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Al Stewart
Born in Greenock, Scotland but raised in Wimborne, Dorset, England, folk and
rock singer-songwriter Al Stewart is best-known for his 1977 international hit
“Year of the Cat.” However, before he had achieved that success, he had already
made a formidable mark in the UK as one of the prime singer-songwriters on the
British folk scene. He bought his first guitar from future Police
instrumentalist Andy Summers but traded it in for an acoustic guitar when he
landed a residency at Bunjie's Coffee House in Soho, London. While there, he
played alongside contemporaries such as Cat Stevens...
