Steve Cowan / co-founded The Ship in 1971
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2021
Grew up in Rockford, Illinois; currently living in Mountain View, California.
Math/computer science major at U of I; active with The Ship from 1971 to 1973; appears on The Ship, a Contemporary Folk Music Journey, One More Night Like This, Left In The Wake, and All Come Home performing vocals, six- and twelve-string guitar.
After The Ship: Programmer/Analyst with Illinois Natural History Survey (1973-76), International Data Applications (1976-1983), Goldcoast Software (1983-1987); VP/Analyst with International Data Applications (1987-1990), Quartet Systems (1990-2015); married 19 years with two step-kids; retired and exceedingly active in fiction and non-fiction writing, a two-person book club, lots of golf, and daily outings with our American Labrador, Cooper.
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circa 1971