Forgotten Rolling Stone was Scots musician whose image ‘didn’t fit’
The Rolling Stones with Ian Stewart on the far left.
He was a founding member of the Rolling Stones but Ian Stewart’s name remains in the shadows.
Born in Pittenweem in Fife on July 18 1938, Stewart was one of the best boogie pianists of his day, credited by Mick Jagger for making hits such as Honky Tonk Women “swing”.
However, he was fired from the band’s stage line-up just before fame struck.
Age and looks, it seemed, were not on the Fifer’s side.
Five years older than his fellow, comparatively slender, band members, Stewart had a hulking, stocky build and a jutting square jaw.
Forgotten Rolling Stone was Fife musician whose image ‘didn’t fit’
The Rolling Stones with Ian Stewart on the far left.
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He was a founding member of the Rolling Stones but Ian Stewart’s name remains in the shadows.