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In My Father's House (Eric Bibb) - The Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show TondeleoLeeThomas 14 views Doc Stevens & Marilyn sing one of their favourite songs, written by Eric Bibb, but with their own spin to it. Cyrill plays a mean lead guitar - joining them all the way fro...
Saints Hold On - the Doc Stevens & Marilyn show TondeleoLeeThomas 8 views Doc Stevens and Marilyn with their friends and neighbors performing at the Gospel Extravaganza in Indian head, MD. This is what street musicians can sound like when they ge...
Precious Lord Take My Hand! - the Doc Stevens & Marilyn show TondeleoLeeThomas 7 views Doc Stevens and Marilyn with their friends and neighbors performing at the Gospel Extravaganza in Indian head, MD. This is what street musicians can sound like when they ge...
When the Holy Ghost is Moving - the Doc Stevens & Marilyn show TondeleoLeeThomas 16 views "When the Holy Ghost is Moving" is an original song by Doc Stevens Doc Stevens and Marilyn with their friends and neighbors performing at the Gospel Extravaganza in Indian...
I been walkin (original song) - The Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show TondeleoLeeThomas 68 views An original song by Doc Stevens and Marilyn about that redemptive road we all walk on.
When the Holy Ghost is Moving (Original Song) - The Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show TondeleoLeeThomas 49 views Original Song by Doc Stevens To book the Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show for your festival, concert, gospel gathering, family reunion pig-pickin', event or BBQ - call 240-765...
Precious Lord - The Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show TondeleoLeeThomas 29 views To book the Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show for your festival, concert, gospel gathering, family reunion pig-pickin', event or BBQ - call 240-765-7736 www.DocStevens.org
Saints Hold On a Little While Longer - The Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show TondeleoLeeThomas 111 views To book the Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show for your festival, concert, gospel gathering, family reunion pig-pickin', event or BBQ - call 240-765-7736 www.DocStevens.org
Original Song - In Times of Want - Doc Stevens & Marilyn TondeleoLeeThomas 59 views Original song written by Marilyn Stevens, the Holy Ghost gave it to her. I hope it touches your heart. To book the Doc Stevens & Marilyn Show for your festival, concert, ...
He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need - Doc Stevens & Marilyn TondeleoLeeThomas 58 views Wendell Green sings this old gospel song from his soul while his brother Homer Green backs him up on the piano. This will stir your soul and touch your heart! To book the...

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Random videos of Doc Stevens, a very rural east coast American street performer and his niece, Marilyn,along with some interviews. Doc is uneducated and very aware of his social and musical limitations, but does what he can to eat and keep a roof over his head.

To book them for your festival, concert, family reunion pig-pickin', event or BBQ - call 240-765-7736

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Jan 27, 2012

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Oct 17, 2008

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I'm a freelance writer and get to travel a lot. I grew up in SE 13 (Lewisham) and now rent a flat in Bromley in Kent, which I nearly never stay in.

When I get to go to the States, if I am on the East Coast I try to stay with Doc Stevens and Marilyn, his niece. I enjoy this aspect of American culture; being with simple country people that we don't usually get to view on the telly or in movies from Hollywood.

Doc is an uneducated man, but he is not stupid. He dropped out of school when he was 15 when his father died. He's a hard worker and will do what he can to make a living, though he mostly falls back on panel beating (body and fenderwork, he calls it) and busking or playing music wherever he and Marilyn can get work. He took custody of Marilyn when she was 11 1/2 and his brother died, and her Mum was in Tennessee staying with what Doc calls "a piece of garbage."

They live in a little house in a rural area in Southern Maryland, about a half hour from a mobile phone signal. A while back, I began recording our conversations and transcribing the best I could. Last Spring, I began to put some of them on a blog site for Doc, at http://docstevens.blogspot.com These get updated whenever I get a few minutes and a wireless signal.

I have some video of our talks and may upload some of them as I get time. By the way, Doc is VERY aware of his limitations socially and musically, but, like he says, "a man needs to eat, and I will do whatever I can what's legal to put food on the table."

"I ain't that good at playin' or singin' but people have been good to me an' Marilyn an we 'ppreciate it."

If you have any videos of Doc Stevens and Marilyn, I'd love to have them to post them here.

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Tondeleo Lee Thomas

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Born in London SE 13 - raised internationally - Military Brat

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United Kingdom

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Writer, traveler, day worker, beggar, hat passer!

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Various Publishers in UK, India, Madagascar, Mozambique

Interests

Poor and rural Americans and the way they live; Mountain people and the thinking and attitudes of American, people who are poor and live close to the land, but still have their pride. Anything that violates the stereotypes of Americans that we get through the media in general.

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