DAVID'S ROCK SCRAPBOOK

Al Stewart was born in Scotland in 1945. He recorded his first album, “Bedsitter Images”, in 1967 as part of the British folk-rock scene. His early albums included help from various musicians such as Jimmy Page, Richard Thompson and Rick Wakeman. His fifth album, “Past, Present & Future”, achieved some notice on the FM radio circuit in the USA. The influences of Bob Dylan and the Beatles were noticeable and was his most popular work at the time. The title referred to the historic figures written about in the songs, like Nostradamus, Warren G. Harding and others. The lush production made for an epic sound and is considered one of his finest works. Al Stewart reached greater fame with his next albums produced by Alan Parsons. “Year of the Cat” and “Time Passages” from 1975 & 1976. They both went platinum.

Al Stewart continues to perform

in Europe and the USA.

My friend and I saw Al Stewart and his band, which included Tim Renwick, perform at The Boarding House in San Francisco on April 11, 1975. You can see my photos of that concert and read our memoirs at -
Brit Rock by the Bay

From "The Harmony Illustrated

Encyclopedia of Rock" by Mike Clifford.

From "The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia

Rolling Stone Press.

An article from "Beat Magazine"

September 1971.

From "Beat Magazine"

April 1972.

"Melody Maker" interview

November 1973.

"Melody Maker" November 1974.

An article on Sutherland Brothers & Quiver.

"Sounds Magazine" April 1974.

Tim Renwick became Al Stewart's

lead guitar the following year.

A review of "Past, Present & Future"

June 20, 1974.

A review of "Modern Times"

June 5, 1975.

An interview with Al Stewart.

December 30, 1976.

The are some of the albums in

my collection that were produced

between 1967 - 1980

Al Stewart's first album release

"Bedsitter Images" 1967

His second album, "Love Chronicles"

released 1969.

His third release, "Zero She Flies"

released 1970.

His fourth album, "Orange"

released 1972.

His fifth, "Past, Present & Future"

released 1974.

His sixth, "Modern Times"

released 1975.

His seventh, "Year of the Cat"

released 1976.

His eighth, "Time Passages"

released 1978.

His ninth, "24 Carrots"

released 1980.

The Sutherland Bros. Band first album,

released 1972.

Quiver's first album,

released 1971.

Sutherland Bros. second album, "Lifeboat"

released 1972.

Sutherland Bros. joined forces with Quiver and
reissued the album in the US with

three tracks added. Released 1972.

Related sites

Al Stewart's Website

Tim Renwick's Website

Sutherland Bros. on Wikipedia

Frankie Miller was born in Scotland in 1949. He began singing and writing songs at an early age. Robin Trower discovered him performing in a pub in London in the early 70s. Trower had recently left Procol Harum and wanted to form a new band. Together they formed Jude. It included Miller’s friend, James Dewar, from Stone The Crows and Clive Bunker from Jethro Tull. They disbanded before producing any recordings. Robin Trower and James Dewar continued on with great success and Frankie Miller went solo.

On his first album, “Once in a Blue Moon”, he was backed by Brinsley-Schwarz. His second album, “Highlife”, was recorded in New Orleans and was produced by Allen Toussaint, who also wrote seven of the songs.

Miller briefly teamed up with Andy Fraser, from Free, who was looking for a replacement for Paul Rogers. They soon spilt, but co-wrote, “A Fool in Love”, which appeared on his third album, “The Rock”. Paul Kossoff played lead guitar uncredited on “I know why the sun don’t shine”.

“The Rock” included guitarist Henry McCullough from The Grease Band and Paul McCartney’s Wings. Also Mick Weaver, who had recently replaced Steve Winwood in a reformed Traffic, called Wooden Frog. Chris Stewart and Stu Perry played bass and drums.

Frankie Miller continued to record with other musicians. His music became more famous then himself as other artists recorded his songs. Artists such as Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Etta James, The Everly Brothers and more. He also worked as an actor.

In 1994, just as he was starting a new project with Joe Walsh and Nicky Hopkins, he suffered a brain hemorrhage. He survived and has been in recovery since.
Henry McCullough had a massive heart attack on November 5, 2012. He suffered brain damage and is in recovery.

My friends and I saw The Frankie Miller Band perform at the
Keystone in Berkeley, California on October 13, 1975.

To see my photos and read our memoirs

of the concert, go to -
Brit Rock By The Bay

From The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of

Rolling Stone Press.