Listen to new song demos that I'm currently working on and let me know what you think. I'll be adding new songs regularly, so stop by often. The music player here allows you to stream and listen anywhere.
Thanks for listening!
@Steve-Payne-Songwriter
Fans sometimes ask me why I spend more time writing songs these days than taking photographs. Since both have been such significant parts of my creative life, I thought I’d share my thoughts in the form of a self-interview, taken from questions I’ve been asked.
These are songs that I wrote in the nineties when I was trying to make a go of it as a songwriter in Nashville. John Van Meter at Sony/Tree Music was pitching my songs for me and we came very close to breaking through. But, no cigar. Those "Nashville Days" were some of the happiest of my life. The creative and spiritual energy of the songwriters and musicians that I worked with made time spent there pure joy for me, and hope that you experience some of that joy through this album.
The Soul Doctors
Live on The Levee
This is the only Live recording we have of the original Soul Doctors. We had a "Some Kind of Wonderful" night, and so did the audience. Playing on The Levee at Haddad Riverfront Park is always a blast, and playing in a band with talented friends like these guys was an honor and a privilege. Our last show there was in 2018, before the pandemic shut down the band. We are grateful for the opportunity.
A fun, cinematic, sing-along country tune that feels a bit like a classic sci-fi movie met a honky-tonk on a Saturday night. - Enjoy!