Steve Ripley

Steve Ripley relocated with his family from his birthplace of Boise, Idaho to a farm near Pawnee, Oklahoma. Originally working on the farm as well as around town, Ripley turned his attention to music in his spare time. After performing his first gig at Glencoe High School around 1964, Ripley began playing with a band calledtThe Cobras. He also attended Oklahoma State University to persue a degree in broadcast journalism. While performing around the Southern honky-tonk circuit, the musician became adept at working the controls, becoming an engineer on albums by Leon Russell, R...