Stu Daye

Stu Daye is an American musician. Daye has provided vocals and played guitar on records by such artists as Alice Cooper and Nils Lofgren as well as having a successful solo career.

Stu Daye
BornWhite Plains, New York
GenresRock/Blues/Pop
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Banjo, Keyboards, Slide Guitar.
Years active1975–present
LabelsColumbia, Epic, Word of Mouth, A&M, Warner/Reprise
Associated actsStu Daye Band, Alice Cooper, Nils Lofgren, Tim Curry, Aerosmith, Neal Smith, Billion Dollar Babies, The Mix, The StreetHearts, The Moe, David Grahame.

Stu Daye Band

"Free Parking" (Columbia, PC-33936) was Daye's first offering on a major label. It came out on Columbia in April 1976 and was produced by Jack Douglas of Aerosmith and Patti Smith fame. It was engineered by Shelly Yakus and Rod O'Brian. The album featured Steve Gadd and Rick Marrotta on drums, Tony Levin on bass and featured special appearances by Aerosmith vocalist Steve Tyler and Billy Squire.[1] The touring band consisted of at different times Christian Osbourne (guitar), Billy Cross (guitar), Mike Neville (bass) and Steve Missal and Tommy Thomson on drums. During this period Daye toured with Rush on their 2112 tour to showcase his material.[2]

The Stu Daye Band played with names such as Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Mott the Hoople, Thin Lizzy, Rick Derringer and Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer.

After leaving The Stu Daye Band, Cross went on to form the Delta Cross Band whose single, "Astro Kid", was written by Daye. His version of this track can be heard on Daye's 2009 album, All Roads Lead Here.

The Mix

The Mix was formed of New York musicians of the time. It was a classic quartet with Daye on Vocals/Guitar, Corky Laing (later of Mountain) on drums Chris Meredith on Keyboards and Vocals and David Grahame on Bass. Managed by Aerosmiths management Leber & Krebs, they were fast becoming renowned for their energetic live performances making them the darlings of the New York scene. In 1980 they released their first and only album "American Glue" on Leber & Krebs owned label "Word of Mouth" (Epic Records). The album was produced by Felix Pappalardi. At a gig supporting Judas Priest on July 4, 1980 the band played through a hail of fireworks from the Judas Priest fans only to be lauded for completing their set. Unfortunately the band ended due to greed and bad internal contracts created by Daye and Laing.

Theatre

Since 1985, Stu Daye has occasionally been involved in original and fringe theatre. His credits include Kaboodle Theatre ('Falstaff's Revenge', 'Rasputin - The Forbidden Story' - Composer/Performer/Actor), George Dillon ('The Gospel According To Matthew' - Composer/Musician), Josette Bushell-Mingo ('The House of Bernarda Alba' - Composer/Musician), The Adam Temple Show (Actor/Performer) and Adam Temple's Football Fandango (Actor/Performer)

Discography

As Stu Daye

  • Free Parking (1976)
  • All roads lead here (2009)

With Alice Cooper

With Genya Ravan

  • Urban Desire (1978)

With Nils Lofgren

  • Nils (1979)
  • Face the Music (2014)

With Tim Curry

With The Mix

  • American Glue (1980)

With Neal Smith

  • Platinum God (2009)

Compilations

  • Back In The Night (Various Artists) (Columbia AE7-1102/1103,USA) 2 x 7" (with Dr. Feelgood, Al Di Meola, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Pavlov's Dog and Les Dudek)

References
  1. Tape-Op magazine, Issue #90, Jul/Aug 2012 http://tapeop.com/interviews/90/douglas-and-messina-bonus/
  2. Lemieux, Patrick (2015). The Rush Chronology, p. 38. Across the board Books. ISBN 9781926462035.
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