Steve Maue

A native of St. Louis, MO, Steve Maue attended VanderCook College in
1985 to pursue a music degree. While at VanderCook, Steve would meet
Bill Gula & Jim Kucharski who also attended VanderCook at the time.
The three of them would become good friends. Bill Gula would later
give Steve his start in the polka field performing on bass guitar with
Jimmie Mieszala & The Music Explosion. He later became the bassist
with Lenny Gomulka & The Chicago Push recording the popular hit: “Oh
Baby Mine” on the WRS recording: “Join The Polka Generation”. Steve
was one of the last members of the Chicago based edition of the Push
before Lenny Gomulka relocated to MA in 1990. His polka career ended
with Jimmy Sturr in 1992.

After leaving the polka business, he began performing on cruise ships
and eventually would become a Showband Director for Carnival and
Norwegian Cruise Lines. In addition, Steve put together a solo act
performing at various clubs. In 2003, he took up a job working as a
Security Supervisor for St. Louis Lambert Airport before relocating to
Tampa, FL in 2006 to work as a Security Supervisor for Citigroup in
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 

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