Stuart Elliot

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Stuart Elliott (born Stuart Alexander Elliott, 22 May 1953, London, England) is an English drummer, composer and producer. He was the original drummer for Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel and during his time with this band he became a session drummer playing for top artists such as Kate Bush, Al Stewart, The Alan Parsons Project, Roger Daltrey, Paul McCartney, Claudio Baglioni,Lucio Battisti, among others.

[…] During the 1980s, his career as session drummer emerged. As well as continuing session drumming for Kate Bush and The Alan Parsons Project he went to on to play for Justin Hayward’s song “Suitcase”, from the album Night Flight in 1980. In 1984, he played drums on Paul McCartney’s hit “No More Lonely Nights“. That same year he and the rest of The Alan Parsons Project core musicians team, Ian Bairnson and David Paton, were joined by the singer Colin Blunstone and Camel’s keyboardist Peter Bardens, and formed Keats. Elliott not only played drums and percussion, he also took part in the songwriting and, with Colin Blunstone, he wrote “Tragedy” and “Night Full of Voices”. […]

Last updated on March 31, 2020