Steven William Prestwich (5 March 1954 – 16 January 2011) was an English-born Australian drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. After relocating from Liverpool, Prestwich was the founding and long-term drummer for the band Cold Chisel, which formed in Adelaide in 1973. He wrote the Cold Chisel songs "When the War Is Over", "Flame Trees" and "Forever Now". Prestwich also had a short spell with the Little River Band in the 1980s. He released two solo albums in the 2000s.
Prestwich was born in Liverpool, England in 1954. He was a member of a folk-rock band called Sandy in 1970.[2] His family relocated to Adelaide, South Australia in 1971 when he was 17. He was a member of Elizabeth band Ice from 1971 to 1973.
In 1973, he was the founding drummer for heavy metal group, Orange, with the line-up of Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Don Walker and Leszek Kaczmarek.[3] Orange evolved into Cold Chisel in 1974 and a year later, Kaczmarek was replaced by Phil Small. Prestwich remained a member until early 1983 and during his time in Cold Chisel, he wrote "When the War Is Over" and "Forever Now".[4] Both songs appeared on the 1982 album Circus Animals.[5] He co-wrote with Walker the song Flame Trees from the 1984 album Twentieth Century. He briefly rejoined Cold Chisel for their Last Stand Tour from October to December 1983.[5]
From 1984 to 1986 Prestwich was the drummer in the Little River Band. He toured the United States and released two albums with LRB. Little River Band recorded a version of "When the War is Over" with John Farnham on vocals.[3] Prestwich rejoined Cold Chisel in later reformations.[2]
Prestwich released his first solo album, Since You've Been Gone in August 2000, which he also produced. His second album, Every Highway was released in October 2009.
Prestwich was the father of a daughter, Melody, and a son, Vaughan.[6]
Prestwich died at the Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney[7] after not regaining consciousness following brain surgery to remove a tumour diagnosed less than two weeks before.
^ abNimmervoll, Ed. . Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
steve, prestwich, steven, william, prestwich, march, 1954, january, 2011, english, born, australian, drummer, guitarist, singer, songwriter, after, relocating, from, liverpool, prestwich, founding, long, term, drummer, band, cold, chisel, which, formed, adelai. Steven William Prestwich 5 March 1954 16 January 2011 was an English born Australian drummer guitarist singer and songwriter After relocating from Liverpool Prestwich was the founding and long term drummer for the band Cold Chisel which formed in Adelaide in 1973 He wrote the Cold Chisel songs When the War Is Over Flame Trees and Forever Now Prestwich also had a short spell with the Little River Band in the 1980s He released two solo albums in the 2000s Steve PrestwichBirth nameSteven William PrestwichBorn 1954 03 05 5 March 1954Liverpool EnglandOriginAdelaide South Australia AustraliaDied16 January 2011 2011 01 16 aged 56 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaGenresRock pub rockOccupation s Musician producerInstrument s DrumspercussionguitarvocalsYears active1970 2011Formerly ofCold Chisel Little River Band Prestwich died on 16 January 2011 following surgery to remove a brain tumour at age 56 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 3 References 4 External linksBiography editPrestwich was born in Liverpool England in 1954 He was a member of a folk rock band called Sandy in 1970 2 His family relocated to Adelaide South Australia in 1971 when he was 17 He was a member of Elizabeth band Ice from 1971 to 1973 In 1973 he was the founding drummer for heavy metal group Orange with the line up of Jimmy Barnes Ian Moss Don Walker and Leszek Kaczmarek 3 Orange evolved into Cold Chisel in 1974 and a year later Kaczmarek was replaced by Phil Small Prestwich remained a member until early 1983 and during his time in Cold Chisel he wrote When the War Is Over and Forever Now 4 Both songs appeared on the 1982 album Circus Animals 5 He co wrote with Walker the song Flame Trees from the 1984 album Twentieth Century He briefly rejoined Cold Chisel for their Last Stand Tour from October to December 1983 5 From 1984 to 1986 Prestwich was the drummer in the Little River Band He toured the United States and released two albums with LRB Little River Band recorded a version of When the War is Over with John Farnham on vocals 3 Prestwich rejoined Cold Chisel in later reformations 2 Prestwich released his first solo album Since You ve Been Gone in August 2000 which he also produced His second album Every Highway was released in October 2009 Prestwich was the father of a daughter Melody and a son Vaughan 6 Prestwich died at the Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney 7 after not regaining consciousness following brain surgery to remove a tumour diagnosed less than two weeks before Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes later planted a flame tree in Prestwich s memory at the National Arboretum Canberra 8 Discography editMain articles Cold Chisel Discography and Little River Band discography Albums edit List of albums with selected details Title Details Since You ve Been Gone Released August 2000 Format CD Label BiGBanG BB001 Every Highway Released October 2009 Format CD Label BiGBanG BB002 References editGeneral McFarlane Ian 1999 Whammo Homepage Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop St Leonards NSW Allen amp Unwin ISBN 1 86508 072 1 Archived from the original on 5 April 2004 Retrieved 8 June 2010 Note Archived on line copy has limited functionality Specific Murfett Andrew 17 January 2011 Tumour steals Chisel s Prestwich away at 56 The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 22 February 2023 a b Holmgren Magnus Hooper Craig Steve Prestwich Australian Rock Database Magnus Holmgren Archived from the original on 29 August 2010 Retrieved 8 June 2010 a b Nimmervoll Ed Cold Chisel Howlspace The Living History of Our Music Ed Nimmervoll White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd Archived from the original on 25 August 2011 Retrieved 29 January 2014 ASCAP Ace Search results for Prestwich Steven William American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ASCAP Archived from the original on 9 June 2010 Retrieved 8 June 2010 a b McFarlane Cold Chisel entry Archived from the original on 19 April 2004 Retrieved 30 May 2015 Retrieved 8 June 2010 Cold Chisel drummer Steve Prestwich passes classicrockfm com au Archived from the original on 17 January 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2011 Jen Jewel Brown 22 January 2011 At the core of Cold Chisel Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 9 January 2015 Jimmy Barnes plants Flame tree in Arboretum 14 March 2011 Retrieved 14 March 2011 External links editOnline memorial nbsp This article on an Australian musician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steve Prestwich amp oldid 1215075683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
