John Stewart
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John Coburn Stewart (September 5, 1939 – January 19, 2008) was an American songwriter and singer.
He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with the Kingston Trio (1961–1967) and as a popular music songwriter of the Monkees' No. 1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own No. 5 hit "Gold" during a solo career spanning 40 years that included almost four dozen albums and more than 600 recorded songs.
Early life
Born in San Diego, Stewart was the son of horse trainer John S. Stewart and spent his childhood and adolescence in Southern California, living mostly in the cities of Pasadena and Claremont. He graduated in 1957 from Pomona Catholic High School, which at the time was a coeducational school. Following graduation from high school, John went on to attend Mt. San Antonio Junior College in Pomona, California, during 1957–1958, when he was active in its music and theater programs. He demonstrated an early talent for music, learning the guitar and banjo. He composed his first song, "Shrunken Head Boogie," when he was ten years old. In an interview in Michael Oberman's Music makers column (The Washington, DC Star Newspaper) on 30 October 1971, Stewart said, "I bought a ukulele when I was in Pasadena. I would listen to Sons of the Pioneers records. Tex Ritter really turned me on to music. 'I Love My Rooster' was Top Ten as far as I was concerned."
Personal life
Stewart had a passion for painting, doing art shows and covers for his recordings and books. He continued to be a prolific songwriter and toured the United States and Europe regularly. He resided in Marin County, California with his wife, Buffy Ford Stewart. Stewart's brother Mike, who died in 2002, founded the folk-rock group We Five in the mid 1960s. He was the uncle of Jamie Stewart of the band Xiu Xiu.
Musical career
Johnny Stewart and the Furies, Stewart's first attempt at popular music, was with a high school garage band called Johnny Stewart and the Furies. The Furries toured southern California colleges and coffee houses, releasing one single, "Rockin' Anna," which was a minor, regional hit, influenced by the day's reigning icons, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly.
Stewart formed the Cumberland Three following the dissolution of the Furies and a brief period as a Woodsman. The Cumberland Three's most notable achievement was a two-LP set of Songs From the Civil War, with the albums containing a collection of songs from both Confederacy and Union respectively. All in all, the Cumberland Three released three albums, after which Stewart left the group to join the Kingston Trio, replacing Trio founder Dave Guard in 1961.
In 1957, the Kingston Trio emerged from the burgeoning San Francisco folk music scene, incorporating a blend of calypso, pop, and folk styles, as well as various forms of comedy. The Trio earned their first gold medal with "Tom Dooley" as well as some original compositions, including Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul, & Mary, and John Denver, among others. When Dave Guard left the company in 1961 to pursue other artistic ventures, they were one of the best-known and best-selling acts on the folk music scene, and they were enjoying a lucrative recording and touring deal with Capitol Records, having ten albums under their collective belt. Stewart was chosen by remaining members Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane as the Guard's replacement, bringing with him his respected work as a guitarist, composer, and performer.
Reynolds, Shane, and Stewart recorded a dozen albums together, expanding the Trio's sound palette and performing songs by relative newcomers Tom Paxton, Mason Williams, and Gordon Lightfoot.
As the music of bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and fellow Californians the Beach Boys dominated the charts, the Kingston Trio slowed in 1967, but in 1967 the Kingston Trio decided to disband.
When touring as a solo artist, Stewart continued to write songs and record for Capitol. It was during this period that he created "Daydream Believer" for the Monkees, which was also a hit for Anne Murray, and it was the closest Stewart came to writing a "standard." He toured with Robert F. Kennedy's ill-fated 1968 presidential campaign and married Buffy Ford, a 1975 fellow folk singer (with whom he stayed until his death). He released a number of albums, including his debut album, California Bloodlines, as well as Willard, Cannons in the Rain, and Wingless Angels.
Though generally successful with critics and a select group of followers, Stewart's albums were not commercial successes; he left Capitol after only two solo releases and was signed by Warner Bros. Records, where he also recorded only two albums before moving to RCA Records, with whom he also released three LPs (including one live performance album, The Phoenix Concerts). Stewart continued his career after leaving RCA with a stint with the Robert Stigwood company, the same company that handled Eric Clapton's recording contracts as well as many other disco artists. Stewart had his most commercially lucrative years as a solo artist at RSO Records. Stewart, collaborated with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (then in Fleetwood Mac), emerged Bombs Away Dream Babies, which debuted in 1980 and included the #5 hit, "Gold," on Billboard's album chart. (Perhapsibly considering the song's cynical attitude, Stewart later stopped performing "Gold" in concert, describing it as "vain" and "empty." The artist added that the tune meant nothing to him, having done it for the money and to please his record company.)
Two other songs from Bombs Away, "Midnight Wind," and "Lost Her in the Sun" also made Stewart a Top 40 hit the top 40, making him a pop star at the age of 40. However, Dream Babies Go Hollywood (1980), the follow-up album, debuted in 1980, peaking at #85 on the album chart. None of the singles from that LP (or any of his subsequent albums) made the Billboard Hot 100, although Stewart continued to tour right up to the time of his death.
Stewart's later and greatest success as a songwriter. Many of his songs were recorded by a number of well-known artists, including Nanci Griffith ("Sweet Dreams Will Come"), Rosanne Cash ("Dance with the Tiger"), and Joan Baez ("Strange Rivers"), but several of his songs were released by a variety of well-known bands, including Nanci Griffith ("Sweet Dreams Will Come"), "Runaway Train"), and others. In between commercial releases, he continued to record new music and began releasing CDs under his own "Neon Dreams" brand. They would have matched on one of his tours. In 2006, The Day the River Sang was his last album.
Stewart and Reynolds, along with former Kingston Trio member Nick Reynolds, have united to bring fans the ultimate Trio Fantasy: playing with Stewart and Reynolds. In 2005 and 2006, Bob Shane attended and performed a few songs with Stewart and Reynolds at the Trio Fantasy Camp, which is held every year in Scottsdale, Arizona.
During the Apollo 11 spacecraft's return to Earth, a tape of Stewart's 1969 hit "Mother Country" from California Bloodlines was displayed. As the craft approached the Earth's atmosphere, the production team of CNN's 2019 film "Apollo 11" heard the song while listening to an archival video of the flight that included a blend of the astronaut's tape and the original studio recording of the tune in the soundtrack.
The World Folk Music Association gave Stewart the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.