Steve Wariner

Steve began his career by playing guitar for Dottie West at age 17.


I was privileged to see Steve Wariner as his career was taking off in 1981 at a venue called Duke’s Country (the same place that Ronnie Dunn cut his teeth as the house band for several years) in Tulsa, OK. I knew then he was destined for great things. A year later, he was setting atop the charts with All Roads Lead To You.

In the late ‘90s, Steve was once again making a name for himself as a song writer penning such hits as Longneck Bottle (which he sung as a duet with Garth Brooks) and Nothin’ But the Taillights with Clint Black.

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Wariner then signed with Capitol Records and offered Holes in the Floor of Heaven, which won the CMA single and song of the year in 1998. A collaboration with Asleep at the Wheel brought Wariner his second Grammy in 1999.


Steve joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1996.

I say Steve should pack up and move a few hundred miles northwest and open a theater in Branson and let thousands of old and new fans enjoy his music live.


F. M.