John Stewart (musician)
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John Coburn Stewart was an American
songwriter
and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music
movement of the 1960s while with The Kingston Trio
(1961–1967) and as the songwriter of The Monkees
' #1 hit "Daydream Believer
" and his own #5 hit "Gold", among several hundred original songs composed over a career of more than 40 years.
, Stewart was the son of horse trainer John S. Stewart and spent his childhood and adolescence growing up in southern California, living mostly in the cities of Pasadena
and Claremont
with his parents. He graduated in 1957 from Pomona Catholic High School
, which at the time was a coeducational school. He demonstrated an early talent for music, learning the guitar
and banjo
. He composed his first song, "Shrunken Head Boogie," when he was ten years old.
In an interview in Michael Oberman's Music makers column (The Washington, DC Star Newspaper) on Oct. 30, 1971, Stewart said, "I bought a ukelele when I was in Pasadena. I would listen to Sons of the Pioneers records. Tex Ritter really turned me on to music. 'I Love My Rooster' was Top Ten as far as I was concerned."
known as Johnny Stewart and the Furies. Influenced by the reigning icons of the day, Elvis Presley
and Buddy Holly
, the Furies toured southern California colleges and coffee houses, releasing one single, "Rockin' Anna," which was a minor, regional hit.
Following the breakup of the Furies and a short time as a member of The Woodsmen, Stewart teamed up with Gil Robbins
(father of actor Tim Robbins
) and John Montgomery to form The Cumberland Three, a group patterned after and heavily-influenced by the increasingly popular Kingston Trio. The major accomplishment of The Cumberland Three was a two LP album set of Songs from the Civil War, with each album containing a compilation of songs from the Confederacy
and the Union
, respectively. In all, the Cumberland Three released three albums, after which Stewart left the group to join the Kingston Trio, replacing Trio founder Dave Guard
, in 1961.
culture in 1957, using a mixture of calypso
, pop
, and folk styles, along with several forms of comedy, in their act. Relying on new pop-oriented arrangements of folk music classics as well as some original compositions, the Trio earned their first gold record with "Tom Dooley
", and thereby launched a major revival in folk music that would lead to and influence the careers of Bob Dylan
, Peter, Paul, & Mary, and John Denver
, among others. The group had become one of the best-known and best-selling acts on the folk music scene, and were enjoying a lucrative recording and touring contract with Capitol Records
, having ten albums under their collective belts, when Dave Guard departed the group in 1961 to explore other musical directions. Stewart was selected by the remaining members Nick Reynolds
and Bob Shane
as Guard's successor, bringing with him his respected skills as a musician, composer, and performer.
Reynolds, Shane, and Stewart would record a dozen albums together, taking the music of the Trio into new directions, including more original material, and performing covers of songs by relative newcomers Tom Paxton
, Mason Williams
and Gordon Lightfoot
.
The pop-folk era began to wane as the music of groups such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones increasingly dominated the charts, and in 1967 the members of the Kingston Trio decided to disband.
, a hit for Anne Murray
as well, and the closest Stewart came to writing a "standard". He later toured with Robert F. Kennedy
's ill-fated 1968 presidential campaign and met and married fellow folk singer Buffy Ford (with whom he remained until his death), and began recording a string of albums. These include his signature album, California Bloodlines
, as well as Willard
, Cannons In The Rain
, and Wingless Angels
http://waddywachtelinfo.com/JohnStewart.html.
Though usually successful with critics and a core group of fans, Stewart's albums were not considered commercial successes. He left Capitol after only two solo releases and was signed by Warner Bros. Records
, where he also recorded just two albums before moving on to RCA Records
. There he recorded three LPs (including a live performance album, The Phoenix Concerts
). Stewart followed his release from RCA with a contract at the Robert Stigwood
organization, the same organization that serviced the recording contracts for Eric Clapton, the Bee Gees
, as well as several other disco
performers. It was at RSO Records
that Stewart enjoyed his most commercially successful years as a solo artist. Teaming with Stevie Nicks
and Lindsey Buckingham
(of Buckingham Nicks
and, later, Fleetwood Mac
), Stewart recorded and released Bombs Away Dream Babies
, which included the #5 hit, "Gold," in 1979. Two other tracks from the album, "Midnight Wind" and "Lost Her in the Sun", would also hit the Top 40. The follow-up album, Dream Babies Go Hollywood
, proved to be a commercial disappointment, and shortly thereafter Stewart dropped from the pop charts, though he continued to perform right up to the time of his death.
("Sweet Dreams Will Come"), Rosanne Cash
("Runaway Train", "Dance with the Tiger"), Mary Chapin Carpenter
("Christmastime in the City"), Joan Baez
("Strange Rivers"). He also continued to record new material, producing CDs on his own "Neon Dreams" label in between commercial releases. They usually coincided with one of his tours. His last album was The Day the River Sang in 2006.
Over his last years, Stewart teamed up with former Kingston Trio member Nick Reynolds to offer fans the ultimate Trio Fantasy: performing for and with Stewart and Reynolds. In 2005 and 2006 Bob Shane
attended and performed a few songs with Stewart and Reynolds at the Trio Fantasy Camp, which is held annually in Scottsdale, Arizona.
, who died in 2002, founded the folk-rock group We Five
in the mid 1960s.
or brain aneurysm late January 18, 2008 and died January 19, 2008 at a San Diego
hospital, ten days before a scheduled performance in Scottsdale, Arizona
. He was 68 years old.
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songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music
American folk music
American folk music is a musical term that encompasses numerous genres, many of which are known as traditional music or roots music. Roots music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American...
movement of the 1960s while with The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds...
(1961–1967) and as the songwriter of The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
' #1 hit "Daydream Believer
Daydream Believer
"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. The song was originally recorded by The Monkees, with Davy Jones singing lead vocals. The single hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four...
" and his own #5 hit "Gold", among several hundred original songs composed over a career of more than 40 years.
Early life
Born in San Diego, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Stewart was the son of horse trainer John S. Stewart and spent his childhood and adolescence growing up in southern California, living mostly in the cities of Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
and Claremont
Claremont, California
Claremont is a small affluent college town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, about east of downtown Los Angeles at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population as of the 2010 census is 34,926. Claremont is known for its seven higher-education institutions, its...
with his parents. He graduated in 1957 from Pomona Catholic High School
Pomona Catholic High School
Pomona Catholic High School is a four-year Archdiocesan high school for girls in Pomona on Holt and White. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.-History:...
, which at the time was a coeducational school. He demonstrated an early talent for music, learning the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
. He composed his first song, "Shrunken Head Boogie," when he was ten years old.
In an interview in Michael Oberman's Music makers column (The Washington, DC Star Newspaper) on Oct. 30, 1971, Stewart said, "I bought a ukelele when I was in Pasadena. I would listen to Sons of the Pioneers records. Tex Ritter really turned me on to music. 'I Love My Rooster' was Top Ten as far as I was concerned."
Musical career
Stewart's first venture into popular music was with a high school garage bandGarage band
The term garage band can refer to:* A band that performs garage rock* GarageBand, audio production software published by Apple Inc.* GarageBand.com, a website that helps publicize emerging bands...
known as Johnny Stewart and the Furies. Influenced by the reigning icons of the day, Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
and Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
, the Furies toured southern California colleges and coffee houses, releasing one single, "Rockin' Anna," which was a minor, regional hit.
Following the breakup of the Furies and a short time as a member of The Woodsmen, Stewart teamed up with Gil Robbins
Gil Robbins
Gilbert Lee "Gil" Robbins was an American folk singer, folk musician and actor. Robbins was a former member of the folk band, The Highwaymen. The New York Times described Robbins as a "fixture on the folk-music scene." He was the father of actor and director, Tim Robbins.-Early life:Robbins was...
(father of actor Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon...
) and John Montgomery to form The Cumberland Three, a group patterned after and heavily-influenced by the increasingly popular Kingston Trio. The major accomplishment of The Cumberland Three was a two LP album set of Songs from the Civil War, with each album containing a compilation of songs from the Confederacy
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
and the Union
Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the...
, respectively. In all, the Cumberland Three released three albums, after which Stewart left the group to join the Kingston Trio, replacing Trio founder Dave Guard
Dave Guard
Donald David "Dave" Guard was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane, he was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio.Guard was educated in Honolulu, Hawaii, at Punahou School in what was then the pre-statehood U.S....
, in 1961.
Kingston Trio years
The Kingston Trio had emerged from the relatively crowded San Francisco folk musicFolk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
culture in 1957, using a mixture of calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, and folk styles, along with several forms of comedy, in their act. Relying on new pop-oriented arrangements of folk music classics as well as some original compositions, the Trio earned their first gold record with "Tom Dooley
Tom Dooley (song)
"Tom Dooley" is an old North Carolina folk song based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina. It is best known today because of a hit version recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio. This version was a multi-format hit, reaching #1 in Billboard, the...
", and thereby launched a major revival in folk music that would lead to and influence the careers of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Peter, Paul, & Mary, and John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
, among others. The group had become one of the best-known and best-selling acts on the folk music scene, and were enjoying a lucrative recording and touring contract with Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, having ten albums under their collective belts, when Dave Guard departed the group in 1961 to explore other musical directions. Stewart was selected by the remaining members Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties.- Early life :Growing up in Coronado, California, his...
and Bob Shane
Bob Shane
Bob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S...
as Guard's successor, bringing with him his respected skills as a musician, composer, and performer.
Reynolds, Shane, and Stewart would record a dozen albums together, taking the music of the Trio into new directions, including more original material, and performing covers of songs by relative newcomers Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
Thomas Richard Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years...
, Mason Williams
Mason Williams
Mason Williams is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live...
and Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
.
The pop-folk era began to wane as the music of groups such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones increasingly dominated the charts, and in 1967 the members of the Kingston Trio decided to disband.
Solo career, the post-Trio years
Stewart continued to write songs and record for Capitol, while touring as a solo act. It was during this time that he composed the hit "Daydream Believer" for The MonkeesThe Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
, a hit for Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
as well, and the closest Stewart came to writing a "standard". He later toured with Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy , also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist. An icon of modern American liberalism and member of the Kennedy family, he was a younger brother of President John F...
's ill-fated 1968 presidential campaign and met and married fellow folk singer Buffy Ford (with whom he remained until his death), and began recording a string of albums. These include his signature album, California Bloodlines
California Bloodlines
California Bloodlines is the second album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It was named by Rolling Stone as of one of the 200 best albums of all time....
, as well as Willard
Willard (album)
Willard is the third album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio.The album was recorded at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, California and Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.-Side one:# "Big Joe" – 3:11...
, Cannons In The Rain
Cannons In The Rain
Cannons in the Rain is the sixth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It is his first album on RCA Records.-Side one:# "Durango" – 2:51# "Chilly Winds" – 3:35# "Easy Money" – 3:23...
, and Wingless Angels
Wingless Angels
Wingless Angels is an album released in 1975 and it is the eighth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio.Recorded at Burbank Studios, Burbank, California.-Track listing:...
http://waddywachtelinfo.com/JohnStewart.html.
Though usually successful with critics and a core group of fans, Stewart's albums were not considered commercial successes. He left Capitol after only two solo releases and was signed by Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, where he also recorded just two albums before moving on to RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. There he recorded three LPs (including a live performance album, The Phoenix Concerts
The Phoenix Concerts
The Phoenix Concerts is a live album released in 1974, and it is the seventh solo album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It was recorded live at Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1974, and it was Stewart's first live album release...
). Stewart followed his release from RCA with a contract at the Robert Stigwood
Robert Stigwood
Robert Stigwood is an impresario and entertainment entrepreneur who relocated to England in 1954...
organization, the same organization that serviced the recording contracts for Eric Clapton, the Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
, as well as several other disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
performers. It was at RSO Records
RSO Records
RSO Records was a record label, formed by rock and roll and musical theatre impresario Robert Stigwood in 1973. The "RSO" stands for the Robert Stigwood Organisation. The company's main headquarters were at 67 Brook Street, in London's Mayfair...
that Stewart enjoyed his most commercially successful years as a solo artist. Teaming with Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
and Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...
(of Buckingham Nicks
Buckingham Nicks
Buckingham Nicks is a 10-track LP by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. It was recorded in 1973 and was instrumental in both Nicks and Buckingham later joining Fleetwood Mac. A reissue of the album was done in 1976...
and, later, Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
), Stewart recorded and released Bombs Away Dream Babies
Bombs Away Dream Babies
Bombs Away Dream Babies is an album released by John Stewart on the RSO label in 1979. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard album chart. Despite selling over a million US copies, the disc never received a Gold or Platinum award from the RIAA....
, which included the #5 hit, "Gold," in 1979. Two other tracks from the album, "Midnight Wind" and "Lost Her in the Sun", would also hit the Top 40. The follow-up album, Dream Babies Go Hollywood
Dream Babies Go Hollywood
Dream Babies Go Hollywood is a Studio Album released in 1980 by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. This album was Stewart's follow up to Bombs Away Dream Babies his first, and only, major commercial success....
, proved to be a commercial disappointment, and shortly thereafter Stewart dropped from the pop charts, though he continued to perform right up to the time of his death.
Later years
Stewart's later and most significant success was as a songwriter. Several of his songs were recorded by a number of popular acts, including Nanci GriffithNanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...
("Sweet Dreams Will Come"), Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
("Runaway Train", "Dance with the Tiger"), Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
("Christmastime in the City"), Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter, musician and a prominent activist in the fields of human rights, peace and environmental justice....
("Strange Rivers"). He also continued to record new material, producing CDs on his own "Neon Dreams" label in between commercial releases. They usually coincided with one of his tours. His last album was The Day the River Sang in 2006.
Over his last years, Stewart teamed up with former Kingston Trio member Nick Reynolds to offer fans the ultimate Trio Fantasy: performing for and with Stewart and Reynolds. In 2005 and 2006 Bob Shane
Bob Shane
Bob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S...
attended and performed a few songs with Stewart and Reynolds at the Trio Fantasy Camp, which is held annually in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Personal life
Stewart had a passion for painting, doing art shows and covers for his recordings and books. He continued to be a prolific songwriter and toured the United States and Europe regularly. He resided in California with his wife, Buffy Ford Stewart. Stewart's brother MikeMichael Stewart (musician)
Michael “Mike” Stewart was the guitarist for We Five. He was also the brother of John Stewart , a one-time member of The Kingston Trio and later a very successful singer/songwriter, and the father of Jamie Stewart, frontman of popular avant-garde group Xiu Xiu...
, who died in 2002, founded the folk-rock group We Five
We Five
We Five was a 1960s folk rock musical group based in San Francisco, California. Their best-known hit was their 1965 remake of Ian and Sylvia's "You Were on My Mind", which reached #1 on the Cashbox chart, #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart...
in the mid 1960s.
Death
According to a close friend, Stewart suffered a massive strokeStroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
or brain aneurysm late January 18, 2008 and died January 19, 2008 at a San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
hospital, ten days before a scheduled performance in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
. He was 68 years old.
The Cumberland Three
- Folk Scene U.S.A., 1960
- Civil War Almanac - "Yankees" Vol. 1, 1960
- Civil War Almanac - "Rebels" Vol. 2, 1960
Solo
- Signals Through the GlassSignals Through the GlassSignals Through the Glass is the first solo album by John Stewart, recorded with his wife Buffy Ford, originally issued on LP in September 1968 and reissued in September 1975 with a different version of "July, You're A Woman", it has since also been released on CD...
, John Stewart and Buffy Ford, 1968 - California BloodlinesCalifornia BloodlinesCalifornia Bloodlines is the second album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It was named by Rolling Stone as of one of the 200 best albums of all time....
, 1969 - WillardWillard (album)Willard is the third album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio.The album was recorded at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, California and Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.-Side one:# "Big Joe" – 3:11...
, 1970 - The Lonesome Picker Rides AgainThe Lonesome Picker Rides AgainThe Lonesome Picker Rides Again is the fourth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio, released in 1971. The album contains Stewart's own recording of "Daydream Believer", a song he wrote for The Monkees. Their version was released as a single and hit the number one...
, 1971 - SunstormSunstorm (John Stewart album)Sunstorm is the fifth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio, released in 1972.-Side one:# "Kansas Rain" – 2:30# "Cheyenne" – 3:35# "Bring It On Home" – 2:06# "Sunstorm" – 2:35# "Arkansas Breakout" – 3:35-Side two:...
, 1972 - Cannons In The RainCannons In The RainCannons in the Rain is the sixth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It is his first album on RCA Records.-Side one:# "Durango" – 2:51# "Chilly Winds" – 3:35# "Easy Money" – 3:23...
, 1973 - The Phoenix ConcertsThe Phoenix ConcertsThe Phoenix Concerts is a live album released in 1974, and it is the seventh solo album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. It was recorded live at Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona, March 1974, and it was Stewart's first live album release...
, 1974 - Wingless AngelsWingless AngelsWingless Angels is an album released in 1975 and it is the eighth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio.Recorded at Burbank Studios, Burbank, California.-Track listing:...
, 1975 - Fire In The WindFire in the WindFire In The Wind is an album released in 1975 and it is the ninth album by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. Re-released on CD on the Wrasse label in 2001 with five bonus tracks.-Track listing:...
, 1977 - Bombs Away Dream BabiesBombs Away Dream BabiesBombs Away Dream Babies is an album released by John Stewart on the RSO label in 1979. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard album chart. Despite selling over a million US copies, the disc never received a Gold or Platinum award from the RIAA....
, 1979 - John Stewart In ConcertJohn Stewart In ConcertJohn Stewart In Concert is a 1980 re-mixed re-issue of eight tracks from the John Stewart 1974 live album The Phoenix Concerts, plus two previously unreleased live tracks from the same concerts....
, 1980 - Forgotten Songs Of Some Old YesterdayForgotten Songs Of Some Old YesterdayForgotten Songs Of Some Old Yesterday is a Compilation Album released in 1980 by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio...
, 1980 - Dream Babies Go HollywoodDream Babies Go HollywoodDream Babies Go Hollywood is a Studio Album released in 1980 by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. This album was Stewart's follow up to Bombs Away Dream Babies his first, and only, major commercial success....
, 1980 - BlondesBlondes (album)Blondes is a Studio Album released in 1982 by folk musician John Stewart, former member of the Kingston Trio. The LP was released with slightly different track listings in the US and in Sweden.The liner notes of the US release states:...
, 1982 - Revenge Of The BudgieRevenge of the BudgieRevenge of The Budgie is an album released in 1983 by Nick Reynolds and John Stewart, both former members of the Kingston Trio.This album was later made available as songs 11 through 17, combined with the Trio Years cassette in 1993 on a CD by Folk Era, called Chilly Winds.-Track listing:All...
, John Stewart and Nick Reynolds, 1983 - TrancasTrancasTrancas is an LP released in 1984 by John Stewart, former members of the Kingston Trio. This album is produced by Stewart and he also plays all instruments except for a set of electronic Oberheim DMX drums....
, 1984 - CentennialCentennial (album)Centennial is an instrumental LP released in 1984 by John Stewart, a former member of the Kingston Trio. This album is produced by Stewart and he also plays all instruments. The album was released on Stewart's own label "Homecoming Records"...
, 1984 - The Last Campaign, 1985
- Punch the Big Guy, 1987
- Deep In The Neon, 1991
- American Sketches, 1991
- Neon Beach, 1991
- Bullets In The Hour Glass, 1992
- American Originals, 1992
- Chilly Winds, 1993
- Airdream Believer, 1995
- Bandera, 1995
- Turning Music Into Gold - The Best of John Stewart, 1995
- American Journey, 1996
- Live at The Turf Inn, Scotland, John Stewart and Buffy Ford, 1996
- Rough Sketches, 1997
- Teresa and The Lost Songs, 1998
- One Night In Denver, 1998
- Gold, 1999
- John Stewart & Darwins Army, 1999
- Rocket Roy In The Real World, 1999
- Way too much fun, 2000
- Buster, 2000
- Wires From The Bunker, 2000
- Savannah, 2000
- Johnny Moonlight, 2000
- Front Row Music: Before The War, 2001
- Armstrong, 2001
- The Americans, 2002
- A Night At Jimmy Duke's - Johnny and The Nasty Britches, 2002
- The Runner, 2002
- Secret Tapes, 2002
- Ballads, 2003
- Havana, 2003
- Tanforan, 2003
- Earth Rider, 2003
- Songs To Drive By, 2003
- The Complete Blondes, 2003
- The Day The River Sang, 2006
- Bite My Foot, 2009
- The Amazing ZigZag ConcertThe Amazing ZigZag ConcertThe Amazing Zig Zag Concert was a rock concert held at The Roundhouse on 28 April 1974 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Zig Zag Magazine. Described as "one of the gigs of the decade", the concert "has taken on legendary proportions over the years" and featured Michael Nesmith with Red Rhodes,...
(2010) Road Goes on Forever (RGF/ZZBOX1974) Disc 3 of 5 CD Box set, recorded in April 1974
External links
- Official website
- The Kingston Trio
- Trio Fantasy Camp - info and photos about John Stewart and Nick Reynolds
- Folk U.S.A. - archived vintage John Stewart and Kingston Trio audio and video clips
- Obituary in The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, London, 21 January 2008 - Obituary in The TimesThe TimesThe Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, 22 January 2008