Stuart Colman

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Stuart Colman
Birth nameIan Stuart Colman
Born(1944-12-19)19 December 1944
Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Died19 April 2018(2018-04-19) (aged 73)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer, disc jockey
Instrument(s)Bass guitar
Years active1960s–2018
LabelsPye Records, Epic Records

Ian Stuart Colman

The Jets, The Inmates and Little Richard
.

Biography

Colman was born into a musical family, took up piano and bass guitar,

gold disc by the R.I.A.A.[4]

In 1976, Colman jointly organised a march to the

hits straight away with "Hot Dog" and "Marie, Marie" followed by a string of number ones including "This Old House", "Green Door" and "Oh Julie". During this period he was called upon to produce a wide range of artists, ranging from The Shadows to Paul Kennerley, and Claire Hamill to The Revillos. In 1982, Colman was voted the top singles producer of the year by Music Week
magazine.

Meanwhile, as a broadcaster, Colman was also hosting Echoes on

Comic Relief record, and "Living Doll", featuring TV's The Young Ones along with Cliff Richard, became an international No. 1.[1]

In 1986, Colman opened his own Master Rock recording studio in London, fitting the A room out with the first Focusrite recording console, and the B room with a state-of the-art Solid State Logic. Apart from his own productions with Jeff Beck, The Inmates and Jane Harrison, the studio played host to Elton John, U2, Eric Clapton and Soul II Soul. Still pursuing his broadcasting career, Colman then joined London's newly launched Capital Gold, where he played rock and roll at the weekends and anchored the evening slot during the week. At the same time he was producing many major TV music specials for Central Television, where he worked with Natalie Cole, T'Pau, Nona Hendryx and Meat Loaf.

In 1995, geared by his love of American music, Colman decided to move with his family to Nashville, Tennessee,[1] where he went on to record with a wide variety of artists including Victoria Shaw, Nanci Griffith, The Crickets and Linda Gail Lewis.[5] He began by arranging and producing the country demo of the Faith Hill smash "This Kiss", then co-produced with Jim Ed Norman the original version of the Garth and Trisha duet, "Where Your Road Leads" by Victoria Shaw and Billy Dean. He delivered a well-received Texas-Swing album by Don Walser for Sire Records, as well as producing a fresh batch of tracks on The Osmond Brothers, a country album by Canadian diva Tracy Fidler, and the debut recordings by Brazilian newcomer, Leandro Beling.

In 2002, Colman was diagnosed with cancer of the

Bear Family. Following his recovery, Colman appeared in a movie depicting the life and times of Jack Clement, and also reunited with Shakin' Stevens playing bass on tours throughout Europe. Eventually Colman returned to the studios of Nashville where his energies were directed into developing a new set of artists. Then in the spring of 2009 he moved, this time to Manhattan where he married for the second time. Colman's later activity included pitching TV and film comedy scripts, product-managing CD compilations, and writing his long-running column for Now Dig This magazine,[6] as well as a monthly blog for Collective Review.[7] Most recent studio projects included a debut album from the Hull
based band, Moskow, preliminary recordings with the Italian tenor, Roberto IaRussi, and a new single from the five-piece, Yannick.

In January 2014, Colman returned to the UK to run his business from the Cotswolds.

He died from cancer in a Cheltenham hospice on 19 April 2018 at the age of 73.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Stuart Colman". Rockabilly.nl. 19 December 1944. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stuart Colman. "Stuart Colman – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "From a concertina to the cataracts and then radio1". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  4. ISBN 0-214-20512-6
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  5. ^ a b Maddox, David. "Return of the Old-Timers | Stories". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Now Dig This and Elvis – The Man And His Music the rock n roll & Elvis Presley magazine web site". E.dominohosting.biz. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Stuart Colman". Thecollectivereview.com. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Death of a music legend from Harrogate". Harrogateadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

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