Craig "Twister" Steward - Revision history

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Duncan at 07:48, 7 February 2006

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-Born: 3rd October 1949 in Marshalltown, Iowa
+[[File:Craig Steward posing with book.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Craig Steward posing with [[Andrew Greenaway]]'s ''[[Frank Talk: The Inside Stories of Zappa's Other People]]''.]]
-<blockquote>[[Biography|FZ]]: "... he sounds like Coltrane on the harmonica,  and I mean fast like you won't believe.  This guy is like the [[Al Di Meola]] of the harmonica."</blockquote>
+'''Craig "Twister" Steward''' (October 3, 1949, Marshalltown, Iowa) is a US harmonica player.
-After playing a "slow Blues in A", FZ told Steward he would be flying him out to LA to audition. Steward tried out with the band for the '73 tour.
+==Craig Steward and Frank Zappa==
-After 3 days of auditioning FZ asked him what he thought. Steward replied 'Frank, I think I should go back home'. FZ graceously smiled and said, 'I think you are right!'  I went home, practiced five years, called him back, and he flew me out to record on Joe's Garage."
+Zappa first saw harmonica player Craig "Twister" Steward in 1972 after a [[Tours/1972|Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, Kansas. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace. After playing a "slow Blues in A", Zappa told Steward he would be flying him out to LA to audition. Steward tried out with the band for the '73 tour. After three days of auditioning, Zappa asked him what he thought. Steward replied: ''"Frank, I think I should go back home"''. FZ graceously smiled and said, ''"I think you are right!"''. Interviewed by Jedd Beaudoin on KMUW, Wichita, Kansas, Steward remembered that Zappa added: ''"Don't think of this as a failure. You go home and practice and when I say, "Play this here, play that there, you'll have your ear developed to where you can do that."''<ref>https://www.kmuw.org/music/2016-10-14/blow-your-harmonica-son-craig-twister-steward-remembers-time-with-frank-zappa</ref>
-When FZ played [[80/04/11 Wichita KS US Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University|Henry Levitt Arena]], Wichita State University, Wichita, KS in 1980, he invited Steward on stage with [[The Mothers]] to solo on "[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]'.
+When Zappa played at [[80/04/11 Wichita KS US Henry Levitt Arena, Wichita State University|Henry Levitt Arena]], Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas in 1980, he invited Steward on stage with [[The Mothers]] to solo on ''[[A Pound For A Brown On The Bus]]''.
-Steward returned to his home town of Wichita and works as the City Arborist. Active musically in Wichita performing, writing and recording his own compositions. In 2006 Steward was planning the publication of his music and two books he was working on.
+Steward returned to his home town of Wichita and works as the City Arborist. Active musically in Wichita performing, writing and recording his own compositions. In 2006, Steward was planning the publication of his music and two books.
 Craig "Twister" Steward played harmonica on:<br>
-*[[Joe's Garage Act I]]<br>
+*''[[Joe's Garage Act I]]''<br>
-*[[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]]<br>
+*''[[Joe's Garage Acts II & III]]''<br>
-*[[You Are What You Is]]<br>
+*''[[You Are What You Is]]''<br>
-*[[The Man From Utopia]]<br>
+*''[[The Man From Utopia]]''<br>
 ==External links==
 *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/584300-Craig-Steward Discogs]
 *[http://www.myspace.com/craigtwistersteward MySpace Page]
 [[Category:Bandmembers|Steward]]
 [[Category:Harmonica players|Steward]]

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 <blockquote>[[Biography|FZ]]: "... he sounds like Coltrane on the harmonica,  and I mean fast like you won't believe.  This guy is like the [[Al Di Meola]] of the harmonica."</blockquote>
-FZ first saw harmonica player Craig "Twister" Steward in 1972 after a [Tours/1972|[Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.
+FZ first saw harmonica player Craig "Twister" Steward in 1972 after a [[Tours/1972|Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.
 After playing a "slow Blues in A", FZ told Steward he would be flying him out to LA to audition. Steward tried out with the band for the '73 tour.
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.geocities.com/craig_steward/index.html Website]
+*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/584300-Craig-Steward Discogs]
 *[http://www.myspace.com/craigtwistersteward MySpace Page]
-[[Category:Bandmembers|Steward, Craig "Twister"]]
+[[Category:Bandmembers|Steward]]
-[[Category:Harmonica players|Steward, Craig "Twister"]]
+[[Category:Harmonica players|Steward]]

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 <blockquote>[[Biography|FZ]]: "... he sounds like Coltrane on the harmonica,  and I mean fast like you won't believe.  This guy is like the [[Al Di Meola]] of the harmonica."</blockquote>
-FZ first saw harmonica player Craig "Twister" Steward in 1972 after a [[Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.
+FZ first saw harmonica player Craig "Twister" Steward in 1972 after a [Tours/1972|[Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.
 After playing a "slow Blues in A", FZ told Steward he would be flying him out to LA to audition. Steward tried out with the band for the '73 tour.

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 Born: 3rd October 1949 in Marshalltown, Iowa
-<blockquote>[[Frank Zappa|FZ]]: "... he sounds like Coltrane on the harmonica,  and I mean fast like you won't believe.  This guy is like the [[Al Di Meola]] of the harmonica."</blockquote>
+<blockquote>[[Biography|FZ]]: "... he sounds like Coltrane on the harmonica,  and I mean fast like you won't believe.  This guy is like the [[Al Di Meola]] of the harmonica."</blockquote>
 FZ first saw harmonica player Craig "Twister" Steward in 1972 after a [[Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.

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−	FZ first saw harmonica player [[Craig "Twister" Steward]] in 1972 after a "Petit Wazoo" performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II\|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.	+	FZ first saw harmonica player [[Craig "Twister" Steward]] in 1972 after a [[Petit Wazoo]] performance at the [[72/12/01 Wichita KS US Century II\|Century II Convention Center]] in Wichita, KS. He was playing with the band "Bliss" at a bar called Caesar's Palace.

	After playing a "slow Blues in A", FZ told [[Craig "Twister" Steward\|Steward]] he would be flying him out to LA to audition. [[Craig "Twister" Steward\|Steward]] tried out with the band for the '73 tour.		After playing a "slow Blues in A", FZ told [[Craig "Twister" Steward\|Steward]] he would be flying him out to LA to audition. [[Craig "Twister" Steward\|Steward]] tried out with the band for the '73 tour.