Jeff Stewart, of Sweet Willie Milton - the blues band - will be performing a half-hour solo set of blues songs at the kickoff event for Second Saturday in South Nashville.  Specifically, he will be performing on Stage One, on the patio behind Maggie May's Off the Coast restaurant.  The event will take place between 5-8 pm, and Jeff Stewart will perform at 6:00.  More details can be found at www.inSouthNashville.com .

Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be on Comcast Cable TV Channel 19 in the Nashville, TN area this week.

I'm appearing on a show called "Singer Songwriter Etc.".  It's a half hour show, and I'm appearing on the second half of the show.  I'll be interviewed and sing a couple songs.

The show times are:
5/5/8 - Monday  8:30 pm
5/6/8 - Tuesday  2:30 pm
5/7/8 - Wednesday  9:30 pm
5/8/8 - Thursday  11:00 pm
5/10/8 - Saturday  7:00 pm

Hope that you can catch one of these air-times.  If not, and for those of you out of the area, video will be posted on BlueClover.tv "sometime soon" (i.e. eventually).

Thanks!

- Jeff

I'm looking forward to being a part of the MusicToGoUSA.com Radio Show . . . Tonight, and every Saturday night (with the notable exception of August 4th) . . . 5-9 pm Central Time, www.MusicToGoUSA.com has a live, REQUEST internet radio show.

They have been playing Railtown's "A Woman Like That" and Sweet Willie Milton's "Barkin' With The Big Dogs" . . . and I understand that they may have some Jeff Stewart tunes available for the asking!

Key words here are that it's a REQUEST show . . . you can log on and REQUEST Jeff Stewart, Railtown and Sweet Willie Milton  !!!

I appreciate your support!

Thanks for listening!

 

Hey . . .

I just added another album that I'm working on . . . "Old-Fashioned Romance (PreRelease Vol. 1)"

You can hear a couple songs on the MySpace player . . . and you can click on the album cover to 'explore' the album.  There are more songs to be heard.

Hope you enjoy!

- Jeff

To quote one of Jeff Stewarts heroes, Merle Haggard, "(I Wear) My Own Kind Of Hat". And in a sea of cowboy hats, the California-born Stewart wears his proudly and in his own style. Some predict that California is fated to one day fall into the Pacific Ocean, so having grown up in Ventura, just north of Los Angeles, Stewart knows what living on the edge is all about. He brings that kind of "edginess" to his unique blend of country, pop and rock.

"I can remember listening to the radio when I was a kid and being able to hear everything on Top 40," says Stewart. "Thats when you could hear Waylon & Willie, then a Beatles song, followed by something by the Jackson 5. So I grew up loving all kinds of music, and I think thats what has been the biggest influence on my own music today."

But even before he began his singing career in clubs such as the famed Palamino, near his home, Jeff was already writing songs. "I started writing when I was about six years old. Then Id make my own guitar from one of my grandfathers cigar boxes and some rubber bands, and start singing my new songs," says the singer/songwriter.

Before long Jeff got a real guitar, and though he was in high school band class he set himself apart even then, as the band director allowed him to work separately on his songs. He continued to listen to such country artists as Alabama and George Strait, absorbing them into his own developing singing style.

One night at a local honky-tonk when then-future Curb recording artists Boy Howdy were playing, a few of Jeffs friends egged him on to sing with the popular regional band. "We did Dont Rock the Jukebox." It went over real well, and even the guys in Boy Howdy seemed impressed. "It was fun!", said Stewart. That only whetted his appetite more . . .

A few short months later Stewart was singing in L.A. area clubs like the Palamino and the Corral, following the path of such other West Coast-based country artists as Dwight Yoakam. An independent tape hed recorded garnered local airplay, and he also became an integral part of the songwriter scene known as The Western Beat. It was about that time when Stewart heard the call to Nashville.

"It seemed that everytime Id send a tape of my songs to the L.A.-based record companies theyd send me back a nice letter complimenting me on my songs but saying in effect that I needed to send it to their Nashville division. I wanted to be right in the midst of the country recording scene, so it seemed inevitable that I move here," says Jeff, who now calls Music City home.

Once in Nashville, Stewart hit the songwriter scene hard. By day, when he wasnt working the odd job, Jeff trod the pavement along Music Row, pitching his songs to any publisher who would listen. He landed a few with various independents, but actually held back in order to present "the whole package" to record companies "when the time is right". Then, night after night hed hang out in the smoky bars and restaurants that offered Writers Nights and Open Mikes. There he made friends with fellow writers and other country singers vying for that brass ring. Again, Jeffs seasoned baritone voice and songs like "When the Twister Touched Down and "Barkin with the Big Dogs" stood out enough to land him demo singing jobs.

Not only did his peers begin to take notice that here was someone unique to country music, but also taking notice were such industry ..s and shakers as ASCAPs Chris DuBois, son of former Arista president Tim DuBois.

"Jeff is bound to make an impact on the Nashville music community . . . "

Mike Roggers, who has hosted many songwriters nights over the years and who is Creative Director for "ALV Music", has seen and heard literally thousands of singer-songwriters. He has this to say about Jeff Stewart:

"Hes a hot performer and hot songwriter. If you get a chance, come see this kid."

And thats also what club owners are saying who have booked Jeff and his backing band, The Big Dogs. So far, they have played the Tennessee State Fair and showcased at several important Nashville night clubs, including 16th Avenue Cafe, Douglas Corner, and Windows On the Cumberland.

"I enjoy performing. I move around and dance onstage, and really have a ball. And thats what I want the audience to feel when they hear my music."

Music Row Magazine critic Ron Young says:

"Jeff Stewart injects a heavy dose of excitement, one of the elements long missing in the all-too-often staid singer-songwriter scene. But if you really want to get properly exposed to his music, go see Jeff and his ace band the Big Dogs. Theyll leave you howling at the moon."

Well . . . I've finally got the CD - "Live Dogs" - available for purchase . . . you can find it at The Blue Clover Store in The Jeff Stewart Shop . . .

The Jeff Stewart Shop

I hope you check it out . . . and I hope you like it!

- Jeff

Okay . . . so I have finally added this Music Space on MySpace!

If you like what you hear, please be sure to check out more on JeffStewart.com !

Thanks for listening!