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Andrew (Andy) Stewart MBE
Comedian and singer 1933-1993
The White Heather Club, produced by BBC Scotland and televised throughout the network from the mid-Fifties to the early Sixties, was Stewart´s programme. Stewart took his White Heather Club into the Empire Theatre, in Glasgow and packed the place for months on end. He took his unit to the United States, then to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. He won over a Royal Variety Performance in London mimicking Elvis Presley singing ´Donald, Where´s Your Troosers?´ Stewart is said to have written that number in 10 minutes as he sat, minus his troosers, in the lavatory of a recording studio.
His albums, such as Scottish Soldier, The Best of Andy Stewart and Andy Stewart´s Scotland, were also popular internationally. “Scotch Corner", a Scottish television series (1972–1976) featured Andy Stewart and various guest singers and musicians.
Stewart was plagued by ill-health as he grew older and became almost a constant visitor to hospital. He was in and out between 1972 and 1978 and in 1986, and again, three years later, he had bypass surgery on his heart. A family man and a grandfather, he lived variously at Glasgow, Banchory, near Aberdeen, and Arbroath, the fishing town in Angus, where he died only hours after giving his last performance.
A Scottish Soldier" (1961) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart" (1961) (EMI)
"Andy Sings Songs of Scotland" (1963) (EMI)
"Andy the Rhymer" Comedy Verse (1963) (EMI)
"Tunes of Glory" (date unknown) (EMI)
"I´m Of To Bonnie Scotland" (1966)) (EMI)
"Campbeltown Loch" (1965) (EMI)
"The Best of Andy Stewart" (1967) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart and his Friends of The White Heather Club" (1967) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart On Stage" Live from Canada (August 1967) (EMI)
"I Love To Wear The Kilt" (1969) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart Sings Harry Lauder" (1969) (EMI)
"My Hameland" (1970) (EMI Music for Pleasure)
"Here´s Tae You!" (1971) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart Invites You to Scotch Corner" (based on the television series) (1973) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart in South Africa - White Heather Concert" (1973) (EMI)
"The Very Best of Andy Stewart" (compilation) (1975) (EMI)
"Brand New From Andy" (with Jimmy Blue and his Band) (1975) (PYE)
"Country Boy" (with Anne Williamson)(1976)
"Andy´s Hogmanay Party" Live Album (1977) (PYE)
"Andy Stewart´s Greatest Hits" (with Jimmy Blue and his Band) (1977) (PYE)
"Scotland is Andy Stewart" (1978) (EMERALD)
"Sing A Song Of Scotland" Double Album (1979) (Warwick Records)
"For Auld Lang Syne" (1980) (EMERALD)
"Come In, Come In" (1983) (LISMOR)
"Back to the Bothy" (1987) (LISMOR)
"Andy Stewart´s Scotland" (1992) (Scotdisc)
"Andy´s Party" Live Album Recorded in the Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen (1993) (Scotdisc)
"20 Scottish Favourites" (compilation) (1993/re-issue: 2001) (EMI)
"Andy Stewart, Forever In Song" (Compilation)
"My Homeland" (70´s and 80´s compilation)
"Andy Stewart Scottish Songs" (2010) (Compilation of early material) (Pickwick Group Ltd)
"The Scottish Soldier" (2012) ( Compilation of less well known early material) (Pickwick Group Ltd)
Singles
"Donald Where´s Your Troosers?" (1961) (EMI Top Rank)
"A Scottish Soldier" (1961)
""Campbeltown Loch"
"The Muckin´ O´ Geordie´s Byre"
"The Road to Dundee"
"The Battle´s O´er"
"I´ve Never Kissed A Bonnie Lass Before"
"Soldier Boy (The Sunset Call)"
"Barren Rocks Of Aden"
"Take Me Back"
"Tunes Of Glory"
"Dr. Finlay" (1965)
"The Gallant Forty-Twa" (1968)
"Rainbows Are Back In Style" (1969)
"Farewell My Love" (1972)
"Song Of Freedom" (1975)
