Born 1941 (that makes him 68 today) he spent much of his life travelling the States, hopping trains, looking for farm labour. In the 60's he got some work sound engineering around the place, making acquantinces that included Janis Joplin and in the 80's, Kurt Cobain. In the 90's he worked with Modest Mouse on a bunch of stuff (back when they recorded in Isaac Brock's garage I think).
Of much of his life, he said in interview;
"Hobos are people who move around looking for work, tramps are people who move around but don't look for work, and bums are people who don't move and don't work. I've been all three."
In 2007 he appeared on TV in the UK on Later With Jules Holland, and almost overnight, seasick steve was a star. A last minute addition to the lineup that night, the audience were greeted by this amazing one-man band- this old guy with an epic beard tapping his foot on a wooden box ('the missisippi drum machine') and howling a three song set of rip-roarin' blues played on a three-string guitar.
Since then he's released two succesfull albums and played to crowds of 60000 at Glastonbury.
Check it out! Seasick Steve- too legit to quit.
Dog House Boogie [Watch]
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