Ian Lloyd (musician)
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Lloyd performing in 2011
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| Birth name | Lloyd Buonconsiglio |
| Born | 1947 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
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| Website | www |
Ian Lloyd (born Lloyd Buonconsiglio, 1947, Seattle, Washington) is an American rock singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Stories, whose single "Brother Louie" was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.
In 1971 Michael Brown and Ian Lloyd formed Stories. They released two albums ("Stories" and "About Us") with a handful of Billboard Top 100 charting singles. Brown left before the band recorded their third (and final) album, (Traveling Underground) which was released under the artist's name, "Ian Lloyd and Stories", and included the Billboard top 40 hit, "Mammy Blue". After Stories he pursued a solo career, with six albums to his credit. Lloyd has performed with numerous recording artists, assuming the role of a session musician. His long discography of work includes background work with artists such as Foreigner, Billy Joel, Peter Frampton, and Yes. Lloyd continues to record, perform, and write, his most recent release being "Everyone's Happy Cause It's Christmas Time".
Although Lloyd was classically trained on both piano and violin, he first reached international acclaim as lead singer for the band Stories, formed with Michael Brown of the Left Banke in the early 1970s. Lloyd sang lead on Stories' songs like "I'm Coming Home" (played as an anthem during the return of the Iranian hostages), "Mammy Blue", and "Brother Louie". A replayed version of the latter with Lloyd on vocals is used as the theme song to the comedy series Louie starring Louis CK.
Rolling Stone praised Lloyd's songwriting, saying he displayed "a lyricist's most essential gift—the ability to produce a verbal approximation of the music's ambiance." [1]. He wrote songs for Elkie Brooks's 1975 album, Rich Man's Woman.
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