Stephen Ashbrook (born January 10, 1971, in

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) is a Phoenix, Arizona based singer songwriter. Ashbrook rose to fame in the mid-1990s in his home state of

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, riding the wave of the Tempe music scene while performing with his band Satellite. Many bands, including the

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, The Refreshments and

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, found success with this guitar-driven rock music. Ashbrook has toured with

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, among others, and has performed for

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Discography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashbrook, Stephen Living people American male singer-songwriters 1969 births Singer-songwriters from Oregon Singer-songwriters from Arizona