S T E P H E N
B I S H O P
AN INCREDIBLE MUSICAL JOURNEY
THAT GOES "ON AND ON"
SINGER-SONGWRITER-MUSICIAN-ACTOR
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Stephen Bishop is a world-class guitarist, vocalist, and
songwriter with a celebrated career of over four decades of live performance,
song craftsmanship, recording, and entertainment. A San Diego native, Stephen Bishop’s introduction to the music
industry was after seeing the Beatles perform on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” at 13
years old. Shortly after seeing their performance, his brother Denny bought him
an electric guitar. He began creating his own unique chords, melodies and
writing original songs. The first song he ever wrote was called, “Surf’s
Turf,” an instrumental. Less than a year after picking up the guitar,
Stephen formed a band called, “The Weeds.” Soon after, they began performing at
local venues, playing a mixture of original songs and popular hits on the radio
at the time. As a band, the Weeds placed second at the Claremont Battle of
the Bands in 1966.
After the Weeds disbanded, Stephen ventured to Los Angeles in the
hopes of landing a songwriting contract. Stephen walked the streets of LA
in the early 1970’s with nothing more than a $12 guitar. He began playing songs
for different publishers in the area and landed a deal with Edwin H.
Morris Publishing in Hollywood. Stephen was paid $50 per week. During his
first few years at the publishing company, only one of his songs was recorded.
At one point, Stephen considered leaving Los Angeles to work for his father's
insurance company in San Diego. However, his friend Leah Kunkel connected him
with Art Garfunkel. Art recorded two of Stephen's songs on his album,
“Breakaway.”
Shortly thereafter, Stephen was signed to ABC Records. He released
his first album, “Careless,” which had two popular hits, “On and On,” and
“Save It For a Rainy Day.” It became gold certified, as well as his second
album, “Bish.” Stephen Bishop has released 17 albums and has played his songs
personally for Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, Melissa
Manchester, and Katy Perry. His newest album, "Blueprint" was released in 2016. In Eric Clapton's
autobiography, he mentions Stephen Bishop as one of his favorite songwriters.
Accomplishments
Stephen appeared as the “Charming Guitar Player,” in Animal House.
In the toga party scene, John Belushi slams Stephen's guitar to
smithereens.
Recent News
On March 16th, 2018, Netflix released the film, "Benji."
The main theme song for this movie, "Almost Home," was written
by Stephen Bishop and Curt Sobel.
For more information about Stephen Bishop and concert
dates visit … www.stephenbishop.com
and www.facebook.com/stephenbishopofficial
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Have a great week everybody!
