Steve Gould

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For the curler, see Steve Gould (curler), and for the biologist see Stephen Jay Gould

Steve Gould (born March 25th, 1950 in Battersea, London, UK) was the lead singer and bassist (later, rhythm guitarist) of the 1960s-70s London based band Rare Bird. They had one hit single titled "Sympathy" and recorded several albums. Rare Bird were considered a serious underground "art rock" band by the critics.

Gould went on to form the mainstream band Runner on Island Records in the late 70s after Rare Bird broke up. The band's debut album charted in the Billboard top 100.

When Runner didn't work out due to differences with the label, Gould joined the Alvin Lee band in 1980, with whom he played bass for two decades.