Larry Stewart (singer)
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| Larry Stewart | |
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 Stewart performing with Restless Heart at a USO show at Ramstein Air Base, Germany in 2003
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 2, 1959 |
| Origin | Paducah, Kentucky, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country Adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, rhythm guitar |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Label(s) | RCA Columbia Windham Hill Koch |
| Associated acts | Restless Heart |
Larry Stewart (born March 2, 1959 in Paducah, Kentucky) is an American country music singer, best known for his role as the lead singer of the country pop band Restless Heart.[1] In 1993, Stewart left the band in pursuit of a solo career, recording four solo albums and charting eight singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts before reuniting with Restless Heart in 2002.
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[edit] Biography
Stewart moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the 1980s in pursuit of a career in baseball. Although he had received an athletic scholarship from Belmont College in Nashville, he decided to focus on a career in music instead.[1] After finding work as a demo singer, Larry joined the group Restless Heart in 1984 at the recommendation of the band's keyboardist Dave Innis, with whom Stewart had attended college.[2] Between 1985 and 1992, Restless Heart charted eighteen Top 40 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (including six Number Ones, as well as one single that was released only to the Adult Contemporary format).[3] Stewart left the group in 1992 in pursuit of a solo career; after his departure, the group's other members alternatingly sang lead vocals.[2]
[edit] Solo career
In 1993, Larry released his solo debut album on the RCA Nashville label. Titled Down the Road, the album produced a Top 5 country hit in the single "Alright Already", but later singles proved unsuccessful. In 1994, the same year that Restless Heart disbanded, Stewart switched to Columbia Records. He recorded the albums Heart Like a Hurricane (1994) and Why Can't You (1996) for that label.[1] He later moved to the independent label Windham Hill Records in 1999, where he recorded his fourth and final solo album, Learning to Breathe.
In 2004, Larry and the other four original members of Restless Heart (some of whom had not seen each other since a brief reunion in 1998) all reunited to record the album Still Restless on the Koch Records label.[3] On most of the tracks, Stewart again assumed his role as lead singer. Still Restless produced a Top 30 hit in the single "Feel My Way to You", but Koch Records closed its Nashville division shortly afterward.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Down the Road (1993)
- Heart Like a Hurricane (1994)
- Why Can't You (1996)
- Learning to Breathe (1999)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
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| 1993 | "Alright Already" | 5 | Down the Road |
| "I'll Cry Tomorrow" | 34 | ||
| "We Can Love" | 62 | ||
| 1994 | "Heart Like a Hurricane" | 43 | Heart Like a Hurricane |
| "Losing Your Love" | 46 | ||
| 1995 | "Rockin' the Rock" | 56 | |
| 1996 | "Why Can't You" | 46 | Why Can't You |
| 1997 | "Always a Woman" | 70 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. Larry Stewart Biography ))) (html). All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. allmusic ((( Restless Heart > Biography ))) (html). All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
- ^ a b Restless Heart Reunite for Still Restless (html). CMT.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-27.
