Stephen John "Steve" Byrd (25 September 1955 – 2 October 2016) was an English guitarist and session musician who has worked with artists including Kim Wilde (from 1982–95), Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, ZZebra and many others.
Initially a self-taught guitarist born in Sheffield, England, Byrd joined the band Zzebra for their second album Panic, after his old friend Tommy Eyre had recommended him for the job. With Zzebra he played the Reading Festival in 1975 and recorded another album, Take It or Leave It
In 1978 he replaced Robin Simon in Ian North's band Neo, a new wave band formed in 1977.
