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Billy Stewart(1937-1970)

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Talented singer/songwriter Billy Stewart was discovered by Bo Diddley in 1956. He had great chart success in 1965 and 1966 with consecutive hits: "I Do Love You", "Sitting In The Park", "Secret Love" and a unique upbeat scat-singing version of "Summertime", from "Porgy and Bess", which has become a rock standard today.
BornMarch 24, 1937
DiedJanuary 10, 1970(32)
BornMarch 24, 1937
DiedJanuary 10, 1970(32)
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Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
7.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2019
Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)
Baby Boy
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Danny Glover and Taraji P. Henson in Proud Mary (2018)
Proud Mary
5.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Ruth Jones, Jimi Mistry, and Emma Rydal in East Is East (1999)
East Is East
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999

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  • Taylor Takahashi in Boogie (2021)
    Boogie
    5.2
    • performer: "Exhibit C"
    • 2021
  • Small Axe (2020)
    Small Axe
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "I Do Love You" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Tom Wheeler in Life on Earth? (2020)
    Life on Earth?
    8.4
    Short
    • performer: "Sitting in the Park"
    • writer: "Sitting in the Park"
    • 2020
  • Mark Ruffalo in I Know This Much Is True (2020)
    I Know This Much Is True
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "Sitting in the Park"
    • writer: "Sitting in the Park"
    • performer: "Cross My Heart" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Dakota Fanning, Damon Herriman, Timothy Olyphant, Harley Quinn Smith, Kansas Bowling, Madisen Beaty, Mike Moh, Josephine Valentina Clark, Sydney Sweeney, Michaela Sprague, Margot Robbie, Kayla Radomski, Ryan Ramirez, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters in Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
    Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood
    7.6
    • performer: "Summertime"
    • 2019
  • Ari Graynor in I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
    I'm Dying Up Here
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "I Do Love You"
    • writer: "I Do Love You"
    • 2018
  • John David Washington, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chanté Adams, and Anthony Ramos in Monsters and Men (2018)
    Monsters and Men
    6.1
    • performer: "Sitting in the Park", "Cross My Heart"
    • writer: "Sitting in the Park"
    • 2018
  • Danny Glover and Taraji P. Henson in Proud Mary (2018)
    Proud Mary
    5.1
    • performer: "I Do Love You"
    • writer: "I Do Love You"
    • 2018
  • Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Strange Feeling"
    • writer: "Strange Feeling"
    • 2017
  • Fanny Ardant and Colin Morgan in Waiting for You (2017)
    Waiting for You
    5.7
    • lyrics: "Sitting In The Park"
    • music: "Sitting In The Park"
    • 2017
  • Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)
    Baby Boy
    6.5
    • writer: "I Do Love You"
    • 2001
  • Ruth Jones, Jimi Mistry, and Emma Rydal in East Is East (1999)
    East Is East
    6.9
    • writer: "Sitting in the Park"
    • 1999
  • Zingo (1998)
    Zingo
    5.7
    • performer: "Summer Time"
    • 1998
  • Chris Rock in CB4 (1993)
    CB4
    6.3
    • performer: "I Do Love You"
    • writer: "I Do Love You"
    • 1993
  • China Beach (1988)
    China Beach
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Summertime"
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 24, 1937
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Died
    • January 10, 1970
    • North Carolina, USA(car crash)
  • Spouse
    • Sarah? - January 10, 1970 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Single: "Summertime". NOTE: Reached #10 on the US charts.

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