Billy Stewart is best known for his distinctive and iconic version of 'Summertime', George Gershwin's standard from Porgy & Bess. 'Summertime', a U.S. Top 10 Pop and R&B hit in the summer of 1966 was the lead track on Billy's Unbelievable' album on Chess, and it is fascinating to hear 'Summertime' in context.
Contents. Biography Stewart was 12 years old when he began singing with his younger brothers Johnny, James, and Frank as the Four Stewart Brothers, and later went on to get their own radio show every Sunday for five years at -AM in Washington, D.C. He was a graduate of Armstrong High School. Stewart made the transition to by filling in occasionally for the Rainbows, a D.C. Area vocal group led by the future star,.
It was through the Rainbows that Stewart met another aspiring singer,. Has been credited with discovering Stewart playing piano in Washington, D.C. In 1956 and inviting him to be one of his.
By 1955, this led to a recording contract with Diddley's, and Diddley played guitar on Stewart's 1956 recording of 'Billy's Blues'. A strong seller in, 'Billy's Blues' reached the sales top 25 in magazine. Stewart then moved to and recorded 'Billy's Heartache', backed by the Marquees, another D.C. Area group which featured Marvin Gaye. Back at Chess in the early 1960s, Stewart began working with man.
He recorded a song called 'Fat Boy' and then had additional success with his recordings of 'Reap What You Sow' and 'Strange Feeling', both making the and the in the. Major chart success was not far away and in 1965, Stewart recorded two self-written songs, ' (#6 R&B, #26 Pop), which featured his brother Johnny Stewart as one of the backing vocalists with his partner James English, and ' (#4 R&B, #24 Pop).
His idiosyncratic improvisational technique of doubling-up, scatting his words and trilling his lips made his style unique in the 1960s. In 1966, Stewart recorded the Unbelievable. The first released from that was Stewart's radical interpretation of the song, ', a Top 10 on both the pop and R&B charts.
The follow-up single was Stewart's of the hit ', which reached the Pop Top 30 and just missed the Top 10 on the R&B chart. Stewart continued to record throughout the remainder of the 1960s on Chess without major success. A weight problem worsened, and he developed.
Stewart suffered minor injuries in a motorcycle accident in 1969. Death Stewart died in a broad-daylight car accident in January 1970, just two months prior to his 33rd birthday.
The accident happened when the that Stewart was driving approached a bridge across the near. His car left the highway, ran along the median strip at a slight angle to the highway, struck the bridge abutment, and then plunged into the river, killing Stewart and his three passengers instantly. The other victims in the accident were members of Stewart's band: Norman P.
Rich, 39, of Washington D.C., William Cathey, 32 of Charlotte, N.C., and Rico Hightower, 22 of Newark, New Jersey. The four musicians were driving to a nightclub show in Columbia, South Carolina at the time of the wreck. The car had been purchased only 12 days before and had been driven only 1,400 miles before the accident occurred. Stewart was buried in in.
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Lawsuit and trial Sarah Stewart, the executrix of his estate, sued Ford Motor Company on behalf of his estate, claiming mechanical failure was the cause of the accident. The first trial was won by Ford Motor Company, but on appeal the court ruled that the trial court's refusal to give the requested jury instructions was in error and ordered the case reversed and remanded. The case was then settled out of court.
Musical legacy During the late 1970s and early 1980s, his music was popular among Latino, specifically Chicano, youth on the West Coast. Stewart was inducted into the Washington Area Music Association Hall of Fame in 2002.
His version of 'Summertime' was one of the songs featured on 's show, and was one of the few artists Dylan actually responded about during his mainly fictitious email responses to listener questions. His version of 'Summertime' was also featured in the last scene and on the soundtrack of the 2003 movie. His musical legacy is also being kept alive by several talented family members in his hometown of Washington D.C. Cousins Grace Ruffin who is a member of the 60’s group The Jewels, singer and musician Calvin C.
And local Washington, D.C. Recording artist Dane Riley, continue to perform several of his hits during their concerts. Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers.
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