Life and career Stephen Bishop (singer)

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1 life , career

1.1 beginnings
1.2 recording career
1.3 other appearances
1.4 other artists





life , career
beginnings

bishop born , raised in san diego, california, , attended c. crawford high school. clarinetist, persuaded brother buy him guitar after seeing beatles on ed sullivan show. in 1967, formed first group, weeds, british invasion-styled band.


after weeds folded, bishop moved los angeles in search of solo recording contract. during lean eight-year period, rejected every label , producer, continued write songs, landing $50-a-week job publishing house.


bishop s break came when friend, leah kunkel, gave art garfunkel 1 of bishop s demonstration cassettes. garfunkel chose 2 of songs, looking right 1 , same old tears on new background , record platinum album breakaway. via garfunkel s patronage, bishop secured recording contract abc records in 1976.


recording career

bishop s first album, careless, included 2 of biggest hits. first single released, save rainy day , introduced bishop listening public , went number 22 on billboard singles chart. next single, bishop s highest charting date, on , on , peaked @ no. 11. album rose number 34 on billboard albums chart. eric clapton, art garfunkel , chaka khan contributed talents album.


careless went gold, did bishop s subsequent album bish, released in 1978. bish included 1 charting single, needs love , made number 32. album includes smooth classic called fool @ heart features chaka khan , natalie cole on background vocals. bishop s third album, red cab manhattan, released in 1980, failed chart , last released in north america 9 years.


bishop has written , performed music many motion pictures. in 1978, contributed original song dream girl , theme national lampoon s animal house, sang in falsetto. bishop s next hit, charting @ number 25 in 1982, might , theme movie tootsie, unusual in not penned bishop. written dave grusin, alan bergman, , marilyn bergman, nominated academy award best original song.


in 1980, bishop contributed backing vocals must love , phil collins debut solo album face value.


bishop s composition separate lives , sung phil collins , marilyn martin, 1985 movie white nights, nominated academy award best original song, losing you, me same film. bishop wrote song breakup actress karen allen, appeared in animal house. bishop said: write better when m heartbroken , sad or melancholy.


other movie music includes: somewhere in between (written , performed) china syndrome (1979), precious love (performed yvonne elliman) roadie (1980), if love takes away (written , performed) summer lovers (1982), unfaithfully yours (one love) (written , performed) unfaithfully yours (1984), new in life (performed) micki & maude (1984), heart willing (performed) money pit (1986), want (performed) want christmas (1991), , can (written , performed jeff jones , stephen bishop) barney s great adventure (1998).


in 1989, bishop released album bowling in paris phil collins (co-producer on songs), eric clapton , sting contributing. in 1987, norwegian swing/pop duo bobbysocks! recorded album s walking on air (as walkin on air ) on album walkin on air.


other appearances

bishop has appeared in several motion pictures charming character, including 4 directed john landis. had cameo role, billed charming guy , in kentucky fried movie (1977), appearing hustler in infamous catholic high school girls in trouble segment. in addition singing theme song off-screen, bishop had cameo, billed charming guy guitar , in national lampoon s animal house (1978), aspiring folk singer guitar john belushi smashes. bishop still keeps smashed guitar memento. appeared in blues brothers (1980), billed charming trooper , breaks watch during mall chase. appeared, briefly, in twilight zone: movie (1983), billed charming g.i. , in vietnam war scene. bishop appeared, blue london , in harry jaglom s love (1987), orson welles last film.


bishop musical guest on march 11, 1978, episode of nbc s saturday night live.


patrick bateman, fictional antihero bret easton ellis film american psycho, avowed fan of bishop.


eric clapton mentions bishop in autobiography 1 of favorite singer-songwriters.


other artists

numerous artists have recorded songs written bishop. these include:









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