Beginnings
Stephen Dale Petit was born on the West Coast of the United States and grew up in Huntington Beach, California which was then a small surf town south of Los Angeles. At the age of seven, he received his first guitar, an acoustic. Petit could often be spotted at Huntington Beach landmark venue, The Golden Bear, which played host to acts such as Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan as well as Blues legends Albert King, B.B. King and John Mayall. Petit's exposure, from a young age, to some of these seminal artists and guitar talents would have a major impact on his personal creative development and future musical career.
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