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A highly respected session player, Stephen Dees has played bass and sung for Hall & Oates, Tony Carey, Pat Travers, and Todd Rundgren. Recording his debut solo album, Hip Shot, produced by Daryl Hall, in 1977, he joined with ex-Santana and Journey drummer Michael Shrieve to form Novo Combo in the early '80s. The group's albums -- Novo Combo, released in 1981, and Animation Generation, released a year later -- included two hits, "Up Periscope" and "City Bound," co-written with Desmond Child, and a Top Five MTV video, "Animation Generation." In 1990 and 1991, he toured with Lonesome Dave's Foghat. Dees has performed in a duo, the Bandeees, that he shares with his wife, Patricia Ann Dees, since the mid-'90s. Releasing their debut album, They Fly Around, in 1998, they followed it with Big Day a year later. They reached their peak with two impressive albums -- Saffon and Three -- in 2002. At the Songwriters Showcase of America, they received awards for Best Vocal Performance From a Duo, Best Writing Team, and Best Vocal Group. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
