Stewart Francke
Stewart Francke
Similar artists via Last.fm
Rabble Rousers
About Stewart Francke
Stewart Francke (born in Saginaw, Michigan, on 15 September 1958; died 9 May 2025) was an American singer-songwriter based in Detroit. His music won numerous awards, including nine Detroit music awards and four ASCAP writer's awards. He was Hour Detroit's most popular musician 2002-2004. In 2009, he received the 20th Anniversary Lifetime Achievement Arts Award from his hometown of Saginaw. Francke's blue-eyed soul was inspired by classic R&B, garage rock, roots rock, and folk. He began releasing albums in the early ’90s. During his career he headlined his own shows with his band of Detroit’s finest players, highlighted by opening gigs for dozens of national acts, from Sheryl Crow to Steve Earle. In 2011 he recorded a duet with Bruce Springsteen, “Summer Soldier.” After being diagnosed with leukemia in 1998, Francke continued to fight the disease. He promoted bone marrow donor activism and won the prestigious Point of Light Award for his work in cancer care.
Taken from Last.fm
891 listeners · 2,626 plays via Last.fm