Steve Poltz

Steve Poltz is a singer-songwriter and guitar player in San Diego, California. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 19 February 1960.

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Singer-songwriter - Guitar - San Diego - California - Halifax - Nova Scotia - Canada - 19 February - 1960

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Steve was a founding member of a band called The Rugburns, and is usually called "Poltz".

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Steve Poltz is relatively well known for musically collaborating with Jewel Kilcher in the 1990s and early 2000s. Poltz co-wrote Jewel's hit song "You Were Meant For Me" (which apeared on her 1995 album Pieces of You) and some of her lesser known songs. Many live recordings exist of duets performed by the pair. He often played with Jewel before she became famous in San Diego at local establishments such as the Interchange Coffeehouse and Java Joe's. Poltz has appeared on MTV, and was a guitar player in Jewel's band during her 2000 Spirit World Tour. As a solo artist, he was one of the opening acts of the tour.

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Jewel Kilcher - 1990s - 2000s - 1995 - Album - Pieces of You - San Diego - Interchange Coffeehouse - Java Joe's - MTV - 2000

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More recently, Poltz has collaborated as a song writer with A. J. Croce on Croce's 2004 album Adrian James Croce.

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A. J. Croce - 2004 - Adrian James Croce

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Poltz's debut solo album earned three and a half stars from Rolling Stone. He was awarded the title of ?San Diego?s Most Influential Artist of the Decade? at the San Diego Music Awards. His musical style is typically acoustic guitar, somewhat upbeat, with humor filled lyrics. The uniqueness and fun playful nature of his music has earned him a loyal fan base.

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Rolling Stone - San Diego Music Awards - Acoustic

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