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'''Steve Scales''' (born 1951 April 27) was an auxiliary percussionist who was a part of the first live expanded lineup of Talking Heads, first performing with the band at Heatwave Festival on [[1980 August 23]]. Steve was well known for taking his shirt off during performances and working as hype man for the band.
{{Short description|Percussionist who played with Talking Heads}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name              = Steve Scales
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| birth_name        = Steven Scales
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1951|4|27}}
| birth_place      = US
| instrument        = {{hlist|percussion}}
| years_active      = 1970s–present
| past_member_of    = [[The Winners]], [[Talking Heads]], [[The Bongos]]
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'''Steve Scales''' (born 27 April 1951) is a percussionist who played in [[Talking Heads]]' expanded lineup, first performing with the band at Heatwave Festival on [[Event:1980-08-23 (Talking Heads at Heatwave Festival)|23 August 1980]]. Steve was well known for taking his shirt off during performances and working as hype man for the band.


First playing in smaller R&B acts like [[The Winners]], Steve would eventually join Talking Heads through mutual contacts [[Busta Jones]] and [[Bernie Worrell]].
First playing in smaller R&B acts like [[The Winners]], Steve would eventually join Talking Heads through mutual contacts [[Busta Jones]] and [[Bernie Worrell]].


Steve would last play with the band at [[Sweetwaters South Festival]] on 6 February 1984, the final live touring performance of Talking Heads. Although he did join the band for their [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction]] on [[18 March 2002]].
After the final Talking Heads touring performance on [[Event:1984-02-06 (Talking Heads at Sweetwaters South Festival|6 February 1984]], he joined the band for their [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] performance on [[Event:2002-03-18 (Talking Heads at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)|18 March 2002]] as well as attending their Los Angeles Stop Making Sense Q&As in 2023 and 2024. He has also appeared as a guest during shows by [[David Byrne]] in 2018 and [[Jerry Harrison]] and [[Adrian Belew]] in 2023.