From Sunderland in the North East of England, Dave Stewart has been one of the
most enduringly successful guitarist and songwriter of the modern era through
high profile associations with various outfits, most famously Eurythmics.
Stewart initially made his mark as a teenage guitarist with Longdancer, who were
mostly unsuccessful despite being signed to Elton John's label Rocket. Things
took a turn for the better, however, after he moved to London and met Annie
Lennox, triggering a partnership which changed both their lives, initially in
the band The Tourists (who had a 1979 hit ...