Born in Burbank, California, Jeffrey Steele adopted his dynamic last name to pay tribute to his father, an aspiring songwriter who made his living cutting and processing steel, after his father's death in 1987. It was at the family steel shop where Jeffrey spent most of his time as a kid, working and playing guitars, listening to Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson into the late hours. The family shop was around the corner from the famous Palomino Club in North Hollywood’s industrial section, where Jeffrey and his father would listen to the music of Ray Price, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. Jeffrey would even enter the Monday night talent show from time to time. Jeffrey’s older brothers and sisters introduced him to the sounds of the Beatles and Motown legends. It soon became Jeffrey’s mission in life to listen to every record ever made, and discover the intrinsic passion and fun in all music.