- Stephen Cummings
Stephen Cummings is an
Australia n singer, songwriter and author. Born 13th September. He is best known as the lead singer of the popular 1970s–1980sMelbourne -basedrock band ,The Sports . Following their breakup in1981 , Cummings has pursued a solo career which has met critical acclaim but has had limited commercial success. He has published three novels, "Wonder Boy" (1996), "Stay Away From Lightning Girl", and "Kitchen Man".ome background
* Formed the ledgendary rockabilly band, The Pelaco Brothers in 1974.
* Started The Sports in 1976. Recorded the Fair Game EP and received rave reviews in NME - the first Australian independent release to do so.
* The Sports signed with Mushroom and Stiff in the UK.
* Toured with Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, the Buzzcocks and Blondie.
* Scored a Top 40 hit in the US with 'Who Listens to the Radio?'
* Signed with Arista in the US.
* Disbanded The Sports and started his solo career in 1983. First solo hit, "Gymnasium".
* ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary album in 1990.
* Recorded 16 solo albums.olo Albums
*"Senso" (1984)
*"This Wonderful Life" (1986)
*"Lovetown" (1988)
*"A New Kind of Blue" (1989)
*"Good Humour" (1991)
*"Unguided Tour" (1992)
*"Rollercoaster" (compilation) (1993)
*"Falling Swinger" (1994)
*"Escapist" (1996)
*"Puppet, Pauper, Pirate, Poet, Pawn and King" (compilation) (1997)
*"Spiritual Bum" (1999)
*"Skeleton Key" (2001)
*"Firecracker" (2003)
*"Close Ups" (unplugged) (2004)
*"Love-O-Meter" (2005)
*"Space Travel" (2007)Stephen now has a myspace page which he updates intermittently.
What the papers have said:
*“Alongside Nick Cave and Tim Rogers, I would nominate Stephen Cummings. He is easily one of our great storytellers, capable of creating lives in miniature.” -Bernard Zuel, The Sydney Morning HeraldVerify source|date=January 2008
*“Apart from Paul Kelly, no other Australian solo artist has managed to sustain a recording and performing career at such a high level of artistry for as long as Stephen Cummings.”-Shaun Carney, The AgeVerify source|date=January 2008
*“Debonair, romantic and sensitive, Cummings owns a voice that allows vulnerable yearning qualities as much space as an authoritative voice of experience.”-Lauren Zoric, Rolling StoneVerify source|date=January 2008
*“...in a year rich in fine albums from singer-songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Ron Sexsmith and Lucinda Williams, this is one of the finest.”-Larry Schwratz, The Sunday AgeVerify source|date=January 2008
External links
* [http://www.lovetown.net Stephen Cummings fan site]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=135834879 MySpace website]
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