Eric Stewart

Eric Stewart
Stewart in Oslo, Norway, 1976
Stewart in Oslo, Norway, 1976
Background information
Birth nameEric Michael Stewart
Born (1945-01-20) 20 January 1945 (age 79)
Droylsden, Lancashire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • audio engineer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1960–present

Eric Michael Stewart (born 20 January 1945)[1] is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer, best known as a founding member of the rock groups the Mindbenders with whom he played from 1963 to 1968, and likewise of 10cc from 1972 to 1995. Stewart co-owned Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, from 1968 to the early 1980s, where he recorded albums with 10cc and artists including Neil Sedaka and Paul McCartney. Stewart collaborated with McCartney extensively in the 1980s, playing on or co-writing songs for McCartney's solo albums Tug of War (1982), Pipes of Peace (1983), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), and Press to Play (1986). Since 1980, Stewart has released four solo studio albums.

  1. ^ Rose, Mike (20 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 20, 2023 includes celebrities Questlove, Rainn Wilson". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.