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Steve Louw was born on 16 September, 1955 in The Hague, is a South African musician. Discover Steve Louw's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 16 September, 1955
Birthday 16 September
Birthplace The Hague
Nationality South Africa

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1955

Steve Louw (born 16 September 1955) is a South African musician and singer-songwriter who specialises in album rock, blues rock, country rock and Americana music.

1960

Louw, who was born Stephen Geoffrey Louw, learnt to play the guitar after being inspired by the music of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Neil Young, and formed his first band, Atlantic Rose, while in high school in Cape Town in the late 1960s.

1970

While a student at Stellenbosch University in the 1970s he became involved in the local music scene, playing his own songs in various line-ups.

1980

His career as a professional musician began in the early 1980s when he formed the band All Night Radio with fellow former Stellenbosch University students Nico Burger (guitar) and Rob Nagel (bass).

1981

He was born in The Hague and has been active as a musician since 1981.

1984

The group recorded two albums – The Heart's the Best Part (1984) with US producer John Rollo, and The Killing Floor (1986), on which Louw began a partnership with producer Kevin Shirley that still continues.

1988

Louw married Erna Pienaar in 1988 and has three children.

1990

Louw then formed the band Big Sky and in 1990 released their debut album, Waiting for the Dawn, again produced by Shirley.

The album arrived just as South Africa began moving away from apartheid rule and the group's music helped soundtrack a decade of positive revolution.

The title track is today considered a South African rock classic.

1995

Big Sky released another five albums over the next 15 years: Horizon (1995), Going Down with Mr Green (1997), Best of the Decade (1999), Beyond the Blue (2002) and Trancas Canyon (2008); as well as the concert DVD Heart and Soul, filmed at Cape Town's Little Theatre in 2008.

1996

Louw and Big Sky achieved considerable success in South Africa with sell-out tours and several major radio hits including "Kathleen", "Mr Green", "One Cut With a Knife", "Strange Room" and "Diamonds and Dirt", and in 1996 the band won the FNB South African Music Award for Best Pop Music Performance, Best Rock Album for the album "Horizon".

1998

In 1998 Big Sky opened for US singer-songwriter Rodriguez on his triumphant debut tour of South Africa, with the musicians in the band also backing the US artist.

2003

He was inducted in the South African Rock Hall of Fame in 2003.

2012

The tour is chronicled in the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man.

Louw gained an international profile after he collaborated with Brian May (Queen) and Dave Stewart (the Eurythmics) on the track "Amandla", recorded for the 46664 Aids awareness project inspired by the work of Nelson Mandela.

In 2021 Louw returned with the album "Headlight Dreams", produced by Shirley and recorded in Nashville with crack studio musicians and featuring a guest appearance by US guitar legend Joe Bonamassa.

The album has received critical acclaim and the first single, "Wind in Your Hair", has become a Spotify hit.

In September 2022 Louw announced his sophomore solo release "Thunder and Rain", available November 11, 2022 through BFD.

The album was produced by Kevin Shirley and features Joe Bonamassa and Doug Lancio.