After hearing Steve at Renfro Valley, bluegrass artist Doyle Lawson offered him a position as lead singer and guitarist in the band Quicksilver.
He recorded two singer/songwriter albums with his longtime writing partner Tim Stafford of Blue Highway and was part of the Bluegrass Allstars band with award winning dobro player, Phil Leadbetter.
Steve also sang harmony vocals on multiple tracks of the acclaimed "Sad Songs and Waltzes" album by Keith Whitley.
Steve's wife Debbie and his father Don Gulley were also performers on the historical Renfro Valley Barn Dance and Jamboree.
Steve attributed his love of music came to his father Don, who was a well-known artist, musician, and radio broadcaster in their hometown of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.