Steve Ferguson

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by Stewart Mason
Although he'll probably forever be known as the guy who changed the name of the New Rhythm and Blues Quintet to the New Rhythm and Blues Quartet when he left Nrbq after two albums, Steve Ferguson has had a healthy solo career in the decades since.



Born in Louisville, KY, Ferguson first hooked up with pianist Terry Adams in high school, where the pair formed a group called the Merseybeats (no relation to the Liverpool group who did "I Stand Accused"). When that group broke up, Ferguson and Adams moved to Miami, where they met the remnants of a band called the Story of Us and formed Nrbq in 1967. Ferguson played on the group's self-titled debut and its collaboration with Carl Perkins, Boppin' the Blues. He left the group in 1970, replaced by Big Al Anderson.



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