Speak Spanish, French and English FLUENTLY!!
Stone Stedman who has the uncanny ability of speaking Spanish, French and English FLUENTLY has been on the US country scene since the 90’s when he played opposite Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers in Casinos across Nevada with the group Ron Pearson and the Ron Dons of Hee-Haw fame. Going on to re-open the Sands Casino moving up and down the Las Vegas strip performing in all the following Casinos, MGM Grand, Barbary Coast, Flamingo, Sam’s Town, Royal Casino, Caesars, and many others. Ending up in Los Angeles as a singer/songwriter/professional drummer working with many artist to re-write lyrics in Spanish for such songs as “Rise” song of the year and Herb Alperts biggest hit of his career. Now Stone write his own tunes “3 Nights In Vegas” and many more to come!
Stone Stedman’s “3 Nights in Vegas” CD is like that old Donny Osmond hit, a little bit country and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. More than that, though, the 13 songs this venerable bandleader (known for decades of work on the Vegas strip,) plies his trade in songs that dabble in Cajun, Tex-Mex, mainstream country and rock, and even contemporary Top 40 pop. It is an eclectic mix but convincing in its various aspects. The multi-lingual Stedman smoothly sings in French on the John Denver-like ballad, “J’aimerai Toujour,” Spanish on two songs (an Enrique Iglesias-styled Top 40 song) “Donde Vas” and the pure Mexicana of “Middle,” but in English on the Freddy Fender-styled Tex -Mex-meets Cajun-concoction, “Come Home.” The rest of the CD features varied textures, with the mainstream country swing of “3 Nights in Vegas” and “Ready to Try,” a synth-drenched pop song called “Pride,” and the country-rock of “Victims.” While the range of material may at first glance seem a stretch, the versatile Stone Stedman proves his mettle by pulling it all together on the CD, “3 Nights in Vegas.”
