Steve Kimock
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 5, 1955 |
| Genres | Pop, rock, psychedelic, instrumental |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | SCI Fidelity |
| Associated acts | Heart of Gold Band, Zero, The Other Ones, KVHW, RatDog |
| Website | www |
Steve Kimock (born October 5, 1955) is an American rock guitarist who has spent most of his life around San Francisco. He has been compared to Jerry Garcia, who was one of his fans, and he has been affiliated with musicians connected to the Grateful Dead, including the bands Zero, the Other Ones, and KVHW.
Kimock was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In the mid 1970s, he moved to San Francisco to play guitar with the folk-rock group the Goodman Brothers. In 1979, after working with Martin Fierro in the salsa band the Underdogs, he joined the Heart of Gold Band with Keith, Donna Jean Godchaux, and drummer Greg Anton. Other groups that Kimock has played with include KVHW, which he formed with Vega, Ray White, and Alan Hertz, and the Steve Kimock Band, which includes drummer Rodney Holmes.
In 1984, Kimock, Anton, and John Cipollina, formerly of Quicksilver Messenger Service, co-founded the instrumental psychedelic rock group Zero. When Judge Murphy joined the band in 1991, it was no longer instrumental. The album Chance in a Million had songs written by lyricist Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead. Zero toured and recorded until 2000. Band members included Chip Roland, Melvin Seals, Liam Hanrahan, Pete Sears, Bobby Vega, Nicky Hopkins, and Vince Welnick. In March 2006, Zero reunited and toured until the death of Martin Fierro two years later. The band reunited again in 2011 for the twentieth anniversary of the Chance in a Million recording sessions. They played a benefit concert at the Great American Music Hall for Judge Murphy, who had cancer.
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