Keith
Richards and others attest that the
Rolling Stones were Ian Stewart’s
band from the start. ‘Stu’,
as he was universally known, was also
a blues and jazz pianist of the highest
calibre.
He not only founded the Stones –
simultaneously he shaped the rhythm
and blues scene that emerged in Southern
Britain in the early 1960s. Guitarists
Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff
Beck regarded Stu as their musical
touchstone, the catalyst for their
own bands, and a lifelong friend.
Stu was the Stones’ musical
conscience and he remained their key
stabilising force over the years.
He was never one to seek centre stage,
but it’s the wish of the contributors
to this unique volume that he should
at last be given his due place in
the spotlight. So in Stu, his own
circle of friends, working colleagues
and his family have now gathered together
to provide an unprecedented and timely
tribute to him.
There are over 80 contributors in
all, including, for the first time
in print, all six surviving members
of the Rolling Stones, who reveal
Stu via extensive new interviews illustrated
by previously un-published photographs
many of which were taken by Stu himself.
Aside from the Rolling Stones, numerous
of the band’s intimates, the
famous and the not-so-well-known have
come together to make Stu a truly
revealing and important book as individual
as the man himself.
"The
book is brilliant - a wonderful testament
to a man who was quite content to
stay in the background, hardly noticed
by the public - but loved by everyone
who worked with him. His contributions
are not forgotten."
Bill Wyman
"What
began as a celebration of a unique
man, Ian Stewart, is actually a vital
contribution to the story of 20th
century culture. Publisher and Editor
Will Nash, has not only created a
beautiful book but a vital report
about modern music."
Marsha
Hunt
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