Look up step, step-, or steps in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Step or Steps may refer to:

• Walk
• Dance step, the building block of many dances
• Military step, a regular, ordered and synchronized walking of military formations
  • Marching, refers to the organized, uniformed, steady and rhythmic walking forward, usually associated with military troops
• Edward Step (1855–1931), author of books on various aspects of nature
• Step (air base), a Soviet/Russian military facility in Chita Oblast
• Step (footing), a horizontal platform of a stairway
• Steps (group), a British pop group (from 1997)
• Step (Kara album), a 2011 album by South Korean girl group Kara
• Step (Meg album), a 2007 album by Japanese technopop singer-lyricist MEG
• "Step" (song), a song by Korean pop girl group Kara. It is the group's title track from their third full-length album Step and was released to online music sites on September, 6 2011
• Step (music), an interval between two consecutive scale degrees
• Step (software), the physics simulator included in KDE
• Steps (TVB), a Hong Kong television series
• Steps, a National Book Award winning novel by Jerzy Kosinski
• Step aerobics, aerobic exercise which uses an elevated platform
• Step dance, a dance style where the footwork is the most important part of the dance
• Step function, in mathematics
• Stepfamily, reconstituted family, is a family in which one or both members of the couple have children from a previous relationship
• A "step", moving from line to line in a mathematical proof using rules of logical inference

STEP may refer to:

• STEP (company), a Belgian company
• STEP (satellite), a planned space science experiment
• STEP Library, Standard Template for Electronic Publishing, a file format used to distribute Biblical software
• Sixth Term Examination Paper, examinations set in the United Kingdom by the University of Cambridge to assess applicants for undergraduate mathematics courses
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, the international professional body for workers in the trust industry and the (often overlapping) field of estate administration
• ISO 10303, Standard for the Exchange of Product model data
• Standardized Tactical Entry Point, to extend DISN services into the tactical theater to provide initial connectivity between the deployed warfighter and sustaining base
• Stellar Planet Survey, a search for Jupiter-mass and larger planets around 30 nearby dwarf M stars (see List of astronomy acronyms)
• Sustainable Transport Energy for Perth, a first fuel cell bus program
• Systematic Training for Effective Parenting, a parent education program published as a series of books
• The Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the U.S. National Academies
• Substainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty from the United Nations World Tourism Organization

StEP may refer to:

• Solving the E-waste Problem, an international initiative, created to develop solutions to address issues associated with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Staggered extension process, a method in molecular biology to shuffle mutations in genes

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Step"
• Stepping (disambiguation)
• Steppe, an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes
• Footstep (disambiguation)
• Skipped step

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Laura Bell Bundy
Bundy in April 2010
Born	Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (1981-04-10) April 10, 1981 (age 31) Lexington Kentucky
Other names	Laura Bell, Laura Bundy
Occupation	Actress, singer, dancer, songwriter
Years active	1990–present
Parents	Don Bundy and Lorna Bell Bundy-Jones
Website
http://laurabellbundy.com

Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is an American actress and singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, both starring and supporting, as well as in television and film. Her best known Broadway roles are the original Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray and the original Elle Woods in the musical version of Legally Blonde. She signed to Mercury Records Nashville and released her first country music single, "Giddy On Up," in early 2010. The album's second single, "Drop on By", was released to country radio on August 9, 2010.

Early life[link]

Bundy was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky.^[1] Her mother, Lorna Bundy-Jones, manages a Victoria's Secret. Her father, Don Bundy, is an electrical engineer. She grew up dancing at Town and Village school of Dance, in Paris, Kentucky. Her parents divorced when she was 16 years old; both have since remarried.^[2] She made her stage debut in regional theatre when she was nine years old. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School in 1999. She got her start at Images Model Agency. Bundy was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease when she was about 18/19 years old.^[3]

In 1995, Bundy appeared in the film Jumanji at age 14, playing the role of young Sarah.

Career[link]

Ruthless Bundy originated the role of Tina Denmark in the Off-Broadway musical Ruthless! The Musical. For this part, she was nominated for a 1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

Hairspray In 2002 she made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle.

Wicked Bundy was next a standby for both Kristin Chenoweth and Jennifer Laura Thompson in the role of Glinda in Wicked. She ended her run as the Standby in August 2004. During her run, Bundy originally flown out to LA and didn't tell anyone because she didn't want to take another personal day, assuming Kristin Chenoweth would be in and the understudy would be there if needed. However, Chenoweth's regular understudy Melissa Bell Chait went to the hospital with a minor stroke. The stage management beeped Bundy, but she didn't respond leaving Kristin going on completely stoned from medical treatment. Bundy ended up getting fired and replaced by Megan Hilty.

Legally Blonde: The Musical From 2007 to 2008 she starred on Broadway in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she originated the lead role of Elle Woods, receiving her first Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. After leaving the show in July 2008 she was succeeded by Bailey Hanks, the winner of Legally Blonde - The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods.

Credits outside of New York include the national tour of The Sound of Music, Gypsy with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey and the Los Angeles production of Rock of Ages, in which she starred as Sherrie.

Offstage, Bundy has appeared in films including The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Life with Mikey (1993), and Jumanji (1995) as Young Sarah Whittle. She appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls as a member of the fictitious pop group "Dave & the Sweethearts". Bundy was also seen on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light as Marah Lewis for two years, (October 14, 1999 – October 29, 2001) as well as in television shows such as Veronica Mars, Happy Hour, Modern Men, Cold Case, and Strangers with Candy. She also appears in several short web videos as various comedic characters, such as Justice Goode and Shocantelle Brown. (Justice Goode, Shocantelle Brown)

Bundy released her debut country music album titled Longing For a Place Already Gone. After leaving Legally Blonde: The Musical on July 20, 2008, she moved back to Nashville to work on her second album.

On September 27, 2008, she headlined Anaheim, California's the Chance Theater with fellow Wicked alum Eden Espinosa, and with "Spring Awakening" alum Lea Michele for the Broadway Chance Style Up Close and Personal concert.

She guest-starred in the TV series, Cold Case with Adam Pascal and Tracie Thoms in the episode "Willkommen".

Bundy was a judge at the Miss America 2009 pageant.^[4]

Bundy reprised the role of Elle Woods in the U.S. national tour of Legally Blonde as a temporary replacement for the injured Becky Gulsvig. She began her brief run on January 13, 2009 and ended it on February 22, 2009.^[5] She was to play Elle again during the Nashville engagement of the national tour from June 23–28.^[6] However, she fractured her arm during the performance on June 27, and finished the show, and was rushed to the hospital immediately after.^[7]

Bundy has landed a recurring role on the sixth season of How I Met Your Mother as Becky, Robin's co-anchor.^[8]

Country music career[link]

Bundy at Birdland in July 2007

Her first single, "Giddy On Up", debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number 60 for the chart week of February 20, 2010, and peaked at number 31 in May. The single was made into a music video, which was directed by Shane Drake. She also performed the song on the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards, where it was done in the style of the music video. The next single, "Drop On By," was less successful than her debut, only peaking at number 48. Her single "Giddy On Up" is also featured on popular dancing video game, Just Dance 3.

Her second album, Achin' and Shakin' was released on April 13, 2010. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart as well as number 28 on the all-genre Billboard 200. As of June 26, 2010, the album has sold over 70,000 copies in the United States.^[9] It also charted internationally, where it reached number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart.

Bundy also appeared in fellow country artist Miranda Lambert's music video for "Only Prettier", as one of Lambert's friends alongside Kellie Pickler and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum.

Bundy began as the spokesperson for the Selected Chevrolet Dealers of Middle Tennessee in September 2011.

Bundy's third studio album tentatively titled Another Piece of Me is due out sometime in 2012. The first single That's What Angels Do was to be released in Spring 2012 but has now been postponed.^{[citation needed]}

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Music videos[link]

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website
• Laura Bell Bundy at the Internet Broadway Database
• Laura Bell Bundy at the Internet Movie Database
• Laura Bell Bundy at AllRovi

Colt Ford
Photo By Jason Accomando
Background information
Birth name	Jason Farris Brown
Origin	Athens, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Genres	Country rap
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Drums
Years active	2008-present
Labels	Average Joe's Entertainment
Associated acts	Brantley Gilbert, Kevin Fowler, Montgomery Gentry, Josh Gracin, Matt Stillwell, Jamie Davis & Soul Gravy
Website	http://www.coltford.com

Jason Farris Brown (born in Athens, Georgia) known professionally as Colt Ford, is an American country music artist and former professional golfer. He has released three albums via his own Average Joe's label, and has charted four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Ford has also written a theme song for Professional Bull Riders, and has worked with John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry, Cledus T. Judd, and Brantley Gilbert among others.

Biography[link]

"Take a hefty portion of Southern charm, add a dash of country livin’, a pinch of urban style, wash it all down with a sweet, fresh sound, and you have Colt Ford. A man with such a blend of unique talents and tastes can only be the natural recipe for this new sound and musical format.(Average Joes Ent.)"

Brown was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. He was a professional golfer,^[1] playing in one Nationwide Tour but mostly serving as a golfing instructor.^[2] Later, he turned his interests to music, taking influence from country music and hip hop.^[1] Assuming the stage name Colt Ford, he released his debut album, Ride Through the Country, on December 2, 2008 through Average Joe's Entertainment, which he cofounded.^[3] This album included the singles "No Trash in My Trailer"^[4] (a cover of a Gene Watson song) and "Ride Through the Country" (a duet with John Michael Montgomery), the latter of which did not chart until the week of October 10, 2009 when it debuted at #57 on the Hot Country Songs chart. He also appeared on a rap remix of Montgomery Gentry's late-2008 Number One single "Roll with Me."^[5] Ford's debut album also has guest appearances from country singer Jamey Johnson, as well as Bone Crusher and Jermaine Dupri, Adrian Young of NoDoubt and Jeremy Popoff of Lit.^[6] The album did not enter the Billboard albums charts until 2009.

Ford co-wrote and originally recorded the song "Dirt Road Anthem" for his debut album Ride Through the Country, which was later released by Brantley Gilbert who co wrote the song on his 2010 album Halfway to Heaven,^[7] and again by Jason Aldean on his album My Kinda Party, also from 2010.^[8]

Ford wrote the theme song "Buck 'em" for the Professional Bull Riders association. He also appears as a guest vocalist on the track "Tailgatin'" on Cledus T. Judd's 2009 album Polyrically Uncorrect, a song which Ford wrote with Johnson and Popoff.^[9] Ford's second studio album, Chicken & Biscuits, was released in April 2010, following the release of its title track.

Ford released a third studio album on May 3, 2011 called Every Chance I Get.^[10] The album's lead-off single, "Country Thang", debuted at number 55 on country charts for the chart week ending February 19, 2011. "She Likes to Ride in Trucks", featuring Craig Morgan, serves as the album's second single.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Live albums[link]

Singles[link]

Other charted songs[link]

Music videos[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

Mavis Staples
Background information
Birth name	Mavis Staples
Born	(1939-07-10) July 10, 1939 (age 72)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Rhythm and blues, soul, gospel
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1950–present
Labels	Epic, Stax/Volt, Curtom, Paisley Park, Alligator, Anti-, Warner Bros., Verve
Associated acts	The Staple Singers
Website	www.mavisstaples.com

Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family's band.

Biography[link]

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Mavis Staples began her career with her family group in 1950. Initially singing locally at churches and appearing on a weekly radio show, the Staples scored a hit in 1956 with "Uncloudy Day" for the Vee-Jay label. When Mavis graduated from what is now Paul Robeson High School in 1957, The Staple Singers took their music on the road. Led by family patriarch Roebuck "Pops" Staples on guitar and including the voices of Mavis and her siblings Cleotha, Yvonne, and Purvis, the Staples were called "God's Greatest Hitmakers."

With Mavis' voice and Pops' songs, singing, and guitar playing, the Staples evolved from enormously popular gospel singers (with recordings on United and Riverside as well as Vee-Jay) to become the most spectacular and influential spirituality-based group in America. By the mid-1960s The Staple Singers, inspired by Pops' close friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr., became the spiritual and musical voices of the civil rights movement. They covered contemporary pop hits with positive messages, including Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" and a version of Stephen Stills' "For What It's Worth."

During a December 20, 2008 appearance on National Public Radio's news show "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me," when Staples was asked about her past personal relationship with Dylan, she admitted they "were good friends, yes indeed" and that he had asked her father for her hand in marriage.^[1]

The Staples sang "message" songs like "Long Walk to D.C." and "When Will We Be Paid?," bringing their moving and articulate music to a huge number of young people. The group signed to Stax Records in 1968, joining their gospel harmonies and deep faith with musical accompaniment from members of Booker T. and the MGs. The Staple Singers hit the Top 40 eight times between 1971 and 1975, including two No. 1 singles, "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again," and a No. 2 single "Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas?"

Staples made her first solo foray while at Epic Records with The Staple Singers releasing a lone single "Crying in the Chapel" to little fanfare in the late 1960s.^[2] The single was finally re-released on the 1994 Sony Music collection Lost Soul. Her first solo album would not come until a 1969 self-titled release for the Stax label. After another Stax release, Only for the Lonely, in 1970, she released a soundtrack album, A Piece of the Action, on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label. A 1984 album (also self-titled) preceded two albums under the direction of rock star Prince; 1989's Time Waits for No One, followed by 1993's The Voice, which People magazine named one of the Top Ten Albums of 1993. Her recent 1996 release, Spirituals & Gospels: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson was recorded with keyboardist Lucky Peterson. The recording honours Mahalia Jackson, a close family friend and a significant influence on Mavis Staples' life.

Staples made a major national return with the release of the album Have a Little Faith on Chicago's Alligator Records, produced by Jim Tullio, in 2004. The album featured spiritual music, some of it semi-acoustic.

In 2004, Staples contributed to a Verve release by legendary jazz/rock guitarist, John Scofield. The album entitled, That's What I Say, was a tribute to the great Ray Charles, and led to a live tour featuring Mavis, John Scofield, pianist Gary Versace, drummer Steve Hass, and bassist Rueben Rodriguez. A new album for Anti- Records entitled We'll Never Turn Back was released on April 24, 2007. The Ry Cooder-produced concept album focuses on Gospel songs of the civil rights movement and also included two new original songs by Cooder.^[3]

Her voice has been sampled by some of the biggest selling hip-hop artists, including Salt 'N' Pepa, Ice Cube and Ludacris. Mavis Staples has recorded with a wide variety of musicians, from her friend Bob Dylan (with whom she was nominated for a 2003 Grammy Award in the "Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals" category for their duet on "Gotta Change My Way of Thinking" from the album Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan) to The Band, Ray Charles, Nona Hendryx, George Jones, Natalie Merchant, Ann Peebles, and Delbert McClinton. She has provided vocals on current albums by Los Lobos and Dr. John, and she appears on tribute albums to such artists as Johnny Paycheck, Stephen Foster and Bob Dylan.

In 2003, Staples performed in Memphis at the Orpheum Theater alongside a cadre of her fellow former Stax Records stars during "Soul Comes Home," a concert held in conjunction with the grand opening of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music at the original site of Stax Records, and appears on the CD and DVD that were recorded and filmed during the event. In 2004, she returned as guest artist for the Stax Music Academy's SNAP! Summer Music Camp and performed, again at the Orpheum and to rave reviews,^[who?] with 225 of the academy's students. In June 2007, she again returned to the venue to perform at the Stax 50th Anniversary Concert to Benefit the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, produced by Concord Records, who now owns and has revived the Stax Records label.

Staples was a judge for the 3rd and 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.^[4]

Staples singing at the 2008 Kitchener Blues Festival

In 2009, Mavis Staples, along with Patty Griffin and The Tri-City Singers released a version of the song “Waiting For My Child To Come Home” on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.^[5]

On October 30, 2010, Staples performed at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear alongside singer Jeff Tweedy.

Staples also performed at the 33rd Kennedy Center Honors, singing in a tribute to Paul McCartney, an honoree

On February 13, 2011, Mavis Staples won her first Grammy award in the category for Best Americana Album for You Are Not Alone. In her acceptance speech, a shocked and crying Staples said "This has been a long time coming."^[6]

On May 7, 2011, Mavis was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. On May 6, 2012, Mavis performed "I'll Take You There" and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois.

Film and television[link]

During her career Staples has appeared in many films and television shows, including The Last Waltz, Graffiti Bridge, Wattstax, New York Undercover, Soul Train, Soul to Soul, The Psychiatrist, and The Cosby Show.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Mavis Staples (Volt, 1969)
• Only for the Lonely (Stax, 1970)
• A Piece of the Action (Curtom, 1977)
• Oh What a Feeling (Warner, 1979)^[7]
• Mavis Staples (HDH, 1984)
• Don't Change Me Now (Volt/Ace, 1988)^[8]
• Time Waits for No One (Paisley Park, 1989)
• The Voice (Paisley Park, 1993)
• Spirituals & Gospel: Dedicated to Mahalia Jackson with Lucky Peterson (Verve, 1996)
• Have a Little Faith (Alligator, 2004)
• We'll Never Turn Back (Anti-, 2007) produced by Ry Cooder
• Live: Hope at the Hideout (Anti-, 2008)
• You Are Not Alone (Anti-, 2010) produced by Jeff Tweedy

Singles[link]

• "Crying in the Chapel" b/w "Nothing Lasts Forever" (Epic)
• "I Have Learned to Do Without You" b/w "Since I Fell For You"
• "Endlessly" b/w "Don't Change Me Now" (Volt)
• "A House Is Not a Home" (Volt)
• "A Piece of the Action" b/w "Til Blossoms Bloom" (Curtom)
• The Weight on the The Last Waltz (1976)
• "Oh What a Feeling" (Warner Bros., 1979)
• "Tonight I Feel Like Dancing" (Warner Bros., 1979)
• "Love Gone Bad" (1984)
• "Show Me How It Works" (from Wildcats) (Warner Bros., 1986)
• "20th Century Express" b/w "All The Discomforts Of Home" (Paisley Park, 1989)
• "Time Waits for No One" (Paisley Park, 1989)
• "Jaguar" (Paisley Park, 1989)
• "Christmas Vacation" (Paisley Park, 1989, Promo single)
• "Melody Cool" (Paisley Park, 1991)
• "The Voice" (Paisley Park, 1993)
• "Blood Is Thicker Than Time" (Paisley Park, 1993)

Other[link]

• "Christmas Vacation" (Theme song from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation) (1989)
• Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash (Northern Blues, 2003)^[9]
• "Waiting For My Child To Come Home" with Patty Griffin and The Tri-City Singers, on Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration (2009)

Footnotes[link]

References[link]

• Official website
• Mavis Staples Singles Chart History

External links[link]

• Mavis Staples at NPR Music
• Mavis Staples at Allmusic
• River Front Times: Mavis Staples
• Mavis Staples Interview
• Mavis Staples on NPR's "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!"'s "Not My Job" segment
• An Evening with Mavis Staples hosted by the Chicago Freedom School