Steve Baxter (musician)

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Steve Baxter was an American songwriter and guitarist, best known as one of the founding members of the rock group Daniel Amos. [1] He died on 9 September 2020.

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References

  1. Allender, Mark W. B. "Biography: Daniel Amos". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 July 2010.