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Al Stewart

1945 - Today

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Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with tales of characters and events from history. Stewart has released 16 studio and four live albums since his debut album Bed-Sitter Images in 1967, and continues to tour extensively in the US, Canada, Europe, and the UK. He is best known for his 1976 hit single "Year of the Cat", from the platinum album of the same name. Though Year of the Cat and its 1978 platinum follow-up Time Passages brought Stewart his biggest worldwide commercial successes, earlier albums such as Past, Present and Future from 1973 are often seen as better examples of his intimate brand of historical folk-rock, a style to which he returned in later albums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Stewart is the 932nd most popular musician (down from 799th in 2019), the 2,741st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,302nd in 2019) and the 174th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Al Stewart ranks 932 out of 3,175. Before him are Trevor Horn, Ian McDonald, Nicanor Zabaleta, Pat Mastelotto, Julian Fontana, and Dorival Caymmi. After him are André Cluytens, Max Roach, Orhan Gencebay, James Ingram, Yakov Zak, and Nikolai Noskov.

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Among people born in 1945, Al Stewart ranks 292. Before him are Carrie Snodgress, Yuri Antonov, Michel Vautrot, Rüdiger Safranski, John Carlos, and Mick Jones. After him are Romeo Benetti, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Bob Peck, Jim Davis, Christophe, and Jean Ragnotti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Al Stewart ranks 2,742 out of 8,785. Before him are Ray Cooney (1932), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Alan Rees (1938), Mick Jones (1945), Kit Harington (1986), and Henry de Bracton (1210). After him are Frances Burney (1752), Nick Kamen (1962), Guy Burgess (1911), John Madden (1949), Sally Potter (1949), and Ephraim Chambers (1680).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Al Stewart ranks 174. Before him are Chas Chandler (1938), Noel Redding (1945), Roy Thomas Baker (1946), Alan Price (1942), Trevor Horn (1949), and Ian McDonald (1946). After him are Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Adam Clayton (1960), Steven Wilson (1967), Mick Ronson (1946), Denny Laine (1944), and Johnny Clegg (1953).

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