Steve Nardella
| Steve Nardella | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 26, 1948 Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Genres | Blues, rock and roll, blues rock, rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer, harmonicist, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, harmonica, vocals |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
Steve Nardella (born June 26, 1948, Providence, Rhode Island, United States) is an American blues, rock and roll, blues rock and rockabilly guitarist and singer. Allmusic journalist, Cub Koda, stated Nardella is a "strong, American roots-music performer, equally adept at rockabilly and low-down blues."
Nardella became proficient on both guitar and harmonica by his late teens, and by the late 1960s was in the Black Cat Blues Band with Duke Robillard, Johnny Nicholas and Fran Christina. By 1971 Nardella, Nicholas and Christina had all relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Nardella then instigated the Boogie Brothers band with Sarah Brown, Nicholas and Christina. They backed a variety of blues musicians who toured locally, and were on the bill at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival, both as backing to Johnny Shines and Boogie Woogie Red, plus in their own right. Their work appeared on the Atlantic album, Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival: 1972.
By the following year, the band name had changed to the Vipers and included the guitarist George Bedard. Their single, "Huron River Drive," was the first record to be released by Blind Pig. In 1974, Nardella backed Bobo Jenkins on his album Here I Am a Fool in Love Again. Other session musicians used included Brown and Christina.
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