Born in Greenock, Scotland, in 1945, Stewart grew up in Wimborne, England. He began his music career playing in Beatles inspired beat groups, but soon became enamored with Bob Dylan and started ...

With his early singles, Al Stewart’s melodic rock and memorable arrangements blew something fresh into the pop and rock airwaves of the ’70s, with the 1976 single “Year of the Cat” taking him into U.S ...

Long before he’d cracked the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to the sax-driven splendor of “Year of the Cat,” Al Stewart was doing his best to rock a seaside town called Bournemouth in ...