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STEPHEN ACKLES (Norway)                                                                     

Rock'n'roll and country singer/songwriter/pianist.  He started out in his teens as an Elvis imitator, but in the mid-'80s he heard Jerry Lee's music and moved in that direction.  In the late '80s, he recorded three albums for independent labels featuring a mix of good covers and original songs written in collaboration with guitarist Hans Uleberg. 

He was signed by Sony in 1992.  In the early '90s yours truly ran a record company, Fox Records, and released an album by Stephen titled 'If This Ain't Music' – after a song written by Narvel Felts especially for him.  The album, recorded in Kennett, Missouri, was nominated for a Country Award in Norway in 1991.