Stewart Francke
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Stewart Francke is a singer/musician/songwriter in Detroit.
His most recent CD, Heartless World (released May 31, 2011) features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen
. His album, Motor City Serenade, was recorded with the legendary Motown session band The Funk Brothers
.
Stewart's music has won numerous awards: nine Detroit music awards, Hour Detroit's most popular musician 2002-2004, four straight ASCAP writer's awards, and the prestigious Point of Light Award for his work in cancer care. The Stewart Francke Leukemia Foundation (SFLF) was also presented the Partnership In Humanity Award by the Detroit Newspapers, and he was awarded a Creative Artist Grant by Artserve Michigan in 2003.
A leukemia
and bone marrow transplant
survivor of 10 years, Francke often plays benefit concerts and donates his time to cancer support efforts. The SFLF continues to support many organizations such as Karmanos Cancer Institute, the Childrens' Leukemia Foundation, The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Gilda's Club. The priority mission of the foundation is to fund low income patients and increase marrow donation in minority communities. Francke and Broadway star Brian d'Arcy James
recently raised $92,000 for the Fields Neurological Institute in their hometown of Saginaw, Michigan.
In 2009, Stewart Francke received the 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Arts Award from his hometown of Saginaw.
He lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan
with his wife Julia.
His most recent CD, Heartless World (released May 31, 2011) features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
. His album, Motor City Serenade, was recorded with the legendary Motown session band The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers was the nickname of Detroit, Michigan, session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972...
.
Stewart's music has won numerous awards: nine Detroit music awards, Hour Detroit's most popular musician 2002-2004, four straight ASCAP writer's awards, and the prestigious Point of Light Award for his work in cancer care. The Stewart Francke Leukemia Foundation (SFLF) was also presented the Partnership In Humanity Award by the Detroit Newspapers, and he was awarded a Creative Artist Grant by Artserve Michigan in 2003.
A leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
and bone marrow transplant
Bone marrow transplant
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cell or blood, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, or umbilical cord blood...
survivor of 10 years, Francke often plays benefit concerts and donates his time to cancer support efforts. The SFLF continues to support many organizations such as Karmanos Cancer Institute, the Childrens' Leukemia Foundation, The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Gilda's Club. The priority mission of the foundation is to fund low income patients and increase marrow donation in minority communities. Francke and Broadway star Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James
Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and musician.-Personal life:James was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Mary , a seller of children's books, and a lawyer father, Thomas F. James. Brian's maternal grandfather was Harry F. Kelly, former Governor of the state of Michigan...
recently raised $92,000 for the Fields Neurological Institute in their hometown of Saginaw, Michigan.
In 2009, Stewart Francke received the 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Arts Award from his hometown of Saginaw.
He lives in Huntington Woods, Michigan
Huntington Woods, Michigan
Huntington Woods is a city in southern Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,238 at the 2010 census. Huntington Woods is an inner suburb of Detroit and is bounded by Ten Mile and Eleven Mile Roads to the north and south, and by Coolidge Highway and Woodward Avenue to...
with his wife Julia.
Discography
- 1995: Where the River Meets the Bay (Schoolkids Records)
- 1996: Expecting Heroes (Wild Justice)
- 1997: House of Lights (Blue Boundary Records)
- 1998: Sunflower Soul Serenade (Blue Boundary Records)
- 1999: Swimming in Mercury (Blue Boundary Records)
- 2000: What We Talk of ... When We Talk (Blue Boundary Records)
- 2001: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Best of Stewart Francke (Blue Boundary Records)
- 2002: Wheel of Life (Blue Boundary Records)
- 2005: Motor City Serenade (Zane Records)
- 2008: Alive and Unplugged at The Ark (Zane Records)
- 2011: Heartless World (Blue Boundary Records)