MVP3 Music Group Adds R&B/Gospel Champion Stanley Stewart To
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MVP3 welcomes veteran gospel/R&B vocalist, songwriter, and arranger Stanley Stewart to its publishing roster. Securing more than 100 songs, MVP3 Music Group will oversee administration, management, and sync licensing of Stewart’s wide-ranging catalog of original gospel, R&B, and soul tunes.
A career songwriter and performer, Stewart’s success story spans nearly six decades. He recorded with The Fabulous Nu-Tones and toured with various groups, sharing billings with renowned artists. Penning more than 500 original songs, he has arranged and produced background vocals for multiple recording artists, contributing significantly to the music scene.
Stewart’s roots run deep at Tennessee State University, where he sang in choirs and served as drum major. He has also co-directed a large choir for the NAACP National Convention in Nashville.
The working relationship between MVP3 Music Group and Stewart developed due to the placement of Stewart’s song in a film, demonstrating his impact on both music and film.
“This partnership with MVP3 Music Group is a blessing and an answer to prayer,” said Stanley Stewart. “I’ve been writing songs since I was a little boy in church, and I’ve always believed God had a purpose for this music.”
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Larry Weiss
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Laurence D. "Larry" Weiss (born March 25, 1941) is an American songwriter and musician. He wrote "Rhinestone Cowboy", a US no.1 hit for Glen Campbell in 1975; and co-wrote "Bend Me, Shape Me", "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and several other international hits.
Weiss was born in Newark, New Jersey,[1] and grew up in Queens, New York. He started writing songs in his teens, and continued to do so while working in his family's textile sales business.[2] He was hired as a freelance songwriter by producer-composer Wes Farrell.[3] His first break came in 1963 when Nat "King" Cole recorded "Mr. Wishing Well", a song Weiss co-wrote with Lockie Edwards Jr. (1936–2012).[2][4] Weiss also wrote for R&B acts including Baby Washington, Chuck Jackson and The Shirelles.[3]
In the mid and late 1960s Weiss co-wrote several successful songs with lyricist Scott English. These included "Bend Me, Shape Me", a hit for The American Breed (US no.5, UK no.24) and Amen Corner (UK no.3); "Hi Ho Silver Lining", a UK hit for Jeff Beck (UK no.14); and "Help Me Girl", a hit for Eric Burdon & The Animals (US no.29, UK no.14). He also co-wrote, with Jerry Ross, "Mr. Dream Merchant", a hit for Jerry Butler (US no.38) and later (as "Dream Merchant") for New Birth (US no.36).[2][5][6] He also wrote "Evil Woman," which was recorded by the U.K. blues-rock band Spooky Tooth, a track that appeared on their second album, Spooky Two.
In 1971, he moved with his family from New York to Los Angeles, where he worked for Famous Music.[3] He recorded a singer-songwriter album, Black & Blue Suite, in 1974 for 20th Century Records. The album's opening track, "Rhinestone Cowboy", was released as a single and rose to no.24 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[7] Glen Campbell heard and liked the song, and recorded it;[2] his version became an international hit, reaching no.1 in the US and several other countries, and no.4 in the UK,[5][6] and was the Country Music Association's Song of the Year in 1976.[8][9] Another track from Black & Blue Suite, "Lay Me Down," was covered by Barry Manilow on his albums Tryin' to Get the Feeling and Barry Manilow Live and by Glen Campbell on his album Bloodline.
During the 1980s, Weiss performed the theme song for the popular sitcom Who's the Boss? during its first two seasons, from 1984 to 1986.[citation needed]
Weiss moved to Nashville in 1992, and continued to write songs for other artists,[2] as well as developing his idea for a musical based around "Rhinestone Cowboy".[3] He also released an album in his own name, Cuts and Scratches, in 2010.[3][2]
