| David A. Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Allan Stewart |
| Born | September 9, 1952 |
| Origin | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop-rock, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician and record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Singer, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Label(s) | Anxious Records, The Artist Network, Weapons of Mass Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Eurythmics, Platinum Weird, The Tourists |
| Website | http://www.davestewart.com |
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Dave Stewart was married to a woman named Pam from 1973 to 1977[2]. Stewart married former Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey (who later formed Shakespears Sister) in 1987. Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the Siobhan Fahey (born Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey on 10 September 1958) was a founding member of the 1980s British Girl group Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey The couple have two children (Sam and Django) but divorced in 1996. On August 4, 2001, Stewart married Dutch photographer Anoushka Fisz with whom he has a daughter, Kaya. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. During the time that they were in The Tourists, Stewart had been in a relationship with Annie Lennox, though they had broken up the time they formed Eurythmics. Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter In 2004, Stewart and his wife relocated to Hollywood so Stewart could concentrate on his soundtrack work.
In 1971, whilst still in his teens, Dave Stewart secured a record deal as part of folk-rock band Longdancer, but they did not achieve commercial success. Longdancer were a 4-piece music group from England from the early 1970s In the mid-1970s he was promoted through the progressive rock band 'Child' just as the market for progressive rock died. Stewart then spent several years living in squats in London.
Promotional literature released in 2006 states that Stewart belonged to a band named Platinum Weird in 1973-1974. Platinum Weird is a musical collaboration formed in 2004 between Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi. This group was in fact formed in 2004, with the 1970s history a story recently admitted to by Stewart as "80% true". [3][4]
In late 1976, he was introduced to Annie Lennox by a mutual friend. Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Soon Stewart and Lennox became lovers. By 1977, the pair had teamed up with Sunderland musician Peet Coombes, releasing a single on Logo Records as The Catch. Peet Coombes (1952- 1997 was the guitarist and vocalist with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart in the two pre- Eurythmics bands The Catch, who only This band developed into The Tourists who enjoyed modest success, including a hit with a cover of the Dusty Springfield hit "I Only Want To Be With You". The Tourists (1977 - 1980 were a moderately successful British pop band but are better known for two of their members ( Annie Lennox & David A Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield
Both the Tourists and Stewart & Lennox's romantic liaison ended in 1980. Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave At this point, Stewart began a new musical project with Lennox, Eurythmics. Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Eurythmics proved to be one of the most consistent pop-rock duos of the 1980s. Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs The group split after the release of We Too Are One and the subsequent tour in 1990, renuniting in 1999 for the album Peace and a world tour. We Too Are One is the eighth Album by Pop music duo Eurythmics, released in 1989. Peace is the ninth Album by Eurythmics, released in 1999. Following their first performance together in eight years at a record company party Lennox and Stewart last worked together on two tracks that appeared in the 2005 greatest hits package Ultimate Collection. Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits Compilation album released by Eurythmics.
When Eurythmics dissolved in 1990, Stewart immediately released a solo album with the Spiritual Cowboys. David A Stewart ’s post- Eurythmics group The Spiritual Cowboys formed in 1990 Throughout the 1990s, Stewart released albums, including Greetings from the Gutter, in 1994 and a 'fictional autobiography' Sly-Fi in 1999. Stewart was married for several years to Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama with whom he has two children. Siobhan Fahey (born Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey on 10 September 1958) was a founding member of the 1980s British Girl group Bananarama are an English Girl group who have had success on the When Fahey left Bananarama and formed Shakespears Sister, Stewart co-wrote some of the songs on Shakespears Sister album Hormonally Yours—including their biggest international hit "Stay"—(UK No 1 for 8 weeks/US Billboard No 4) under the pseudonym Manu Guiot. Shakespear's Sister (originally Shakespeare's Sister) was a synth-pop-rock band formed by former Bananarama singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey Hormonally Yours is the second album released by pop duo Shakespears Sister. " Stay " is a 1992 single from the album Hormonally Yours by Irish/US pop duo Shakespears Sister.
In 1999, Eurythmics reunited to release Peace. Eurythmics (often incorrectly referred to as The Eurythmics) is a British Musical duo, formed in 1980 by Annie Lennox and Dave Peace is the ninth Album by Eurythmics, released in 1999. Following their first performance together in eight years at a record company party Stewart continues to be involved in a variety of projects, relocating to the United States in 2004 to concentrate on soundtrack work. In 2007, he announced on his MySpace page that he would be playing live concerts showcasing his entire career. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and According to the announcement, he will be accompanied by various guest musicians as well as a 30 piece orchestra. Additionally, Stewart has stated that for the first time in many years, he has been writing new songs on his guitar, although there are no plans for a new solo album.
Stewart's most recent project is co-producing the Ringo Starr album Liverpool 8. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Stewart was brought in after the album's original producer, Mark Hudson, had a falling out with Ringo. Because Hudson did produce some tracks before the arrival of Stewart, both Stewart and Hudson (and Starr himself) are credited as co-producers on the album. The album was released in January, 2008.
On February 7, 2008, mobile phone manufacturer Nokia announced Dave Stewart to join its new Nokia Entertainment & Communities Group, to "create The Nokia Artists' Advisory Council, tasked with helping to create an artist friendly environment inside the company, ensuring the artists' point of view is represented in creating new content business paradigms. Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered "[5]
Dave Stewart started his involvement in the film industry in 1989 by writing the soundtrack Lily Was Here for the Dutch movie De Kassière. "Lily Was Here" is a single released in November 1989 from the Soundtrack of the Dutch movie De Kassière. The single with the same name topped the Dutch charts at number one for five weeks and was a collaboration with saxophone player Candy Dulfer, who up to then had not released any of her material. Candy Dulfer (born September 19, 1969) is a Dutch Smooth jazz alto saxophonist.
Stewart appeared in an Apple Computer advertisement in 1993 for the Power Macintosh in which he riffed on the word "power". Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc He also had a small cameo as a British hacker in the 1995 film Hackers. Hackers is a 1995 Film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy ('Crash Override'/'Zero Cool' played by Jonny Lee
Stewart in conjunction with his brother John J. Stewart of the Oil Factory, and in collaboration with music critic and author Robert Palmer and documentary filmmaker Robert Mugge made the documentary Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads, released in 1991. Robert Franklin Palmer Jr ( June 19, 1945 &ndash November 20, 1997) was a 20th century American writer Musicologist, Robert Mugge (b Chicago, Illinois, United States, May 8, 1950) is an American Documentary film maker David A Stewart in conjunction with his brother John J Stewart and in collaboration with music critic and author Robert Palmer and documentary film maker Robert The film deals with the Delta Blues music. The Delta blues is one of the earliest styles of Blues music. The documentary was filmed in Memphis, Tennessee and various north Mississippi counties. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Palmer narrated. [6]
He made his directorial debut in 2000 with Honest, a black comedy set in Swinging London in the late 1960s featuring members of the British/Canadian girl group All Saints. Honest is a Black comedy Crime film released in 2000. The film was the directorial debut Swinging London is a catchall term applied to a variety of dynamic cultural trends in the United Kingdom (centred in London) in the second half of the 1960s A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together The movie received abysmal reviews, with one critic remarking, "It is the worst kind of rubbish, the kind that makes you angry you have wasted 105 minutes of your life. " The Times however called the movie a "cult classic". The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. [7]
In November 2002, former South African president Nelson Mandela gave his prison number 466/64 to Dave Stewart so that he could use it to help in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa by raising money for the Nelson Mandela Foundation, leading to the 46664 campaign and series of concerts. 46664 ( four double six six four) is a series of AIDS charity concerts played in honour of Nelson Mandela by South African musicians in the 2000s The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 46664 ( four double six six four) is a series of AIDS charity concerts played in honour of Nelson Mandela by South African musicians in the 2000s
Recently Stewart wrote a musical, Barbarella, based on the 1968 film. Barbarella is a musical based on the film Barbarella, which in turn was based on a French Science fiction comic book created Barbarella is a 1968 erotic sci-fi film directed by Roger Vadim and based on the French Barbarella comics The musical premiered in Vienna on March 11, 2004. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On 4 April 2005 a Bechstein grand piano owned by Stewart was auctioned by Bonhams for £3,600. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. C Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG ( (also known as Bechstein) is a German manufacturer of Pianos highly regarded for their concert Grand pianos The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house founded in 1793 The piano had been used by Bob Dylan and Sir Paul McCartney. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer,
Stewart has production and multiple song writing credits on the Jon Bon Jovi solo album "Destination Anywhere" (1997). Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi Jr on March 2 1962 is an American Musician, Songwriter and Actor.
Stewart collaborated with Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger to record songs which appear on the soundtrack to the movie Alfie, released in 2004. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Alfie is a 2004 American-British Romantic comedy film starring Jude Law as the title character The soundtrack includes the critically acclaimed "Old Habits Die Hard", which won a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song from a Motion Picture. He also recently co-wrote "Friend or Foe" for the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u., which is on their 2005 album Dangerous and Moving. " Friend or Foe " is TATu 's second single from Dangerous and Moving, released in December 2005. tATu (Тату)( IPA:) (translated "This there" in feminine grammatical gender form is a Russian duo formed in Moscow, Russia Dangerous and Moving was the second English album by Russian pop group T
He cowrote the theme song for the comedy Ruthless People with Mick Jagger and Daryl Hall. The 1986 movie Ruthless People is a Black comedy starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold and Helen Slater Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1946 Pottstown Pennsylvania) is an American singer and songwriter best known as half
He Cowrote and played on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Don't Come Around Here No More" as well as appeared in the video for the song.
He has been described by friend and collaborator, Bob Dylan, as a "fearless innovator". Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major [8]
He currently manages up and coming star Nadirah X amongst others. Nadirah X aka Nadz (born Nadirah Sabreen Seid April 19, 1977 is a Jamaican Rap / Hip-hop Singer.
He is also the creator of the comic books Walk-In and Zombie Broadway, both published by Virgin Comics. Zombie Broadway, or Dave Stewart's Zombie Broadway, is a Graphic novel created by Dave Stewart, David Harris and Christine Schenley and published by Virgin Comics LLC is a Comic book company founded in 2006 which produces stories (many of which are Indian culture related for an international audience
On March 21, 2007 Stewart unveiled an initiative called "Greenpeace Works," which he labelled a sort of "think tank" to dream up ways celebrities and Greenpeace can work together on green issues. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [9]
One of his current projects is as the main interviewer for an HBO series called Off the Record which is a show that highlights song writing and is slated to feature some very prominent musicians. The pilot aired on HBO November 24, 2006 and featured Bono and Edge from U2
Stewart also formed a record label called Anxious Records. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Anxious Records was a Record label set up by David A Stewart of Eurythmics. Dave Stewart's catalogue from the final Tourists album and Eurythmics, to hits he has written for other artists, to film scores, has been released by BMG Music Publishing since 1982, with the sole exception of Eurythmics' 1984 soundtrack album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother), which was released by Virgin Records as the film was released by Virgin Films. 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother is a soundtrack album by Eurythmics containing music recorded by the group for director Michael Radford 's colour Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell
The original tracks for the Traveling Wilburys were recorded in Stewart's kitchen. Traveling Wilburys was a supergroup consisting of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan.
In 2006, Stewart resurrected Platinum Weird, a band he allegedly formed in the early 1970s in London with singer Erin Grace, but which was in reality created in 2004. Platinum Weird is a musical collaboration formed in 2004 between Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi. Platinum Weird is a musical collaboration formed in 2004 between Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi. [3] According to the fictional account, Erin was moody and mysterious, and disappeared shortly before the band's eponymous album was due to be released in 1974. Platinum Weird features noted songwriter Kara DioGuardi on vocals and the band has re-recorded some of the fictional original band's songs and some new ones as well for an upcoming album. Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American Songwriter, Record producer, and Singer who has The album was produced by John Shanks. John Matthew Shanks is a famous Modern rock producer and writer
In July 2006, VH1 premiered a mockumentary entitled Rock Legends – Platinum Weird, an examination of the band’s unusual story, complete with cameo appearances from such rock legends as Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Elton John, and Ringo Starr, all reminiscing about the former band’s short-lived heyday and their impressions of the mysterious Erin Grace. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Annie Lennox (born 25 December 1954 is a Scottish born British Musician, Vocalist and Academy Award -winning Songwriter Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor The album was further promoted by a series of bogus World Wide Web fan sites, some of which are registered by the New Media Department of Interscope Records and hosted on the same server as interscope. The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label com,[10][11][12] and related false documents for the "lost" group. A false document is a form of Verisimilitude that attempts to create a sense of authenticity beyond the normal and expected Suspension of disbelief for a Work
Much of the Platinum Weird story line is apparently identical to an earlier promotion by the unrelated band Unicorn. [13][14]
For Dave Stewart's discography with The Tourists, please see The Tourists. The Tourists (1977 - 1980 were a moderately successful British pop band but are better known for two of their members ( Annie Lennox & David A
For Dave Stewart's discography with Eurythmics, please see Eurythmics Discography. The following is the discography of British Musical duo Eurythmics, albums and singles since 1981.
For Dave Stewart's discography with Platinum Weird, please see Platinum Weird. Platinum Weird is a musical collaboration formed in 2004 between Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi.
| Year | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys | as Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys |
| 1991 | Honest | as Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys |
| 1994 | Greetings from the Gutter | |
| 1998 | Sly-Fi |
| Year | Album | Collaborator | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lily Was Here | Candy Dulfer | Soundtrack album to the Dutch film De Kassière |
| 1991 | Jute City | Soundtrack album to the BBC film Jute City' | |
| 1992 | Vegas | Terry Hall | released under the name "Vegas" |
| 1993 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Michael Palin | Stewart provided music to this audiobook version of Jack and the Beanstalk |
| 1994 | The Ref | Soundtrack album to the 1994 film The Ref (alternately known as Hostile hostages in some regions) | |
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Soundtrack album to the Robert Altman film, Cookie's Fortune | |
| 2001 | Stay younger, live longer | Deepak Chopra | |
| 2002 | D. Candy Dulfer (born September 19, 1969) is a Dutch Smooth jazz alto saxophonist. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Terry Hall (born Terence Edward Hall 19 March 1959, in Coventry, England) is the lead Singer of The Specials, and formerly Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Jack and the Beanstalk is an English Fairy tale, closely associated with the tale of Jack the Giant Killer. The Ref ( Hostile Hostages in some countries is a 1994 Black comedy film directed by Ted Demme. Robert Bernard Altman (February 20 1925 – November 20 2006 was an American Film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with Cookie's Fortune is a 1999 comedy Film directed by Robert Altman and starring an Ensemble cast, including Patricia U. P. | Gary "Mudbone" Cooper | released under the name "Da Univerzal Playaz" |
| 2004 | Alfie | Mick Jagger | Soundtrack to the film Alfie |
| 2008 | Liverpool 8 | Ringo Starr | Co-produced and played guitar on the album and, played live promotional shows |