Steamboat Springs Band Needs Your Help-- to make a comeback album!

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In the 1970's in Myrtle Beach, there was no bigger or more loved band than The Steamboat Springs Band. They played with everyone, they had a huge following... but it was a lot harder to get your sound out and get signed in 1978 than it is now. And after years of living in this giant dilapidated old house together, they split up.

This year, the band's best friend/manager "Giant Jeff" unexpectedly passed away during a routine surgery at the age of 55, leaving a practically orphaned 13 year old son. Jeff is literally a giant on the Grand Strand, where southern rock was born. He owned a record store & was instrumental in spreading music to everyone. He founded the SouthXSoutheast Music Festival. Everyone loved him.

The band & the community of Myrtle Beach organized a reunion/tribute concert in support of Jeff's festival and to start a college fund for his son, Hunter.

The reunion was AMAZING. Hundreds and hundreds of people came and everyone agreed at the end of the week, that no one wanted it to end. A piece of magic was recaptured and the band vowed to get back together in the best way they could, starting (but hopefully not ending) with recording a real album of their original tunes to be recorded in Atlanta in August .

Anything to keep the magic going.

So I'm doing this for my dad, who has supported literally every dream I've ever had. Getting to see him reunited with his dream (and clearly a band that meant so much to so so many people) was one of the best things I've experienced to date.

Their Bluegrass meets Southern Rock, Allman Brothers meets Bill Monroe sound resonates with their tried and true fans, and now with a new generation.

Everyone loves a comeback story.

‎"The fame that has escaped you doesn't matter/because you'll ride next year the way you rode before." -- Dave Zauner

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