Stephen Frank Housden (born 1950/1951) is an English-born, Australian-raised musician. He joined the rock group Little River Band (LRB) in 1981 on lead guitar and vocals and ceased performing with them in 2006. Previously, Housden had worked as a session musician for various Australian artists. During the 1970s he was a member of Stevie Wright's band and Marcia Hines' touring and session bands. Housden released his debut solo album, New World Groove, in 1993.
Stephen Frank Housden was born in 1950/1951 in Bedfordshire, England. With his father, Frank, and mother, Sylvia, he migrated to Australia in April 1959 on Fairsky when he was eight. He is the brother of Australian guitarist Jak Housden who was a member of the Badloves and the Whitlams. In 1971, Housden joined Rachette on lead guitar alongside Peter Deacon on bass guitar, Stevie Wright on lead vocals and Malcolm Wakeford on drums. In the next year, Housden, Deacon and Wakeford were members of Nitro. Nitro issued a single, "Blues in My Shoes" (September 1973), on Warm & Genuine Records.
In the mid-1970s, Housden was a member of the Stevie Wright Band. He played on Marcia Hines' debut album, Marcia Shines (October 1975), and joined her touring band, which is documented on her live album Marcia Hines Live Across Australia (February 1978). From 1980 to 1981 he was a member of the Imports with Wakeford, Claude Carranza, Kevin Cooney and Simon Gillies.

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