Just a Simple Man

The last thing Stevie's mother asked him before she passed away, was for him to be proud of the name that she had given him. Because he had used various stage names throughout his career she was very concerned, as this was the first thing she had ever given him and now ended up being the last thing she asked him to be proud of, because of the people his name represented. So, he promised his mother and now is known exclusively by his birth name; Stephen Louis Edwards. This CD is a culmination of his life's experiences. Starting out as a street singer in Hollywood, California back in the 70's. He has worked with '. Barbara Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller and Al Jarreau just to name a few. In the early days appearing at Doug Weston's Troubadour in West Hollywood, He was lucky enough to perform on the same stage with such legendary acts as The Eagles, Oingo Boingo, Tom Waits and many other recording artists. Stephen sang in a nationally distributed Toyota commercial in the early 80's. Do you remember the jingle "From Toyota"? That was Stephen! Barbara Streisand chose Stephen as the new lead singer in the Speedway Band in her hit movie 'A Star Is Born'. Stephen Louis Edwards: 'This is as real as it gets. Give it a listen and see if you don't agree...' Stephen just got home from a week in the hospital recuperating from a heart operation, when within 15 minutes the phone rang. The voice on the other end was so excited. A woman kept telling him how his song 'Have No Doubts' had saved her life. She said 'I was so depressed and truly ready to commit suicide when track #14 on your CD started to play and all at once the healing power of God came over me through your words. You have a Divine gift in your music. She kept thanking him over and over again.' When the call had ended, a bewildered Stephen turned to his wife and said 'I didn't even think anybody was listening'...