Howe was born on 8 April 1947 in the north London area of Holloway. He grew up in a middle-class family apartment with three older siblings, brothers Phillip and John, and sister Stella, the son of Cyril Howe, head chef at The

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1964–1970: Early bands
In 1964, the 17-year-old Howe became a member of his first professional band, the North London-based rhythm and blues group The Syndicats

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Howe became associated with the ES-175 and Gibson from the early days of his career. The In Crowd was originally to be seen performing in Michelangelo Antonioni's influential 1966 film Blow-Up, and a prop version of Howe's guitar was built for him to smash during that

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Howe was voted "Best Overall Guitarist" in Guitar Player magazine five years in a row (1977–1981) and in 1981 was the first rock guitar player inducted into the Guitar Player Hall of Fame. The only other two guitarists to win the "Best Overall Guitarist" category for the "Gallery of

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Studio albums
• Beginnings (1975)
• The Steve Howe Album (1979)
• Turbulence (1991)
• The Grand Scheme of Things (1993)

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• The Steve Howe Guitar Collection, Steve Howe with Tony Bacon (Photography: Miki Slingsby). First British Edition published by Balafon 1994 (

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Howe's first wife, Pat Stebbings, gave birth to his son Dylan in 1969. They divorced within two years and Howe received custody. Dylan was a member of The Blockheads, is part of the Steve Howe Trio with his father, and toured alongside him as Yes's second drummer

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