“Arizona” released on Nov. 4th as tribute
to Doster’s late collaborator, The Pretenders guitarist, James Honeyman-Scott.
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Stephen
Doster as photographed by Melinda Doster
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“Stephen Doster should get the
recognition he deserves, finally, with this masterpiece.” – Jim Caligiuri, Austin
Chronicle
“One of the best records our city has
produced this year.” – Peter Blackstock, Austin
American-Statesman (Nov. 2014)
“My name’s on the back of many more records than on
the front,” says Austin-based producer, songwriter and guitarist, Stephen Doster, whose name has appeared
on dozens of records, including credits with Willie Nelson, Dr. John, and Double Trouble. “Arizona
is only my fourth record as an artist,” he says, “But it’s the record I always
hoped I would make.”
Since the late 2014 release of Arizona, Doster’s first solo album in 18 years,
the record has established a substantial foothold in his home base of
Austin. The recognition has been a
long time coming for this songwriter, producer, and guitarist, whose musical
story starts in 1982, when he was a young man on top of the world, recording
his debut album with James
Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders
producing it.
“During the sessions, Jimmy was called back to London to cut a new Pretenders single,” Doster
remembers. “He was coming right back to Texas as soon as he was done.” The rest of the story is a public and sad
event in music history. For Doster, it was very personal.
“A friend entered my room about 48 hours after Jimmy left,” Doster says. “Jimmy’s
wife Peggy Sue sent him over to tell
me that Jimmy had died because she
didn’t want me to hear about it on the radio first. He was a great mentor to me and it was a
horrific loss for the music world.”
In a funk, Doster
put the recordings on hold and headed to Nashville with Nanci Griffith and Lyle
Lovett to play guitar on Griffith’s
Once
In A Very Blue Moon album. It was there that Doster decided to put what he had learned from Honeyman-Scott to use, embarking on a career as a record producer. Since that time, Doster has helmed over 70 albums by mostly Texas-based acts, while
continuing to make a living by writing songs for others and performing hundreds
of shows a year.
Doster paid tribute to his friend by releasing Arizona
on November 4th, the day that would have been Honeyman-Scott’s 58th birthday.
Stephen
Doster is available for
interviews. Contact Josh
Bloom at Fanatic for
more information.
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Stephen Doster
Arizona
(Atticus Records – Out Now)
Track Listing:
03. Your Simple Mind
04. I Found You
05. Second Story Balcony
06. Enough For Everyone
07. Baby There’s No One Like You
08. Pistol Pete
09. Throwin’ The Ball
10. Into The Night
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Stephen Doster Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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