Steve Dorff is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music.
Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Don't Underestimate My Love for You" by Lee Greenwood, "Every Which Way but Loose" by Eddie Rabbitt and "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers. He also composed the themes for Spenser: For Hire, Murphy Brown, The Singing Bee, Just the 10 of Us and others.[2][3] In addition, Dorff was a co-writer of the song I Just Fall In Love Again with composers Larry Herbstritt, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. I Just Fall In Love Again became a major pop hit for Anne Murray, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1979.
He was also the music supervisor for Pure Country (1992) and Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010).[4] Since 2009, he has been the bandleader on the CMT revival of The Singing Bee, for which he also composed the theme music.[5]
Dorff has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and five Emmy Awards.[4]
Dorff is the father of actor Stephen Dorff[6] and songwriter Andrew Dorff.[7]
References
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^ Riggs, Thomas (1994). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. pp. 91–94.
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^ "Steve Dorff biography". Steve Dorff.com. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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^ "Hit Songwriter Bios: Steve Dorff". Durango Songwriters Expo. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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^ a b Craig Harris. "Steve Dorff biography".
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^ "Meet the Musicians". CMT. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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^ "Stephen Dorff". Film Reference.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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^ Blacklabelbooking.com
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