Steve Mackay
| Steve Mackay | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 25, 1949 Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
| Died | October 10, 2015 (aged 66) Daly City, California, US |
| Genres | Rock, jazz |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1970–2015 |
| Associated acts | The Stooges, Carnal Kitchen, Violent Femmes, Estel |
Steve Mackay (September 25, 1949 – October 10, 2015) was an American tenor saxophone player, best known for his participation on the Stooges' second album Fun House.
In 1970, Mackay was familiar to the Stooges from his work with the Detroit avant-rock pioneers Carnal Kitchen. He was recruited by lead singer Iggy Pop, two days before the Stooges left Detroit for Los Angeles to record the album, after having sat in with the band several times. Mackay toured with the group throughout 1970, but parted company with the Stooges in October 1970.
In 2003, Mackay rejoined the Stooges when they played their first show in twenty-nine years, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and he performed with them until his death in 2015. He appeared on the live Stooges releases Live in Detroit (DVD) and Telluric Chaos (live album), and toured regularly with the reunited band. He also appeared on The Weirdness (2007) and Ready to Die (2013).
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Mackay became Carnal Kitchen again with then wife, Annie Garcia-Mackay, a blues singer and bassist. In 2001, Steve divorced Annie Garcia due to her infidelities, excessive drug use and temper tantrums. Also in 2001, he then married Patricia Smith.
Throughout the 1980s Mackay played and recorded with a highly diverse cross-section of underground musicians: Violent Femmes, Snakefinger, Commander Cody, Smegma, Zu, Andre Williams, the Moonlighters, Clubfoot Orchestra, and Van Rozay from San Jose. As the 1990s approached, Mackay's profile gradually lowered as he took up residence in Pacifica, CA [just south of San Francisco] and began work as an electrician.
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