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Location: Veedersburg, Indiana | Heard today on the news (and just confirmed on his website) that John Stewart has died. He was one of my all time favorites. Loved his music from his Trio days to all his solo work. I had the pleasure of seeing him in the mid 80's in Portland, Oregon. So many of the greats are going. His website said he was told earlier this year that he was in the early stages of Alzheimer's - so his death is probably a blessing in disguise for his family. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | A truly gifted songwriter and performer...he will be missed...we're starting to lose more and more...we're getting older..."time waits for no man"... |
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Location: Converse, Texas | "People out there turn the music into gold ..." |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I believe he wrote "Daydream Believer" which probably set him up financially for life. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | The rule of thumb I heard out of Nashville was; a hit song will pay for your house, a hit album will pay for your life.
Lotsa famous artists have little in the way of long term financial security from their fame. |
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Location: Veedersburg, Indiana | Yes, he wrote Daydream Believer. He also wrote and had a hit with Gold in, I believe, 1979. Wrote Runaway Train that was a hit for Rosanna Cash. He also sang lead on several of the Kingston Trio's hits in the earlier 60's during his 6 years with them. A truly talented man. |
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Location: North Carolina | I'm in music because of him and the Trio. Sorry it was his time. |
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Location: SoCal | In about 1974, I was in the audio library at my college (U.T., Austin), supposedly listening to a Shakespear play while I read along. I was bored and clicking thru channels when I stumbled on a tune I learned was California Bloodlines by John Stewart. I went out and bought his live album, The Phoenix Concerts and learned every tune on it. All these years later, the only tune I still play is California Bloodlines.
Stewart was a folky at that time. Then he went into his rock star phase, then finally became a folky again. You can pull him up on youtube but most of the video is from the last 5-6 years. He got real old...... |
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Location: NJ | ". . He got real old......"
". . "Pot" . . "Kettle" . . . "Black" . . . . . . " |
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Location: SoCal | Go bite something....... |
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Location: SoCal | and by the way, the web page's lookin' good. Now go bite something else...... |
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Location: SoCal | "...goin' where those chilly winds don't blow." |
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Farewell to John Stewart
