Primeaux Blues Band
Steve Dupuis--Guitar
Mike Wagliardo--Bass
Charles Stewart--Vocals
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Charles Stewart-- Lead vocals, Electric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars, Drums,
Keyboards and Programming
Influences
The Beatles,
Cat Stevens,
Jude Cole,
The Rembrandts,
R & B/ Blues,
My brother--the late John Stewart,
Utopia.
Music that had the most influence:
All Beatles especially Rubber Soul,
Cat Stevens,
Derek and the Dominoes,
Chicago I and II.
Led Zeppelin I and II,
Jeff Beck--Truth,
Edgar Winter's White Trash,
James Taylor.....just to name a few.
Sounds Like
Ethel Merman,
Marcel Marceau,
Burl Ives,
Paul Carrack,
John Waite,
Madonna's 3rd cousin--once removed-Jacko,
Glenn Hughes,
John Madden on Prednisone.
I was born when I was still quite young at a very early age. I was born in the month of August, which means I was the result of a very successful company Christmas party at my father's company. I am from Houston, Texas.
My first professional gig was 10.27 years to the trimester that I escaped from the birth canal.
My first band was The Tea Makers Union.
Then there was:
Woodhead Green,
Stejonas Wart......let's move on.
In high school I played in a band called Stetzin.
In fact, one of the guitar players from that band Lee Martin, is listed as one of my friends, and has a great jazz band--Luxury Quartet.
See www.myspace.com/luxuryquartet.
Pat Brady and the late Steve Seymour of Stetzin quit, and subsequently got me hired in another band playing bass.
The keyboard player was Theodore "Teddy" Reynolds, who had played for years with Grady Gaines, B.B. King, Johnny Clyde Copeland, and Bobby Blue Bland....I was 17 years old...wow.
I started getting noticed musically speaking, when my good friends Susan and Sandford Criner started booking me to play at thieir Houston venue known as Rockefellers.
I had the opportunity to open up for some cool acts such as Rupert Holmes, Riders in the Sky, and Kenny Rankin.
I moved to Dallas in 1982 to play in a band with Jimmy Miller, younger brother of Steve Miller.
Jim passed away in 2004.
I learned a lot about how to be more tasteful on the guitar from Jim.
Jim used to say that a 'guitarist didn't have to play every note they know everytime they do a solo.'
Along with his wife Colleen, we wrote some great songs and had a lot of fun.
Jim was a wonderful person, a very dear friend, and an incredible talent.
In 1985, I hooked up with a group of players in Dallas to form an eclectic and obscure cover band known as True Colors.
Darby Orr--keyboards
Chip Abernathy--drums
Tolbert Pitman--bass, later replaced by:
Frederico "Freddie" Pol Jr.--bass
Steve Dupuis--guitar
www.stevesgarageband.com
As of several months ago:
Chip was in Nashville.
Freddie was playing at Universal Studios and with Jose Feliciano.
Tolbert is still playing.
You can check out his new project, "Coaliton," listed under my friends.
Steve and I are working together on several projects.
In 1989, Darby Orr, Tolbert Pitman, and I formed Twist of Fate.
We got signed to a shopping deal with Dragon Street Records (Tripping Daisy), owned by David Dennard (Gary Myrick bass player) and Patrick Keel.
Theresa La Barbera-Whites of Sony Music helped us a great deal.
The band had pretty much broken up except for Darby and myself.
In 1991, the day after my mother died, Janet Thompson and Theresa, signed us to Sony Publishing.
We played at South by Southwest that year at the Continental Club with some other people signed to Sony.
Robin Le Messurier (Rod Stewart)
Lowen and Navarro....to name a couple.
It was awesome meeting those guys and needless to say, I was honored.
In 1992, my father passed away and our deal with Sony fell through, and I moved back to Houston to re-group.
While all of this was going on, Darby and I were writing a lot of songs for Chuck E. Cheese Pizza worldwide, so they wouldn't have to pay ASCAP and BMI royalties.
Lee Martin (listed above) also was the producer/arranger on this project.
I also started doing jingles....it paid a few bills.
Presently........
I am working with long-time friend, Steve Dupuis on an R& B collection, and should be through with the first CD around December 2009.
Mississippi is the first fruits of the original songs on the CD.
I also wrote songs for a children's book by Maren Thorson Devine, "Paolo the Pink Dolphin.
See other web page, "Paolo the Pink Dolphin," which are children's songs.
My youngest daughter is nine years-old, and I was trying to impress her...what can I say.
I am blessed with two beautiful and talented daughters.
My oldest daughter Lauren, is a singer/songwriter, and lives in Hawaii most of the time.
I am surrounding myself with a bunch of talented people, and I am excited about what will come from it!
Bottom line is that my different projects reflect my eclectic taste.
I love the Blues, as well as Alternative, and I get a big kick out of Children's music.
I hope to start working and co-writing with long-time friends Darby Orr and Jamey Perrenot in the near future.
Both humongous talents!!
Darby in California and Jamey in Nashville, and of course continue to work with Steve in Dallas!
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks for the support!
Charles
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