Chad Stuart
Musician · 1941–2020 · Windermere, England
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Songwriter
Chad Stuart was the senior half of the British-Invasion duo Chad & Jeremy, the soft-folk-rock act that scored 1964–65 U.S. pop Top-Tens with “Yesterday’s Gone” and “A Summer Song.” He wrote the duo’s songs and acted as their musical director.
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- Born David Stuart Chadwick on December 10, 1941, in Windermere, Cumbria, England.
- Formed Chad & Jeremy with Jeremy Clyde in London in 1962.
- Wrote “Yesterday’s Gone,” the duo’s 1964 U.S. debut single, which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Co-wrote “A Summer Song,” the duo’s 1964 U.S. Top-Ten breakthrough.
- The duo released six U.S. albums between 1964 and 1968.
- Continued to perform and record solo and with Jeremy Clyde through the 2010s.
- Died December 20, 2020, in Idaho at age 79.
