Jamie Stewart (bassist)
| Jamie Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Alec Stewart |
| Born |
31 January 1964 Harrow, London, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Associated acts |
The Cult Ripped The Untouchables |
James Alec Stewart (born 31 January 1964) is a British musician and former bassist of the 1980s post-punk/hard rock group The Cult. He played bass guitar on each of The Cult's first four albums (Dreamtime, Love, Electric and Sonic Temple), and keyboards on Dreamtime and Love.
He was born in Harrow, London to Donald Stewart (violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra) and Myra Stewart (née Kidd) (dancer with the International Ballet).
Stewart's musical career began playing guitar in Harrow-based band Ritual. Ritual gigged extensively in London's gothic rock/ post-punk scene but rarely outside. Ritual's first output was a 4 song radio session for BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel in 1981. This led the way for a self-compiled and released cassette album Songs for a Dead King, which was available only at gigs and by mail order. In 1982, Ritual signed to Red Flame Records and released one single - Mind Disease (1982) - and one EP - Kangaroo Court (1983). In 1983, Ritual drummer Ray Mondo was recruited by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy to form Death Cult (later The Cult). Stewart, after prompting from Mondo, attended auditions for the Death Cult bass player role and was subsequently hired.
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