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He played at the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970, knew Yoko Ono pre-Lennon, shared a London apartment with a young Paul Simon, and hosted at the legendary Les Cousins folk club in London in the 1960s.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStewart has released nineteen studio/live albums and a limited edition album of B-sides and rarities since his debut album Bedsitter Images in 1967, and continues to tour extensively around the US and Canada, Europe and the UK. His latest release, is Uncorked, which was released on his independent label, Wallaby Trails Recordings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has worked with Alan Parsons, Jimmy Page, Rick Wakeman, Tori Amos and Tim Renwick and currently plays with Dave Nachmanoff and former Wings lead-guitarist Laurence Juber.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Al+Stewart","playStationPath":"/stations/113384533/play","stationId":113384533,"bioPath":"/music/Al+Stewart/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Mark+Knopfler","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9de/9de1ecfc2e3baa90da1e6e35f4596b5d_md.jpg","artistName":"Mark Knopfler","artistId":11031,"station_id":113296182},{"musicPath":"/music/David+Essex","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/812/812834328d51e79d22fc839aae3a5186_md.jpg","artistName":"David Essex","artistId":14143,"station_id":113265393},{"musicPath":"/music/Climax+Blues+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/480/480a2c8b54b2c15767a60b686e0966a0_md.jpg","artistName":"Climax Blues Band","artistId":4588,"station_id":113321275},{"musicPath":"/music/Natalie+Merchant","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/93b/93bbbebe24a146e657842c09144c70b6_md.jpg","artistName":"Natalie Merchant","artistId":2431,"station_id":113273617},{"musicPath":"/music/Neil+Diamond","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/43c/43c6c90740203ae0770ce40708cb21b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Neil Diamond","artistId":2432,"station_id":113263564},{"musicPath":"/music/Janis+Ian","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/541/5415b0263ab0a066b3b7f42264de13c9_md.jpg","artistName":"Janis Ian","artistId":1395,"station_id":113292382},{"musicPath":"/music/Roger+Hodgson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f02/f025651486822b1c51b03e0514ed7e22_md.jpg","artistName":"Roger Hodgson","artistId":135862,"station_id":286144246},{"musicPath":"/music/Faces","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/01f/01f2ce95bfcc931323faf17d52cbf658_md.jpg","artistName":"Faces","artistId":1640,"station_id":113291410},{"musicPath":"/music/Genesis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f92/f92e20e0f1b79097e73170e50227879f_md.jpg","artistName":"Genesis","artistId":2421,"station_id":113263243},{"musicPath":"/music/Rickie+Lee+Jones","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/967/9670967abe62ca0795e156299c0b61f1_md.jpg","artistName":"Rickie Lee Jones","artistId":2438,"station_id":113298690},{"musicPath":"/music/Steely+Dan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4ff/4ffeec9198e26c398d105aed1e10d3fd_md.jpg","artistName":"Steely Dan","artistId":1866,"station_id":113263124},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Walsh","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ac4/ac43704381c31ec9d302b8218769666d_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Walsh","artistId":9651,"station_id":113319359},{"musicPath":"/music/Gilbert+O+Sullivan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5fb/5fb9f531c35a3eb60bf236380f1d93e7_md.jpg","artistName":"Gilbert O'Sullivan","artistId":6884,"station_id":113345910},{"musicPath":"/music/Albert+Hammond","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d44/d448d44aa4314efea64293c3747af4e7_md.jpg","artistName":"Albert Hammond","artistId":73725,"station_id":266079841},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Feat","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8a6/8a659116570ecb77f2377bd9656eac80_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Feat","artistId":6892,"station_id":113289163},{"musicPath":"/music/Bachman+Turner+Overdrive","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/223/2238a27108472bbc0384dab95a28fa0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Bachman-Turner Overdrive","artistId":2795,"station_id":113267988},{"musicPath":"/music/Donovan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/638/6383e4c005b11071d9ffe0381a558d01_md.jpg","artistName":"Donovan","artistId":1019,"station_id":113270902},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+Simon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b26/b265963893fd4cbbacb32753567c2b3e_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul Simon","artistId":1414,"station_id":113267845}]}