in a car accident in 1981?
DiscoTech10 3 years ago
April 28, 1981 in Portugal
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
It's a shame he was only on a wage. Such a talented guy should have been paid more!! Yeah?
MalquiLans 3 years ago
of course!
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
yes...what a lovely tribute to steve...they all were sooooo beautiful....does bill still play for the church? xx
bolanbabe 3 years ago
Last I've heard- Bill was still playing for the church
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
And the same goes for Marc and Mikkey and Bill aswell
I love tham all
Doors121 3 years ago 2
I will always love you steve allways and forever
My favourite bass player
From your biggest fan everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Doors121 3 years ago
yw!
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
Words just can not describe steves greatness and skill and i am very proud to say he is the best freiken bass player in the world and he kicks all the other bass players arses.
Steve is my idol in bass playing and i hope to be just like him one day
thaks for poasting he was such a legend and it realy annoys me that he is soooooooooooooo underated
Doors121 3 years ago
the 1966 white fender bass that marc bought 4 steve is one of my favorite ,i going to get tony visconti 2 play it as soon as i can , i didnt bring it to the 100 club , so just let me have info when trexstacy and tony are going to get it on , so i can bring steves original 66 fender ....regards jd , a grear fan and owner
iv0rl1ve5 3 years ago
Steve was a cool dude,a totally devoted T.rex member and a fantastic bass player....Rock on Steve.
icansearchit 3 years ago
yes... marc, steve, bill and mickey, was and shall be forever more. many tanx
ewarrior1962 3 years ago 2
Thankyou all for commenting!!!!
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
beautiful tribute !
sacarthy 3 years ago
Oh yeah - sexy skinny Steve ; P That cat laid down some wickedly cool bass lines!
ZipDrumBoogie 3 years ago 2
I always loved Steve, he was loyal to Marc right to the end of his life. A great bass player. R.I.P Steve
Zipx
Zipgun1 3 years ago
a very fitting and nice tribute to Steve. In our "feeding frenzy" for all things we Marc we forget Steve's contibution to Marc's music
eddysteele 3 years ago
Thanx Eddy!
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago