Artist
Stuart Adamson
Manchester, United Kingdom
Stuart Adamson is a musician from Manchester, United Kingdom. They also recorded with Big Country and Skids.
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Biography
Stuart Adamson was born on the 11th of April 1958 near Manchester, England, UK, son of Scottish parents. After the age of 4 he and his family moved to Crossgates, about 1 mile from Dunfermline, Scotland. Adamson founded his first band, Tattoo, in 1976 after seeing The Damned play in Edinburgh. Besides Adamson, Tattoo included his friend Bill Simpson, who would also play bass guitar for his next band The Skids. After the Skids he would go on to form the internationally renowned band Big Country, selling 10 million records worldwide. He released 1 more album before his death with his duo The Raphaels. He sadly committed suicide on the 16th of December 2001 (aged 43) in a Honolulu (Hawaii, USA) hotel room, after a long battle against alcoholism and depression.
Father to Callum Adamson and Kirsten Adamson.
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Big Country
A project Stuart Adamson was part of. Former member.
The Crossing
1983
Steeltown
1984
The Seer
1986
The Buffalo Skinners
1993
Peace In Our Time
1988
Without The Aid Of A Safety Net (Live)
1994
Wonderland
1984
Why The Long Face
1995
In A Big Country
1983
Driving To Damascus
1999
Through A Big Country (Greatest Hits)
1990
Restless Natives & Rarities
1998
The Best Of Big Country
1994
No Place Like Home
1991
Skids
A project Stuart Adamson was part of. Former member.
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