Steve Fossen is an American bassist and a founding member of the band

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Early life

Fossen was born in

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, Washington, son of Fern and Norman Fossen. His mother was a nurse and his father served during

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in the Signal Corps and then was a Merchant Marine stationed in Japan. He attended Inglemoor High School, during which he began working as a musician in the Kenmore and

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with his friend Roger Fisher. Fisher's older brother Mike was their manager and arranged for gigs and negotiated for gainful compensation.

Career

Fossen began playing bass professionally in 1965. In 1967, he and schoolmate Roger Fisher started the band that would become Heart. Ann Wilson joined the group in 1971 followed by her sister Nancy two years later. After completing the band’s sixth album ''Private Audition'' in 1982, Fossen and

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left the group due to mismanagement and "creative differences". Fossen was inducted into the

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on April 18, 2013 as a member of Heart. Fossen and his current group Heart By Heart, with former Heart drummer

continue to perform the songs that made the members of Heart famous. He has also been a member of Café Authors.

References

External links

Heart By Heart official website
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