Steve Caton

[[Image:Steve caton (Small).jpg|right|thumb|Photo of Steve Caton by James Bradford, circa 1996|218x218px]]

'''Steve Caton''' is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and visual artist, perhaps best known for a lengthy association with [[Tori Amos]].

== Career == Caton's first band experience was as a member of Pegasus in the late 1970s. He first gained widespread attention as the guitarist for [[Y Kant Tori Read]], featuring the then-unknown singer [[Tori Amos]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amanda Hatfield|title=Tori Amos' lost hair metal album 'Y Kant Tori Read' gets a digital release (listen)|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/tori-amos-lost-hair-metal-album-y-kant-tori-read-gets-a-digital-release-listen/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Y Kant Tori Read Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/y-kant-tori-read-mn0000684755/biography|access-date=2021-11-29|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> That band released one self-titled album in 1988.<ref>{{Citation|title=Y Kant Tori Read - Y Kant Tori Read {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/y-kant-tori-read-mw0000199588|language=en|access-date=2021-11-29}}</ref> After that band split, Caton served as a session musician for artists in a variety of genres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Steve Caton Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steve-caton-mn0001209445|access-date=2021-11-29|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1992-01-02|title=IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY BAND . . . : The Story of T.S.O.L. Brings Them to 'Hell and Back Together'|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-02-ol-7749-story.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> When Amos went solo in the early 1990s, Caton played on all of her albums and the associated tours until 1999.<ref>{{Citation|title=To Venus and Back - Tori Amos {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-venus-and-back-mw0000251383/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-11-29}}</ref>

Caton also wrote and produced music for movies and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=25 Bodacious Facts About the Original 'Point Break'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/25-bodacious-facts-about-the-original-1326424954028086.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=www.yahoo.com|date=25 December 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref> He started a band called Binge with [[Matt Sorum]] (also a former member of Y Kant Tori Read) in 1997. That band released one album.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Music We Trust - Binge: Crash|url=https://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/30e02.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=www.inmusicwetrust.com}}</ref> Caton then moved into a career in graphic arts and video production, particularly for the surfboard industry.

== See also == *''A Life of Its Own'' (2002)

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