Steve Gould was a member, lead singer and bassist (later, rhythm guitarist) of the 1960s-70s London based band "Rare Bird". Rare Bird recorded various albums and they had one hit single entitled "Sympathy". In the late 70s, subsequently Rare Bird's disbanded, Gould formed a band called "Runner", their debut album charted in the Billboard top 100. In 1980 Steve Gould joined the Alvin Lee band, with whom he played bass for twenty years.