Stuart Tosh
Stuart Tosh | |
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| Born | Stuart Mcbeath Tosh 26 September 1948 |
| Origin | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Stuart Mcbeath Tosh[1] (born 26 September 1948)[2] is a Scottish drummer, songwriter and vocalist. He recorded and toured with a succession of bands during the 1970s and 1980s, including Pilot,[3] The Alan Parsons Project, 10cc,[4] Camel, and Roger Daltrey.
Biography
[edit source]Tosh was born in Aberdeen, Scotland.[2] He was a founding member of the 1970s band Pilot, who achieved commercial success in 1974 and 1975 with "Magic" and "January" respectively. The band split up in 1977, and Tosh rejoined again, from 2007 to 2015.
From 1975 to 1977, all four members of Pilot played in The Alan Parsons Project. They played on the first two albums, Tales of Mystery and Imagination and I Robot, made in 1976 and 1977.[5] Tosh left the project and joined 10cc in 1977.[5] Tosh's first album in 10cc was Bloody Tourists,[6][7] which included "Reds in My Bed" which Tosh sang lead vocals[8][9] on and "Dreadlock Holiday" which became the bands third and final number one.[10] Tosh was in 10cc for four years, leaving in 1981.[11] Tosh would return for two albums a decade later.
Albums discography
[edit source]With Pilot
[edit source]- Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976)[6]
- I Robot (1977)[6]
With 10cc
[edit source]- Bloody Tourists (1978)[6][7]
- Look Hear? (1980)[6]
- Windows in the Jungle (1983)[6][12]
- Alive (1993)[6]
Others
[edit source]- One of the Boys for Roger Daltrey (1977)[12]
- Animalympics for Graham Gouldman (1980)[12]
- More Than a Dream for John Townley (1981)[12]
References
[edit source]- ↑ "The Official 10cc Pages". the10ccfanclub.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- 1 2 Saunderson, Jamie (26 September 2023). "Aberdeen-born Pilot drummer Stuart Tosh celebrates 75th birthday". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ Prato, Greg. "Tosh profile". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: 10cc". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- 1 2 "Alan Parsons". The Strange Brew. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Stuart Tosh Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- 1 2 xfactor,matia. "Stuart Tosh". maniadb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Song of the day: 10cc – "Reds In My Bed"". Peter's Power Pop. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "10CC". www.discog.info. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "10 C.C." Official Charts. 23 September 1972. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "B". badcatrecords.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Stuart Tosh – Musicango" (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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Stuart also played with a function band in Farnham, called After Midnight with John Danter,guitar Lisa Lang ld vocals , Russ Brown bass