Hi everyone, I just received the following email today from Ben Waters:

Hi Guys

I am sat in a hotel lobby in Dusseldorf and enjoying the first day off for a long time, despite the drizzly gloom hanging over the city.

Ady, Rich and I are mid tour, we did a few days in Finland and then flew to Dusseldorf where my very good friend Ben De Candole met us with my van and all the equipment. We did a couple of gigs for Sounds Promotion in Rathenow and Rugen as these had been hastily arranged and the weather was really bad (6 foot snow drifts) there was a smaller audience than normal, although we had a great time and we are really grateful for all those who braved the freezing conditions to make the gigs very special. All the other gigs on the tour have been sold out, these concerts are venues that have booked us over many years. This has to be the best tour we have ever had, musically and for sheer fun! We still have four more concerts to do before we head back to Blighty.

Just before I came away to Germany I did a very special recording session. I decided that I wanted to do a tribute album to Ian Stewart, Pianist and founder member of the Rolling Stones. "Stu" was a massive influence on me and a friend of the family. The album has now been recorded feat. Charlie Watts, Dave Green, Jools Holland, Ronnie Wood, Pj Harvey and there is a few more special guests to be announced very soon. The album features mostly Boogie Woogie and Blues material that Stu Loved. All the profits are going to go to the British Heart Foundation. The album should be out later this year.

The web site will have all the information very soon

I hope to see you at a gig soon www.benwaters.com (for info on gigs)

Take Care

Ben

I'm looking forward to that!

excellent! thanks for the information

I'm not familiar with Ben Waters, but I will look forward to this. Anything with PJ Harvey involved and I'm there. I think she's brilliant.

What a lovely idea.

Sounds good. Thanks for posting.

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Keep On Rolling

Glad to know people are thinkung of Stu. Wonderful idea.

scuk

I think this is one of the nicest ideas I've heard for a long time. It's for Stu and in his honour with proceeds going to a great charity.

I was lucky enought to see Stu play live with Rockett 88 and Charlie back in the early 80's. He was such a nice, normal guy and very unasuming. He signed ny "Never Stop" bootleg on vinyl and said "what the f**** this."

I'm sure all Stones fans will be pleased to hear this tribute.

Steve.

Great...Thanx for posting...

Hope Mick & Keith will add something to it...Nice idea..

this is great news!

Great news and a fitting tribute to an important member of the Stones history.

great news look forward to getting it, a nice gesture.

Superb news

PJ Harvey is his cousin and he told me that Stu gave him piano lessons.

wonderful news that Polly Jean is on board - looking forward to this

By the way I never understood why the Stones memorial gig for Stu at the 100 Club was not released as a charity album for the Heart Foundation (songs only, of course). It would have been a great way of remebering him for all the fans.

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By the way I never understood why the Stones memorial gig for Stu at the 100 Club was not released as a charity album for the Heart Foundation (songs only, of course). It would have been a great way of remebering him for all the fans.

And something like the great never released blues record:
(courtesy of Nico Zentgraf)
860223A 23rd February: THE ROLLING STONES & FRIENDS. London, 100 Club.
Concert in tribute to the late Ian Stewart (STU). All songs unverified.

- Route 66 (Bobby Troup)
- Down The Road Apiece (Tony Raye)
- Key To The Highway (William Broonzy/Charles Segar)
- Confessin’ The Blues (Walter Brown/Jay McShann)
- Mannish Boy (Mel London/Ellas McDaniel/McKinley Morganfield)
- Bye Bye Johnny (Chuck Berry)
- Harlem Shuffle (Bob Relf/Ernest Nelson)
[- Just Another Night (MJ) -broken off, probably Jeff Beck alone]
- Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon)
- Down In The Bottom (Willie Dixon)
- Dust My Blues (Elmore James)
- Little Queenie (Chuck Berry)

Musicians: The Rolling Stones partly with Eric Clapton (gtr)/Jeff Beck (gtr)/Simon Kirke (dr)/Pete Townshend (gtr)/Jack Bruce (bass)/Chuck Leavell (keyb)

Ian Stewart Tribute Album - Ben Waters + guests

Is this one already released?
If so, where can I get it?
Can't find anything on BW site.

[www.benwaters.com]

Mr.Fancyman



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2010-04-15 13:11 by mrfancyman.

good to hear about this. He's only one of the original members of the Rolling Stones.

Boogie With Stu

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Boogie With Stu

You mean that this is the title of the Ben Waters CD?
Or do you refer to the Led Zep song?

Mr.Fancyman

Great news, thanks for sharing it.