Mick Stevens (1953 – 1987) was born in
Chelmsford
Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...
, England. He was an English musician, guitar player, singer, and songwriter. Mainly a solo artist, he also played in a number of bands and toured in the late 1970s with
Richard
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and
Linda Thompson, The
Albion Band
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and
June Tabor
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Early life
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. He produced four solo
LPs – the first two, ''See the Morning'' (1972) and ''No Savage Word'' (1975), now collector's items, were pressed privately on the Deroy label. After lapsing into almost total obscurity they were re-released in 2004 to some critical acclaim. The latter two albums, ''The River'' and ''The Englishman'', were re-released in late 2005 (USA and Europe) and early 2006 (UK). ''Lady Sunrise'', recorded in 1972 but previously unissued, was released on heavyweight vinyl in spring 2007.
External links
Mick Stevens' Music website*
Biography and reviewsbr>
Review of latest double CD re-issue
1953 births
1987 deaths
20th-century English musicians
English folk musicians
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