# Corey Stevens

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**Corey Stevens** (born August 6, 1954) is an American [blues](/source/Blues) guitarist from [Centralia, Illinois](/source/Centralia,_Illinois), United States.

## Biography

Stevens began playing guitar at age 11 and moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) after graduating from [Southern Illinois University](/source/Southern_Illinois_University) at Carbondale, to pursue a career in the music business. Stevens worked as a school teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District for ten years before signing a recording contract with the independent label, Eureka Records. He released his debut album in 1995, garnering comparisons to [Stevie Ray Vaughan](/source/Stevie_Ray_Vaughan) and [Eric Clapton](/source/Eric_Clapton), and scored a rock radio hit with the single, "Blue Drops of Rain." "One More Time" from his 1997 follow up, *Road To Zen*, was his highest charting single. It reached the top ten in Radio & Records and number 22 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* Mainstream Rock chart.

## Discography

### Albums/CDs

- *Blue Drops of Rain* (Eureka/Discovery, 1995) U.S. Blues number 7[1]
- *Road to Zen* (Eureka/Discovery, 1997) U.S. Blues number 4[1]
- *Getaway* (Eureka, 2000)
- *Bring on the Blues* (Fuel 2000/[Varèse Sarabande](/source/Var%C3%A8se_Sarabande), 2003) U.S. Blues number 15[1]
- *Back to Zen* (Self-released, 2003) - reissue of *Road to Zen*
- *Mean and Lean* (Self-released, 2003) - reissue of *Getaway*
- *Alone at Last* (Self-released, 2005)
- *Albertville* ([Ruf Records](/source/Ruf_Records), 2007)
- *Myth Live* (Self-released, 2008) - 2CD
- *The Dreaming Man* (Self-released, 2010)
- *Galaxy Radio* (Self-released, 2012)
- *Rumors in the Ether* (Self-released, 2014)
- *The Party's Gonna Go On* (Self-released, 2018)

### Singles

- 1995: "The Brothers" from *Blue Drops of Rain*
- 1996: "It's Over" from *Blue Drops of Rain*
- 1996: "Blue Drops of Rain" from *Blue Drops of Rain*
- 1996: "Crosscut Saw" from *Blue Drops of Rain*
- 1997: "Road to Zen" from *Road to Zen*
- 1997: "One More Time" from *Road to Zen* (U.S. Main Rock number 22)
- 1998: "My Neighborhood" from *Road to Zen*
- 2003: "Lonesome Road Blues" from *Bring on the Blues*
- 2003: "Triple Jack" from *Bring on the Blues*
- 2003: "You're So Evil" from *Bring on the Blues*

### Music videos

Year Video Director 1996 "Blue Drops of Rain" Susan Johnson 1997 "One More Time" 2002 "Road To Zen Tour (DVD)"

## References

1. Jana Pendragon. ["Corey Stevens | Biography"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/corey-stevens-mn0000119470/biography). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved 2014-07-12.

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