| Name |
Steve Poltz |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
19-February-1960 |
| Place of Birth |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Famous for |
singing |
Poltz was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and later immigrated with his family to Pasadena, California, then to Palm Springs, California. While attending the University of San Diego, where he received a degree in political science, he met guitarist Robert Driscoll and formed The Rugburns.
Poltz and his bandmates developed a local and national cult following by playing coffeehouses and bars. While performing dates at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego, he formed a professional and personal relationship with Jewel, frequently opening for her on tours, co-writing songs, and appearing in her music video for "You Were Meant For Me." Poltz has also done live renditions of some Jerry Hannan songs at live gigs.
In 1998, Poltz released his first solo album, One Left Shoe for Mercury Records. A disagreement in the artistic direction of his material led to him leaving the label and forming his own company, 98 Pounder Records. Five years later, he recorded Chinese Vacation, an album heavily influenced by the events of September 11th and the murder of one of his closest friends. During a radio interview and performance on the Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw radio program, he performed a "male" version of "You Were Meant For Me". During the bridge, he went on a 5-minute rant on David Cassidy and assorted stories in Las Vegas, including one that led to the album name "One Left Shoe". Poltz also performed the song on the Bob and Tom Show and included the David Cassidy/Las Vegas story during the bridge.
In 2000, Poltz was awarded the title of “San Diego’s Most Influential Artist of the Decade” at the 2000 San Diego Music Awards.In 2012, Poltz guest-starred in the web series, Up the Creek as a Canadian country singer named Peeve Stoltz. He improvised the songs in the episode during filming.Poltz has collaborated as a songwriter with A. J. Croce on Croce's 2004 album Adrian James Croce.According to his website biography, Poltz considers "Everything About You" to be the favorite among his own songs. It appears on the soundtrack album to the movie Notting Hill.
Poltz is known to name his various guitars. They include Smokey Joe, which he saved from being destroyed, Clickity-Clack, Flowerpot, and Trailer-Trash. Unfortunately, Clickity-Clack went missing after someone stole his Ford pickup.
