Steve Nathan
Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios.
Biography
Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring with LeBlanc and Carr, he participated in the recording of Lenny LeBlanc’s first solo record. For the next 14 years, Steve played on records produced by Rick Hall at FAME Studios, often teaming with Roger Hawkins on drums and David Hood on bass.In 1991, Nathan moved to Nashville, where he became a member of the A-Team of session musicians.
Awards
In 2001, Nathan became a member of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.In 2007, Nathan won The Academy of Country Music's Top Piano/Keyboards Player of the Year Award.
Nathan was named "Keyboardist of the Year" by MusicRow Magazine for 13 consecutive years.
Discography
This section contains a partial list of albums Nathan has contributed to.1978 - 1982
- 1978: Pete Carr - Multiple Flash
- 1978: Dobie Gray - Midnight Diamond
- 1979: Dobie Gray - Dobie Gray
- 1979: Lobo - Lobo
- 1979: Eddy Mitchell - C'Est Bien Fait
- 1980: Birtles & Goble - The Last Romance
- 1980: David Allan Coe - I've Got Something to Say
- 1980: Gail Davies - The Game
- 1980: Janie Fricke - From the Heart
- 1980: Spyro Gyra - Catching the Sun
- 1981: Baby Brother - Baby Brother
- 1981: The Dillman Band - Lovin' the Night Away
- 1981: Eddie Kendricks - Love Keys
- 1981: Frederick Knight - Knight Time
- 1982: Levon Helm - Levon Helm
- 1982: Bertie Higgins - Just Another Day in Paradise
- 1982: The Oak Ridge Boys - Christmas
- 1982: Jerry Reed - The Bird
- 1982: Jerry Reed - The Man with the Golden Thumb
- 1982: Hank Williams Jr. - High Notes
1983 - 1986
- 1983: Clarence Carter - Love Me With a Feeling
- 1983: Millie Jackson - E.S.P.
- 1983: Jimmy Jones - Let's Talk about Jesus
- 1983: Bill Lamb - Riff Rockin'
- 1983: Mac McAnally - Nothing But the Truth
- 1983: Percy Sledge - Percy!
- 1983: Hank Williams, Jr. - Strong Stuff
- 1984: Clarence Carter - Singing for My Supper
- 1984: Deborah Allen - Let Me Be the First
- 1984: Jerry Lee Lewis - I Am What I Am
- 1985: Linda Clifford - My Heart's on Fire
- 1985: The Forester Sisters - The Forester Sisters
- 1985: Mink DeVille - Sportin' Life
- 1986: Billy "Crash" Craddock - Crash Craddock
- 1986: Lacy J. Dalton - Highway Diner
- 1986: Steve Earle - Guitar Town
- 1986: The Forester Sisters - Perfume, Ribbons & Pearls
- 1986: Luther Ingram - Luther Ingram
- 1986: The Kendalls - Fire at First Sight
- 1986: The Oak Ridge Boys - Christmas Again
1987 - 1992
- 1987: T. Graham Brown - Brilliant Conversationalist
- 1987: The Forester Sisters - You Again
- 1987: Johnny Paycheck - Modern Times
- 1987: T. G. Sheppard - One for the Money
- 1988: Glenn Frey - Soul Searchin'
- 1988: Dana McVicker - Dana McVicker
- 1989: Bobby "Blue" Bland - Midnight Run
- 1989: Connie Francis - Where the Hits Are
- 1989: Johnnie Taylor - Crazy 'bout You
- 1990: Mark Chesnutt - Too Cold at Home
- 1990: Connie Francis - Among My Souvenirs
- 1990: Steve Wariner - Laredo
- 1991: Bobby "Blue" Bland - Portrait of the Blues
- 1991: Billy Dean - Billy Dean
- 1991: Doug Stone - I Thought It Was You
- 1991: Tony Joe White - Closer to the Truth
- 1992: Alabama - American Pride
- 1992: Joan Baez - Play Me Backwards
- 1992: Mark Chesnutt - Longnecks & Short Stories
- 1992: Holly Dunn - Getting It Dunn
- 1992: Vince Gill - I Still Believe in You
- 1992: Alan Jackson - New Traditional
- 1992: Wynonna Judd - Wynonna
- 1992: John Michael Montgomery - Life's a Dance
- 1992: Doug Stone - From the Heart
- 1992: Michelle Wright - Now and Then
- 1992: Trisha Yearwood - Hearts in Armor
1993 - 1994
- 1993: Mark Chesnutt - Almost Goodbye
- 1983: Darryl & Don Ellis - Day in the Sun
- 1993: John Jarvis - Balancing Act
- 1993: Wynonna Judd - Tell Me Why
- 1993: Dude Mowrey - Dude Mowrey
- 1993: Ronna Reeves - What Comes Naturally
- 1993: Clay Walker - Clay Walker
- 1993: Trisha Yearwood - The Song Remembers When
- 1994: David Ball - Thinkin' Problem
- 1994: Mark Chesnutt - What a Way to Live
- 1994: Cleve Francis - You've Got Me Now
- 1994: Vince Gill - When Love Finds You
- 1994: Michael James - Closer to the Fire
- 1994: Lenny LeBlanc - All My Dreams
- 1994: Reba McEntire - Read My Mind
- 1994: Jamie O'Hara - Rise Above It
- 1994: Pearl River - Pearl River
- 1994: Prescott-Brown - Already Restless
- 1994: George Strait - Lead On
- 1994: Clay Walker - If I Could Make a Living
- 1994: Michelle Wright - The Reasons Why
1995 - 1996
- 1995: 4 Runner - 4 Runner
- 1995: Alabama - In Pictures
- 1995: Tracy Byrd - Love Lessons
- 1995: Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs For This?
- 1995: Mark Collie - Tennessee Plates
- 1995: Joe Diffie - Life's So Funny
- 1995: Ty England - Ty England
- 1995: Ty Herndon - What Mattered Most
- 1995: Tim McGraw - All I Want
- 1995: Martina McBride - Wild Angels
- 1995: Reba McEntire - Starting Over
- 1995: Rita MacNeil - Porch Songs
- 1995: Dolly Parton - Something Special
- 1995: Ronna Reeves - After the Dance
- 1995: Sawyer Brown - This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All
- 1995: Victoria Shaw - In Full View
- 1995: Dusty Springfield - A Very Fine Love
- 1995: Russ Taff - Winds of Change
- 1995: B. J. Thomas - I Believe
- 1995: Trisha Yearwood - Thinkin' About You
- 1996: Rhett Akins - Somebody New
- 1996: John Berry - Faces
- 1996: Paul Brandt - Calm Before the Storm
- 1996: Terri Clark - Just the Same
- 1996: Billy Dean - It's What I Do
- 1996: Ty England - Two Ways to Fall
- 1996: Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound
- 1996: Ty Herndon - Living in a Moment
- 1996: Wynonna Judd - Revelations
- 1996: Mark Knopfler - Golden Heart
- 1996: Jeane Manson - Country Girl
- 1996: Jo Dee Messina - Jo Dee Messina
- 1996: John Michael Montgomery - What I Do the Best
- 1996: David Lee Murphy - Gettin' Out the Good Stuff
- 1996: LeAnn Rimes - Blue
- 1996: Marty Stuart - Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best
- 1996: Lari White - Don't Fence Me In
- 1996: Trisha Yearwood - Everybody Knows
1997 - 1998
- 1997: Beth Nielsen Chapman - Sand and Water
- 1997: Mark Chesnutt - Thank God for Believers
- 1997: Bill Hullett - Two-Lane Blacktop
- 1997: Toby Keith - Dream Walkin
- 1997: The Kinleys - Just Between You and Me
- 1997: Jim Lauderdale - Whisper
- 1997: Terry McMillan - Somebody's Comin
- 1997: Lorrie Morgan - Shakin' Things Up
- 1997: David Lee Murphy - We Can't All Be Angels
- 1997: Regina Regina - Regina Regina
- 1997: LeAnn Rimes -
- 1997: George Strait - Carrying Your Love With Me
- 1997: William Topley - Black River
- 1997: Clay Walker - Rumor Has It
- 1997: Bryan White - The Right Place
- 1997: Lee Ann Womack - Lee Ann Womack
- 1997: Chely Wright - Let Me In
- 1998: Deana Carter - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- 1998: Jim Collins - The Next Step
- 1998: Ty Herndon - Big Hopes
- 1998: Faith Hill - Faith
- 1998: Danni Leigh - 29 Nights
- 1998: Martina McBride - White Christmas
- 1998: Jo Dee Messina - I'm Alright
- 1998: Olivia Newton-John - Back With a Heart
- 1998: Collin Raye - The Walls Came Down
- 1998: LeAnn Rimes - Sittin' on Top of the World
- 1998: George Strait - One Step at a Time
- 1998: William Topley - Mixed Blessing
- 1998: Steve Wariner - Burnin' the Roadhouse Down
1999 - 2000
- 1999: Atlanta Rhythm Section - Eufaula
- 1999: Brooks & Dunn - Tight Rope
- 1999: Tracy Byrd - It's About Time
- 1999: Kenny Chesney - Everywhere We Go
- 1999: Mark Chesnutt - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
- 1999: Jennifer Day - The Fun of Your Love
- 1999: Dixie Chicks - Fly
- 1999: Faith Hill - Breathe
- 1999: Toby Keith - How Do You Like Me Now?!
- 1999: Lonestar - Lonely Grill
- 1999: Tim McGraw - A Place in the Sun
- 1999: Montgomery Gentry - Tattoos & Scars
- 1999: George Strait - Always Never the Same
- 1999: Steve Wariner - Two Teardrops
- 2000: Alabama - When It All Goes South
- 2000: Jessica Andrews - Who I Am
- 2000: Lisa Angelle - Lisa Angelle
- 2000: Billy Ray Cyrus - Southern Rain
- 2000: Sara Evans - Born to Fly
- 2000: Vince Gill - Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
- 2000: Sonya Isaacs - Sonya Isaacs
- 2000: Wynonna Judd - New Day Dawning
- 2000: The Kinleys - II
- 2000: Jo Dee Messina - Burn
- 2000: George Strait - George Strait
- 2000: Aaron Tippin - People Like Us
- 2000: Steve Wariner - Faith in You
- 2000: Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
- 2000: Trisha Yearwood - Real Live Woman
2001 - 2004
- 2001: 3 of Hearts - 3 of Hearts
- 2001: Brooks & Dunn - Steers & Stripes
- 2001: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Time* Sex* Love*
- 2001: Faith Hill - There You'll Be
- 2001: Jewel - This Way
- 2001: Toby Keith - Pull My Chain
- 2001: Tim McGraw - Set This Circus Down
- 2001: SHeDAISY - The Whole SHeBANG
- 2001: George Strait - The Road Less Traveled
- 2002: Kenny Chesney - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
- 2002: Faith Hill - Cry
- 2002: Toby Keith - Unleashed
- 2002: Tim McGraw - Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors
- 2002: Olivia Newton-John -
- 2002: Rascal Flatts - Melt
- 2003: Gary Allan - See if I Care
- 2003: Wynonna Judd - What the World Needs Now is Love
- 2003: Toby Keith - Shock'n Y'all
- 2003: Kenny Rogers - Back to the Well
- 2003: George Strait - Honkytonkville
- 2003: Josh Turner - Long Black Train
- 2004: Andy Griggs - This I Gotta See
- 2004: Carolyn Dawn Johnson - Dress Rehearsal
- 2004: Willie Nelson - It Always Will Be
- 2004: Keith Urban - Be Here
- 2004: Phil Vassar - Shaken Not Stirred
- 2004: Gretchen Wilson - Here for the Party
2005 - 2008
- 2005: Trace Adkins - Songs About Me
- 2005: Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio
- 2005: Jace Everett - Jace Everett
- 2005: Toby Keith - Honkytonk University
- 2005: Joe Nichols - III
- 2005: LeAnn Rimes - This Woman
- 2005: George Strait - Somewhere Down in Texas
- 2005: Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
- 2005: Gretchen Wilson - All Jacked Up
- 2006: Bob Seger - Face the Promise
- 2006: George Strait - It Just Comes Natural
- 2007: Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
- 2007: Toby Keith - Big Dog Daddy
- 2007: Tracy Lawrence - For the Love
- 2007: LeAnn Rimes - Family
- 2007: Gretchen Wilson - One of the Boys
- 2007: Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love
- 2008: Toby Keith - That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy
- 2008: George Strait - Troubadour
- 2008: Randy Travis - Around the Bend
2009 - 2014
- 2009: Reba McEntire - Keep on Loving You
- 2009: Martina McBride - Shine
- 2009: George Strait - Twang
- 2010: Gary Allan - Get Off on the Pain
- 2010: Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks
- 2010: Toby Keith - Bullets in the Gun
- 2010: Josh Turner - Haywire
- 2011: Lauren Alaina - Wildflower
- 2011: Terri Clark - Roots and Wings
- 2011: Sara Evans - Stronger
- 2011: Toby Keith - Clancy's Tavern
- 2011: George Strait - Here for a Good Time
- 2011: Chris Young - Neon
- 2012: Troy Cassar-Daley - Home
- 2012: Toby Keith - Hope on the Rocks
- 2012: Tim McGraw - Emotional Traffic
- 2012: Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
- 2013: Gary Allan - Set You Free
- 2013: Toby Keith - Drinks After Work
- 2013: Tim McGraw - Two Lanes of Freedom
- 2013: George Strait - Love is Everything
- 2013: Chris Young - A.M.
- 2014: Tim McGraw - Sundown Heaven Town
- 2014: Jo Dee Messina - Me
2015 - present
- 2015: Toby Keith - 35 MPH Town
- 2015: Reba McEntire - Love Somebody
- 2015: Tim McGraw - Damn Country Music
- 2016: John Berry - What I Love the Most
- 2016: Mark Chesnutt - Tradition Lives
- 2016: Randy Houser - Fired Up
- 2016: Cyndi Lauper - Detour
- 2016: Faith Hill - Deep Tracks
- 2016: Craig Morgan - A Whole Lot More to Me
- 2016: Joanne Shaw Taylor - Wild
- 2017: Toby Keith - The Bus Songs
- 2017: Joe Nichols - Never Gets Old
- 2017: Charley Pride - Music in My Heart