In addition to appearing on Broadway in The Yearling at the age of 12, he was recruited by Otto Preminger in 1967 for the film Hurry Sundown with Faye Dunaway and Jane Fonda.
Disillusioned and broke, Sanders headed to London, began a band called Pyramid, and was known to jam with the local scene, including Mylon LeFevre and 10 Years After.
[citation needed] Years later, upon his return to the United States, Sanders provided vocals for several projects at studios such as Bang Records and Muscle Shoals.
He did not have a typical upbringing; Herbert said before Steve’s death: "I heard his voice from downstairs singing with the piano, and thought, there is my retirement plan."
Eight hours after Sanders committed suicide, sheriff's officers arrived with the most recent and final set of papers filed by Milbourn.