Artist description solid bottom end, lush harmonies, pro players... Detroits best

Music Style Acoustic rock

Musical Influences Van Morrison, Sinatra, Brain Wilson, Motown

Similar Artists Springsteen, Mellencamp, Marc Cohn

Artist History As both a musician and journalist, Stewart Francke has become a popular figure to his fan base and his region. His first album, "Where The River Meets The Bay" (1995), contained two hit singles, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and "The Gypsum Fair". "Kiss Kiss" was later used as an episode theme for the popular TV show "Melrose Place". Stewart's label, Blue Boundary Records,has also placed his songs on "The Young and The Restless", "Another World" and in the upcoming Showtime feature film "In Plain View".

Instruments Detroits best, 2 guitars, bass, drums, percussion, keys, occasional horns, strings, dobro and pedal steel.

Albums "Swimming In Mercury" - 1999, "SunflowerSoulSerenade" - 1998, "2 Guitars, Bass & Drums: songs for survival" - 1998, "You'd Better Get To Know Your Broken Heart" (maxi-single) - 1998, "Upon Seeing Simone" (maxi-single) - 1997, "House of Lights" - 1997, "Expecting Heroes" - 1996, "Where The River Meets The Bay" - 1995, "The Gypsum Fair" (maxi-single) - 1995

Press Reviews "As always, Stewart Francke's passion and raw singing strength are evident in this new disk. Like all the best songwriters, Stewart writes from the heart and sings from it as well. The power of his uptempo tunes and the plaintive emotion of his ballads make for that rarest of musical accomplishments: a songwriter who can rock!" - Mitch Albom, Columnist for the Detroit Free Press, Best Selling author of "Tuesdays With Morrie", and Nationally-syndicated radio host "You didn't think the next important voice out of Detroit, give or take Sponge, was gonna be a rock critic who owes more to Jackson Browne and Robbie Robertson than Iggy or the Nuge. But you were wrong, cause here he is, with a set of beautiful songs that speak from the heart to the heart." - Dave Marsh, Rock & Rap Confidential

Location Detroit, Michigan - USA

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