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Hamish Stuart
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Hamish Stuart shot to
fame in the 1970's as the falsetto voice of the Average White Band, his
distinctive songwriting and guitar style paving the way for the band's
worldwide success.
When the ABW split in 1982, Hamish went on to tour and record with an array of
soul stars including Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, George Benson and Chaka Khan,
for whom he wrote the no. 1 chart hit "Whatcha Gonna Do For Me?".
in 1986 David Sanborn invited Hamish to record with him and they released
the live album "Straight to the Heart" on which Hamish sang Al Green's
"Love and Happiness" - now a Hamish Stuart band standard. the
following year he was back in the studio this time teaming up with former AWB
drummer Steve Ferrone and together they recorded the "Easy Pieces"
album.
In 1988 Paul McCartney asked Hamish to join his band and he went on to tour and
record with the legendary beatle for six years, clocking up 2 studio and 3 live
albums in the process before embarking on his solo project.
Since then Hamish has been working on new material of his own with his newly
formed band "the Hamish Stuart Band" but still he finds time to work
on projects such as Quincy Jones' celebratary 64th birthday event in Switzerland
last year and most recently accepting Bonnie Raitt's invitation to duet with her
on-stage at her end of tour show in London.
Recently the band have removed the roofs of various UK venues with their low-key
1999 club tour and a couple of week-long residencies at Ronnie Scotts,
London and Birmingham - not too difficult a task when you have the talents of
Ian Thomas on drums, Steve Pearce on bass and Jody Linscott on percussion -
generating a truly ferocious groove. Accentuated by Hamish's rhythm guitar
and Andy Wallace's percussive keyboard attack, Chris "Snake" Davis and
Adam Phillips both display stunning solos on saxophone and guitar. Now
impossible to book a seat at their monthly sell-out fixture at the 606 Club in
Chelsea, the fans old and new are always guaranteed a good time and often
a bonus from guest friends such as Jim Mullen, Brian Auger, former AWB
saxophonist Molly Duncan and Bonnie Raitt, so don't go expecting a nostalgia
trip but a great new band firing on all six cylinders.
To buy his albums:
Mail order www.1212.com
Mail order, MP3 and custom cd: www.atrecordings.com
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