Stu James - Singer / Guitarist
Right hand - Found mostly haning out on the Fret Board
Left hand - Hanging out with his best buds Pick and strings
Influences
Clapton / John Lennon / The Beatles / Jimmy Buffett / Any and all Chicago Blues / Grateful Dead / Van Halen / .....Hell just about everyone and any genre.
Sounds Like
Hopefully he sounds Like Stu. Any other similarities are purely coincidental and if they are respected musicians, Thank you !!!!!!
Stu has been an avid music lover from birth in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn...BERRRRRWWWWWWYYYNNNNN. (You have to be over 30 to get that). He currently resides in Downers Grove, Il
He had tinkered without much sucess at making music on and off since he was sixteen. Recently he has decided to follow the dream and JUST DO IT!!
He played his first public gig in 1996 in the college town of Macomb, Il opening up for the local Blues musician John Healy at the Sullivan Taylor Coffee house. He then played as one of the acts in that years Heritage Festival at the coffee house.
Life then interviened and he got married moved away and has two of the most addorble children. This time the hold on his creative urges lasted 8 years until after an unfortunate divorce he turned again to his music.
What started as an outlet to help deal with the divorce has flamed his inspirations and led him back to writing and playing.
"This song has no end..." - Park Bench, 1996 and hopefully never will
Saturday May 9 (Dave & Steve @ Stillwater) and Stu opening!!! Hey Stu - did I give you that date? Let me know if you are available. Also...Hope to see you at Stillwater THURSDAY NIGHTS (7-10pm) 5141 Main Street downtown Downers Grove - for OPEN MIC!!!
This Saturday Night come check out: Eric Totherow of CRASH, Bob Hartwell and The Higher Authorities @ BOBBY MCGEE'S (1200 Cedarwood Drive - Crest Hill) 8:30pm -*A night of great music*
EL Schorcho or El Noah otherwise known as Noah Gabriel hes on our top friends page if you want to look him up. Very cool guy, and also a very talented artist.
Hey stu glad to be the ones to break your comment cherry! We definately dig the site, its about time you made one! We really like Midnight Serenade, its got a cool vibe to it. Hopefully we will get to see you live soon. Peace ~UTW~
