Eric Stewart

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Eric Stewart
Stewart in Oslo, Norway, 1976
Background information
Birth name	Eric Michael Stewart
Born	(1945-01-20) 20 January 1945 (age 79) Droylsden, Lancashire, England
Genres	Art rock pop rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter record producer audio engineer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active	1960–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.