Dave Stewart

David A. Stewart is a Chanteur, Guitariste and Pianiste English born with Sunderland (county of Durham, at the edge of the the North Sea) on September 8th, 1952. It is mainly known for its participation in the group Eurythmics in company of Annie Lennox like for her additional projects (Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys, Dave Stewart, Vegas, etc).

Career

Contrary to Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart immediately did not turn to the music. He is first of all a large amateur of sport (swimming, football). He very early thinks of making a sporting career. Unfortunately for him, a serious accident at the 13 years age at the time of a match puts an end to its hopes. It is only during its convalescence, where a guitar is offered to him, which all begins. It spends several months to be learned how to play to kill time whereas it is in rehabilitation. It is at the time of a concert of Amazing Blondel that it crosses the step and joined the group as a guitarist.

In the middle of the Years 1970, it founds its own group, The Longdancer and share in round (with Peet Coombes) through all the Europe. A serious car accident in Germany the constrained one to stop its career. There is seriously wounded with the lung and remains hospitalized during long weeks. Moreover, some abuses LSD leave think that it will stop its career more quickly than envisaged. But it stops drug and recovers rather well from its accident.

Eurythmics

With leaving this new convalescence, It deals with store of discs called Small Mercies, with London (Kilburn). With Peet Coombes, him so native of Sunderland, they think of new projects. It is during one of these discussions, in October 1976 (with Peet Coombes or Paul Jacobs?) that they meet Annie Lennox, then waitress in a restaurant (Pippins with Hampstead) in the north of London. A proposal on behalf of Dave follows immediately. Falling in love one with the other, they live 4 years together. Peet, Dave & Annie found The Catch in 1977 then The Tourists associated with Eddie Chin and Jim Toomey. A contract is signed with the Logo recording company which they will leave for RCA Records in 1980. The end of Tourists in 1980, at the time of a world tour, will see also the end of the history of love between Dave and Annie.

She will however not prevent the creation of Eurythmics immediately afterwards. This new departure is not easy, far is necessary some. At the end of 1981, whereas the winter is icy, Dave D-is hospitalized for pulmonary problems following its car accident. Moreover, their first album signed Eurythmics, In the Garden , is a commercial failure. Annie sinks in full depression and joined her parents with Aberdeen. But they are not acknowledged however not overcome. They record in their own studio, a London warehouse, a second album. The average employees are almost rudimentary. A digital keyboard, a tape recorder with 8 tracks and the noises of the very close factory will be used to create the album Sweet Dreams . The voice of Annie is recorded the night whereas the factory is closed and that there is no more the noise of the machines. The album is entirely carried out to two without any outside assistance. Begin with its exit real success from the group. Until 1985, Dave is devoted entirely to Eurythmics then assists other artists for several recordings (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in 1985, Daryl Hall in 1986, without counting Bob Dylan which it makes record in its own studio and leaves the lapse of memory, or Mick Jagger).

Whereas Annie Marie in 1984 with Raman Radha, disciple of Hare Krishna and becomes vegetarian, Dave marries Siobhan Fahey group Bananarama in 1987. The same year, it founds Anxious Records. It is under this label that it composes the original soundtrack of the film Lily Was Here in 1990 with the saxophonist Candy Dulfer and of former musicians of Eurythmics: Stalemate Seymour, Olle Romo and Chucho Merchan. An ultimate album signed Eurythmics, We Two Are One , leaves in 1989. In 1991, they separate officially.

Personal projects

While Annie Lennox launches out in a career solo, Stewart founds a new group, Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys. An album of the same name is published in 1990, including/understanding In this Little Town . In 1992, it creates the project Vegas and leaves an album the same name with Terry Hall to the song - one finds Olle Romo and Manu Guiot there. In 1994, under the only name of Dave Stewart, leaves Greetings from the Gutter , album on which intervene several artists invited like Mick Jagger, Lou Reed and Siobhan Fahey. In parallel it continues its work of producer and realizer.

In November 1997, Stewart leaves a CD 2 titles entitled Getting Naked with Rhona Mitra, incarnation of Lara Croft, heroin of the series of video games Tomb Raider . It leaves then Like Alive , album integrating the contents of Getting Naked and prepares another album. Stewart also appears with the Brit Awards 2005 when it accompanies Shola Ama with the guitar and presents its “futuristic artefacts” (according to its words) which will be put in scene in the various video clips illustrating its new album.

In 1999, after several made years of rumors conveyed by the specialized press, Eurythmics is reformed. The album Peace leaves then, accompanied by a world tour.

Discography

For the discography of Dave Stewart with Eurythmics, to see the detailed article.

Lily Was Young stag , 1990
Dave Stewart and the Negro spiritual Cowboys , 1990
Vegas , 1992
Greetings from the Gutter , 1994
Like Alive , 1997

External bonds

Official site

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