Johnny Stew

[iamstevienicks]

Who or what is Johnny Stew?

Just recently bought 'Law and order' on CD (after owning it on vinyl for a good 5 years or so)

And have now re discovered this fantastic song!! More info regards it would be very grateful

[Johnny Stew]

Originally posted by iamstevienicks
Who or what is Johnny Stew?

You mean other than your friendly neighborhood Stevie Forum moderator?

"Johnny Stew" is John Stewart, who, as I'm sure you probably know, worked with both Lindsey and Stevie on his 'Bombs Away Dream Babies' album (featuring "Gold" and "Midnight Wind")
He also worked with Lindsey on his albums 'Blondes,' 'Revenge Of The Budgie,' 'The Last Campaign,' 'Chilly Winds,' and 'Wires From The Bunker,' which is a compilation of previously-unreleased Stewart tracks, and features the song "Liddy Buck"... which is his ode to Lindsey, in the same fashion as "Johnny Stew" was Lindsey's ode to him.

Hope that answers your question!


Johnny Stew

[jeffles]

John and LB have been influencing each other for years. Stewart was in the kingston trio,` which was on of LB's favorite groups. Stewart had a song called Never Going Back. LB did Never Going Back AGAIN on Rumours, Stewart's "Comin' Out of Nowhere" was about LB, LB's "Johnny Stew" was about Stewart, around the same time, Stewart did "Liddy Buck", which is obviously about LB. That song just became available on CD. I believe its on the Wires from the Bunker CD.

[macmar71]

Worried Man is a Kingston Trio song and Lindsey mentions that in Johnny Stew..."takes a worried man now to sing a worried song..."