Steve Wold, more commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American bluesman, although he rather would be called "a song and dance man". He plays guitars (mostly personalised), and sings. When asked about his nickname, Steve said: "because it's just true: I always get seasick." History When Wold was four years old, his parents split up. An old man from Mississippi, called KC Douglas, who wrote the song Mercury Blues and used to play with Tommy Johnson, taught him to play guitar at age 8. He left home at 13, and spent many years living on the streets in the States. He used to travel long distances by hopping freights as a hobo.Op de Beeck, p.159 Before becoming a professional musician, Wold went through several jobs, including being a carnie, cowboy and a migrant worker. In the sixties he started touring and performing with fellow blues musicians, and in the nineties he worked as a recor

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