You mentioned Linda Ronstadt just now. I heard... this song, 'Nightman,' did you write that for her? JOHN STEWART: Yeah, I did. I hadn't seen Linda in about seven years and when Russ was doing the album he was also doing Linda Ronstadt's album. He said, "You oughta come down. Linda would like to see you and hear what she's doing." When I went down to the studio Linda said, "Gee, I really was excited about your hit, 'Gold.' I didn't know it was you when I heard it on the radio. I called Wendy Waldman and said, 'There's this great record on the radio, we've gotta write a song like it.'" I said, "Well, it's just the old minor shuffle. Would you like one?" She said, "Yeah, would you write one for me?" At that time she was doing a lot of new wave kind of songs that she heard from a guy named Mark Goldenberg. A good songwriter, he's with a group called The Cretones. She had gone to The Roxy and seen them there and had really been knocked out. It had given her new inspiration for her own music, and it gave her new energy that she was really wanting to have. So I wrote a song about a girl who goes down, in this case, to The Troubadour and sees this band called The Nightman. She heard the song and said, "John, I love it, I think it's a hit, but I don't want to do it. But you should do it, it's great." The demo I made for it is the song on the album and I just beefed it up a bit. I played it for Al Coury. I said, "Al, I wrote this song for Linda and I don't know if I should do it." He said, "If you don't do it I'll break both your arms." bitemyfoot.org.uk/omaha/or24/or24_02.html
This was my opening for my midnight to 6 am radio show in college
This sounds better than ever!
Happy Birthday Johnny Stew
Stewart's One night in Denver just became available for download again.
Many people don't realize that Nicolette Larson and Linda Ronstadt did backing vocals on this album with John Stewart.
You mentioned Linda Ronstadt just now. I heard... this song, 'Nightman,' did you write that for her?
JOHN STEWART: Yeah, I did. I hadn't seen Linda in about seven years and when Russ was doing the album he was also doing Linda Ronstadt's album. He said, "You oughta come down. Linda would like to see you and hear what she's doing." When I went down to the studio Linda said, "Gee, I really was excited about your hit, 'Gold.' I didn't know it was you when I heard it on the radio. I called Wendy Waldman and said, 'There's this great record on the radio, we've gotta write a song like it.'" I said, "Well, it's just the old minor shuffle. Would you like one?" She said, "Yeah, would you write one for me?"
At that time she was doing a lot of new wave kind of songs that she heard from a guy named Mark Goldenberg. A good songwriter, he's with a group called The Cretones. She had gone to The Roxy and seen them there and had really been knocked out. It had given her new inspiration for her own music, and it gave her new energy that she was really wanting to have. So I wrote a song about a girl who goes down, in this case, to The Troubadour and sees this band called The Nightman. She heard the song and said, "John, I love it, I think it's a hit, but I don't want to do it. But you should do it, it's great." The demo I made for it is the song on the album and I just beefed it up a bit. I played it for Al Coury. I said, "Al, I wrote this song for Linda and I don't know if I should do it." He said, "If you don't do it I'll break both your arms."
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Great song,hard to find.
Because he was recognized for his work by his peers John always had the most talented back-up bands, Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks for example.
Master of karate and friendship bitches