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Stephen (Steve) Paul Madden was born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 1, 1955.

Steve started playing drums at age 7; introduced by his Uncle Todd Kenney. Todd Kenney was a Jazz drummer/pianist from New York.

Encouraged by his parents, John and Mary Madden, Steve took drum lessons from Bernard Purdee's drum teacher at the Framingham Music Store in Framingham, MA..

The British Invasion bands from the '60's (The Animals, Beatles, Stones, etc.,) spawned Steve's drum style. He was recruited by Cowboy Mach Bell (Joe Perry Project/Thundertrain) from Holliston, MA. for the band Joe Flash from 1968 to 1971.

Steve moved on to play with Tom Bruno from Simon Pure between 1971 and 1973. He also played drums for Daniel Walek's band(s) from 1970 to 1973; when he decided to move to Canada.

Landing in Toronto, Steve along with his best friend, Dan Walek, decided it was time to expand his musical talent and picked up the electric guitar. He quickly mastered the teachings mentored by Danny Walek; and has since been listed as the number 38 top guitarist in the world.

Since then Steve Madden has won accolades for his melodic and seasoned writing style. He was the lead vocalist-lead guitarist of the band Reckless from 1978-1988. Steve's ground breaking vocal and guitar harmonies garnered success in Europe, the U.K., and Canada. Positive articles written by Paul Suter and Geoff Barton (Sounds Magazine, Kerrang Magazine, New Musical Express (1979-1985) supported Reckless as they opened for artists as diverse as Saga, Jethro Tull, Iron Maiden, Status Quo, Billy Preston, Accept, Krokus, Pat Travers, and Ronnie Hawkins, etc..

Reckless showcased on the prestigious Live Video show, Pop-Rock/Bravo Magazine, in Munich, Germany in 1980; headlined by Queen and Jethro Tull to 6 million viewers from Germany and central Europe. Reckless was also included in Martin Popoff's book "The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties". Steve Madden's Reckless cut "The Wheels of Love" finished just behind Honeymoon Suite's hit 'New Girl Now' on Toronto's Q-107 Homegrown Vol.5 album, 1983.

Canada's Much Music featured the underground metal hit Hot 'n' Ready (Reckless-1984), as well as an interview with Laurie Brown on The Power Hour (1988) including the debut of Marshal Law's Sixteen & Excited demo-cut... before the video was even created. The actual video of Sixteen & Excited was aired through-out the '90s on The Power Hour; and selected for Mr. T's television show T.N.T.. Marshal Law's 'Read Em' and Weep' album also caught the attention of the producers of television shows 'Life With Derek' and The Jane Show; with the song (All Night) Rock 'n' Roll Party''. Continued "high fives" hi-lighted Marshal Law from 1989-1999.

Steve Madden's latest band The Prime Rockers has combined the melody and power of Reckless with the grittier 'n' bluesy subtleties of Marshal Law. (1999-2010). The Prime Rockers have completed 2 albums 'Rock 'n' Roll 101' (2001-2005 *various pressings) and Secrets of Metal (2010). Steve has also released a solo album of various ballads, blues, R & B, and country rock influences called Songsmith (2005-2008); and recorded the definitive blues project with Ben Bergmann, The Delta Drivers (2006).

Page text. http://www.theprimerockers.com JagmarKytten 00:50, 30 November 2010 (UTC)