Greg & Steve
{{Short description|American musical duo}}
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Greg & Steve are a musical duo based in Los Angeles, California. The duo, composed of Greg Scelsa (born October 29, 1947) and Steve Millang (born May 10, 1947), has been performing and recording children's music since 1975. Scelsa and Millang both perform as vocalists and guitarists.{{cite journal |title=Vets Greg & Steve are still Rockin' |author=McCormick, Moira |journal=Billboard Magazine |date=1996-06-22 |volume=108 |issue=25}} They have recorded 23 albums, a music video compilation, and a live concert DVD.{{cite web |title=Greg & Steve: CDs & Videos |url=http://www.gregandsteve.com/cds_videos.php |work=Greg & Steve Official web site |accessdate=2008-07-01}} Greg & Steve are marketed toward children from preschool age through primary school and have sold more than 10 million albums,{{cite news |title=Greg, Steve plan fun for Toledo youngsters |author=Schoenberg, Nara |work=The Blade |publisher=Block Communications |date=1998-04-24}} making them the best-selling children's music duo in the United States.{{cite news |title=Greg & Steve set for kids' museum |author=McKeel, Randy |work=The Commercial Appeal |publisher=E. W. Scripps Company |date=2005-04-14}} They also have a rigorous concert schedule, playing an average of 100 shows per year. They have even performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall.{{cite news |title=Greg & Steve: Educational pied pipers |author=Heffley, Lynne |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1994-05-09}}
Scelsa and Millang, who have known each other since high school, moved from their hometown of Newport Beach, California to Los Angeles to "be closer to the music business" in 1968. They took jobs as special education assistants, and soon started performing music for the children, many of whom had emotional or behavioral problems.{{cite news |title=Greg & Steve: Educational pied pipers |author=Heffley, Lynne |work=Los Angeles Times |date=1994-05-09 |quote=[Their] educational roots go back to 1968, when Scelsa and Millang, after playing in rock bands through high school, moved to Los Angeles 'to get closer to the music business,' Millang said. To pay the rent, they found jobs in special education classes as teacher assistants where 'they would ask us to bring our guitars in and we would stop cleaning paintbrushes and start singing to the kids.'}} Scelsa and Millang found that their music had a positive effect on children with disorders such as autism. For the next several years, they performed their music program for different schools. In 1975, Scelsa and Millang decided to form a record company, Youngheart Records, and presented a recording of their music to National Association for the Education of Young Children convention attendees. After receiving a positive reaction at the conference, Scelsa and Millang formed "Greg & Steve" and began selling their recordings in the educational market.
In 1991, Scelsa and Millang sold the majority interest of Youngheart Records to Creative Teaching Press and have expanded into internet and retail sales. The expansion allowed them to begin selling their music in larger markets such as retailers Barnes & Noble, and allowed them to focus on their music rather than on business tasks. As of 2002, Greg & Steve have received nine Parents' Choice Awards.{{cite news |title=Greg & Steve to perform |author=Neuhauser, Ken |work=The Courier-Journal |publisher=Gannett Company |date=2002-03-08}} In 2010, their album Jumpin' and Jammin was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=Nominees and Winners | GRAMMY.com |accessdate=2016-12-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archivedate=2012-02-01 }}
Discography
- 1975: We All Live Together, Vol. 1
- 1978: We All Live Together, Vol. 2
- 1979: We All Live Together, Vol. 3
- 1980: We All Live Together, Vol. 4
- 1983: On the Move
- 1983: Quiet Moments
- 1985: Kidding Around
- 1987: Kids in Motion
- 1989: Holidays & Special Times
- 1991: Playing Favorites
- 1991: Greg & Steve Live! in Concert
- 1993: Greg and Steve Musical Adventures (music video compilation)
- 1994: We All Live Together, Vol. 5
- 1995: Rockin' Down the Road
- 1997: Big Fun (which won a Children's Music Web Award in 1998)
- 2000: Kids in Action
- 2002: Fun & Games
- 2004: Ready Set Move
- 2006: Shake, Rattle & Rock
- 2006: Greg & Steve: Live in Concert for Children DVD
- 2007: Sing and Read with Greg & Steve
- 2009: Jumpin' and Jammin'
- 2010: Bounce & Boogie (2013 Creative Child Award Winner)
- 2021: Get Up & Dance
= We All Live Together, Vol. 1 track listing=
{{Track listing
| total_length = 32:07
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = We All Live Together
| length1 = 2:18
| title2 = ABC Rock
| length2 = 1:40
| title3 = Little Sir Echo (1)
| writer3 = Laura R. Smith, J.S. Frears
| length3 = 1:17
| title4 = Little Sir Echo (2)
| writer4 = Laura R. Smith, J.S. Frears
| length4 = 1:17
| title5 = Friendship March
| length5 = 2:03
| title6 = Loop 'd Loo
| writer6 = Traditional
| length6 = 2:56
| title7 = Good-Bye
| length7 = 2:17
| title8 = Round in a Circle
| length8 = 2:45
| title9 = Wiggle Wobble
| writer9 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Rock-A-Motion Choo Choo
| length10 = 3:12
| title11 = Skip to My Loo (1)
| writer11 = Traditional
| length11 = 2:15
| title12 = Skip to My Loo (2)
| writer12 = Traditional
| length12 = 2:15
| title13 = Quiet Time
| length13 = 2:40
}}
= We All Live Together, Vol. 2 track listing=
{{Track listing
| total_length = 30:59
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = Good Morning
| writer1 = Bill Fletcher
| length1 = 1:54
| title2 = The Number Rock
| length2 = 1:45
| title3 = The Months of the Year (English)
| length3 = 1:14
| title4 = The Months of the Year (Spanish)
| length4 = 1:14
| title5 = The Muffin Man
| writer5 = Traditional
| length5 = 1:38
| title6 = Listen and Move
| length6 = 4:50
| title7 = The World Is a Rainbow
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = Popcorn
| length8 = 3:20
| title9 = The Boogie Walk
| length9 = 2:20
| title10 = The Freeze
| length10 = 1:48
| title11 = She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (1)
| writer11 = Traditional
| length11 = 2:06
| title12 = She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain (2)
| writer12 = Traditional
| length12 = 1:45
| title13 = Resting
| length13 = 2:30
}}
= We All Live Together, Vol. 3 track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 15:03
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = Sing a Happy Song
| length1 = 2:34
| title2 = One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
| writer2 = Traditional
| length2 = 0:31
| title3 = Piggy Bank
| length3 = 1:54
| title4 = Shapes
| length4 = 2:18
| title5 = If You're Happy and You Know It
| writer5 = Traditional
| length5 = 1:50
| title6 = Simon Says (#1, Body Parts)
| length6 = 2:47
| title7 = Simon Says (#2)
| length7 = 2:47
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 17:19
| title8 = Disco Limbo
| length8 = 3:37
| title9 = Dancin' Machine
| length9 = 3:50
| title10 = Rock 'Round the Mulberry Bush (#1 Hygiene)
| writer10 = Traditional
| length10 = 3:20
| title11 = Rock 'Round the Mulberry Bush (#2)
| writer11 = Traditional
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = Nocturne
| writer12 = Frederic Chopin
| length12 = 2:30
}}
= We All Live Together, Vol. 4 track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 21:17
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = It's A Beautiful Day
| length1 = 1:54
| title2 = Hand Jive
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = The Days of the Week (English)
| writer3 = Christopher Moroney, Covita Moroney
| length3 = 1:00
| title4 = The Days of the Week (Spanish)
| writer4 = Christopher Moroney, Covita Moroney
| length4 = 1:00
| title5 = What If (Creative Dramatics)
| length5 = 6:03
| title6 = The Ugly Duckling
| writer6 = Frank Loesser
| length6 = 2:56
| title7 = Bingo
| writer7 = Traditional
| length7 = 1:38
| title8 = Everybody Has Music Inside
| writer8 = Greg Scelsa, David Kirschner
| length8 = 2:55
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 21:28
| title9 = Just Like Me (Mirror Movement)
| length9 = 2:08
| title10 = Ballin' the Jack
| writer10 = Jim Burris, Chris Smith
| length10 = 2:20
| title11 = Dance Medley
| writer11 = Greg Scelsa, Henry Mancini, Brian Wilson, Mike Love
| length11 = 5:19
| title12 = Across the Bridge (#1 Balance Beam)
| length12 = 3:50
| title13 = Across the Bridge (#2)
| length13 = 3:00
| title14 = Siesta
| length14 = 4:22
}}
=On the Move track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 17:39
| title1 = Rock to the Music
| length1 = 1:55
| title2 = Scat Like That
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = How Many Days?
| length3 = 1:05
| title4 = An Adventure in Space
| writer4 = Corky Green
| length4 = 7:46
| title5 = Friends
| length5 = 3:10
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 21:21
| title6 = Warmin' Up (1)
| length6 = 3:45
| title7 = Warmin' Up (2)
| length7 = 3:45
| title8 = Sports Dance
| writer8 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang
| length8 = 2:40
| title9 = On the Move
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Shoo Fly (1)
| writer10 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang
| length10 = 3:10
| title11 = Shoo Fly (2)
| writer11 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang
| length11 = 3:10
}}
= Quiet Moments track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 17:26
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| extra_column = Originally Taken From
| title1 = Winding Down
| writer1 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang, Robin Baltic, Sharman Davis Jamison
| extra1 = Siesta appears on We All Live Together, Vol. 4 (1980). Resting appears on We All Live Together, Vol. 2 (1978). Tradewinds appears on this album (1983)
| length1 = 11:05
| title2 = Daydreams
| writer2 = Tom Baker
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Quiet Time
| extra3 = We All Live Together, Vol. 1 (1975)
| length3 = 2:40
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 19:53
| extra_column = Originally Taken From
| title4 = Tradewinds
| length4 = 4:50
| title5 = Lotus Flower
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = Morning Mist
| writer6 = Christopher Moroney
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = Siesta
| extra7 = We All Live Together, Vol. 4 (1980)
| length7 = 4:22
| title8 = Skyward
| writer8 = Tom Baker
| length8 = 2:30
}}
=Kidding Around track listing=
{{Track listing
|headline = Side one
| total_length = 13:33
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = Say Hello
| writer1 = Christopher Moroney
| length1 = 2:00
| title2 = Copy Cat (1)
| writer2 = Greg Scelsa, Christopher Moroney & Covita Moroney
| length2 = 2:38
| title3 = Copy Cat (2)
| writer3 = Greg Scelsa, Christopher Moroney & Covita Moroney
| length3 = 1:50
| title4 = The Hugging Song
| length4 = 1:45
| title5 = Safety Break
| length5 = 2:55
| title6 = Believe In Yourself
| length6 = 2:38
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 17:25
| title7 = The Body Rock
| length7 = 2:35
| title8 = Hokey Pokey (1)
| writer8 = Traditional
| length8 = 2:40
| title9 = Hokey Pokey (2)
| writer9 = Traditional
| length9 = 2:40
| title10 = Jimmy Crack Corn
| writer10 = Traditional
| length10 = 2:30
| title11 = Rhyme Time (1)
| length11 = 3:00
| title12 = Rhyme Time (2)
| length12 = 3:00
}}
=Holidays & Special Times track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 16:57
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| extra_column = Originally Sung By
| title1 = If You Feel Like Rockin'
| writer1 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang
| length1 = 1:58
| title2 = Halloween on Parade
| length2 = 3:57
| title3 = The Party Line
| writer3 = Greg Scelsa, Steve Millang
| length3 = 3:31
| title4 = Jingle Bell Rock
| writer4 = Joe Beal, Jim Boothe
| extra4 = Bobby Helms
| length4 = 2:24
| title5 = Music Makes the World Go 'Round
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Somebody's Birthday
| length6 = 1:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 17:16
| title7 = This Land Is Your Land
| writer7 = Woody Guthrie
| extra7 = Woody Guthrie
| length7 = 2:46
| title8 = Peter Cottontail
| writer8 = Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins
| extra8 = Gene Autry
| length8 = 2:05
| title9 = Love Is
| length9 = 3:46
| title10 = A Man Named King
| writer10 = Greg Scelsa, Traditional, Martin Luther King Jr.
| length10 = 3:35
| title11 = Happy Thanksgiving to All
| writer11 = Steve Millang
| length11 = 2:45
| title12 = Goodbye and Farewell
| length12 = 2:08
}}
=Playing Favorites track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 16:34
| title1 = Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
| writer1 = Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert
| extra1 = Song of the South (1946)
| length1 = 2:05
| title2 = I've Been Working on the Railroad
| writer2 = Traditional
| length2 = 2:50
| title3 = Join in the Game
| writer3 = Traditional
| length3 = 2:43
| title4 = The Three Little Pigs Blues
| writer4 = Greg Scelsa, Michael Lewis
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Down by the Bay
| writer5 = Traditional
| length5 = 2:35
| title6 = We've Got the Whole World
| writer6 = Greg Scelsa, Traditional
| length6 = 3:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 14:50
| title7 = This Old Man
| writer7 = Traditional
| length7 = 3:00
| title8 = Ain't Gonna Rain No More/Rain Rain Go Away
| writer8 = Traditional
| length8 = 2:25
| title9 = Heavenly Music
| writer9 = Saul Chaplin
| length9 = 2:00
| title10 = Did You Ever See a Lassie?/The More We Get Together
| writer10 = Traditional
| length10 = 1:25
| title11 = Put Your Finger in the Air
| writer11 = Woody Guthrie
| length11 = 2:37
| title12 = Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
| writer12 = Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle, Greg Scelsa
| length12 = 3:10
}}
=We All Live Together, Vol 5. track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 18:42
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = We're All Together Again
| writer1 = Traditional, Greg Scelsa
| extra1 = We All Live Together appears on We All Live Together, Vol. 1 (1975)
| length1 = 1:35
| title2 = The Number Game
| writer2 = Greg Scelsa, Bill Fletcher
| length2 = 1:45
| title3 = I Like Potatoes
| length3 = 3:13
| title4 = A Walking We Will Go
| writer4 = Thomas Arne, Greg Scelsa
| length4 = 2:59
| title5 = Old Brass Wagon
| writer5 = Traditional
| length5 = 2:20
| title6 = Rainbow of Colors
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = Friends Forever
| writer7 = Greg Scelsa, John Debney
| length7 = 3:28
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 16:41
| title8 = Get Up and Go
| writer8 = Greg Scelsa, James Brown
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Rock 'n' Roll Rhythm Band
| length9 = 3:32
| title10 = Let's Go to the Market
| writer10 = Frank Leto, Greg Scelsa
| length10 = 2:53
| title11 = Down on the Farm
| writer11 = Greg Scelsa, Traditional
| length11 = 2:13
| title12 = Desert Nights
| writer12 = Steve Millang
| length12 = 4:09
}}
=Rockin' Down the Road track listing=
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| total_length = 20:32
| all_writing = Greg Scelsa, except where noted
| title1 = Rockin' the U.S.A.
| length1 = 3:54
| title2 = Sunshine Medley: You Are My Sunshine/This Little Light of Mine
| writer2 = Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell, Traditional
| length2 = 2:45
| title3 = Yellow Submarine
| writer3 = John Lennon, Paul McCartney
| extra3 = Revolver (1966)
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = Three Billy Goats Gruff
| writer4 = Greg Scelsa, Mike Lewis
| length4 = 4:30
| title5 = Riding in My Car
| writer5 = Woody Guthrie
| length5 = 3:04
| title6 = Snowflake
| length6 = 3:19
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| total_length = 16:28
| title7 = Can't Sit Still
| length7 = 3:15
| title8 = This Land Is Your Land
| writer8 = Woody Guthrie
| extra8 = Holidays & Special Times (1989)
| length8 = 2:46
| title9 = Dancin' Machine
| extra9 = We All Live Together, Vol. 3 (1979)
| length9 = 2:56
| title10 = Long Tall Texan
| writer10 = Henry Strzelecki
| length10 = 2:38
| title11 = And the Green Grass Grew All Around
| writer11 = Traditional
| length11 = 2:18
| title12 = Home on the Range
| writer12 = Daniel E. Kelley, Brewster M. Highley
| length12 = 2:35
}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.gregandsteve.com/index.php}}
- [https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/p17208coll5/id/65516/rec/5 Interview with Greg and Steve] about how they reach children through their music, All About Kids! TV Series #203 (1995)
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