Stephen Geyer

Stephen Geyer (born Stephen George Geyer on November 21, 1950), a songwriter, moved to Los Angeles in 1972 after attending Towson State College (now Towson University), in Maryland, as an art major. Since coming to L.A., Stephen has made a name for himself as the writer of hit songs, popular TV themes, TV and film scripts, a non-fiction author, and studio and performance guitarist. He was born in Lima, Peru, and as the son of a CIA operative, spent most of his formative years overseas, including England where he began his professional musical career during the early Beatles years.

In 1973, after having performed at the BMI showcase in the Capitol Records building in hopes of landing a recording and publishing deal, Stephen was referred by BMI V.P. Ron Anton to Mike Post, a rising star in TV scoring and record production. A twenty-year musical collaboration ensued, yielding several TV theme songs, including “Drive” and “Back To Back” for “Hardcastle & McCormick”, “My Opinionation” for Blossom, and “Believe It Or Not” for The Greatest American Hero, which rose to the #1 position on the Record World Chart and to the #2 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981.

Geyer has the distinction of being the original songwriter (music & lyrics) for all 30 of the original episodic songs recorded for The Greatest American Hero. He also has written other material for a variety of Stephen J. Cannell productions, including The A-Team, Riptide and Stingray. Geyer and Post penned songs for a number of TV movies, including "Harvest" from the 1974's Locusts, starring Ron Howard, as well as several songs for the Tommy Lee Jones independent film The River Rat.

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