Steve Roslonek (born September 12, 1971) is an American

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performer whose band SteveSongs has garnered several awards from parenting organizations, such as the

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and the iParenting Media Awards. His music is featured on the Miss Lori and Hooper segments of

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Preschool Destination, where he appears as "Mr. Steve" and performs original songs between other programs. Prior to his career as a recording artist, Roslonek graduated from

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and performed with a professional

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group on

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. After graduation, he worked as a business and technology consultant with

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. He began performing in 1997 and moved to a full-time recording career in 1999. He tours extensively around the country, performing between 200 and 400 concerts in a year. Roslonek resides with his wife and children in

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Discography

*''Morning 'Til Night'' (1999): Parents' Choice Silver Award *''On a Flying Guitar'' (2000, reissued 2017): Parents' Choice Gold Award *''The King, the Mice and the Cheese'' (2001) *''Super Little Man'' (2003, reissued 2007): Parents' Choice Silver Award *''Marvelous Day!'': Parents' Choice Gold Award (2006, reissued 2017) *''Music Time with SteveSongs, Volume 1'': Features songs from his appearances on PBS Kids *''Music Time with SteveSongs, Volume 2'': Music from his 2010–2011 Appearances on PBS Kids. *''Orangutan Van'' (2012, reissued 2017)

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References

External links

SteveSongs official web site
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SteveSongs videos from PBS Kids
on

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"Bridge to Terabithia"
written by Steve Roslonek and sung by Mariel Ross.
"Bridge to Terabithia"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roslonek, Steve Living people American children's musicians Wesleyan University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 1971 births