Stu Gardner

Stu Gardner
Stu Gardner
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, producer
Labels	Spindizzy Records
Website	stugardner.com (defunct)

Stuart Gardner is an American musician and composer. He is known for his collaborations with Bill Cosby, and for co-writing "Kiss Me", the theme song of Cosby's sitcom The Cosby Show.^[1] He produced the album A House Full of Love: Music from The Cosby Show,^[2] and was the musical director of Cos, The Cosby Show and its spin-off, A Different World.^[3]^[4]

Career

Stu Gardner appeared in the 1967 film Point Blank as the singer in the nightclub scene, singing, "Mighty Good Times", which was written by him, and appears on the film's soundtrack album.^[5]^[6]

In 1971, Stu had a record album out, Big Mouth which was produced by David Briggs. Among the musicians playing on the album were Kent Sprague and Gary Stovall. It was released on Spindizzy Records Z 31024 in 1971. All of the songs were composed by Stu Gardner except for "Wake Up Little Girl" which was composed by Sprague.^[7]^[8] Gardner's composition "Where the Master Lives" was released on a single.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Personal life

As of 2012, Gardner lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife Gloria.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Belcher, Craig (October 23, 2012). "The Stu Show". Style Weekly. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ George, Nelson (March 29, 1986). "'Cosby Show' Spins Off Jazzy Album". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 13. p. 27. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Williams, Jean (October 23, 1976). "'Political Funk' Album in Work". Billboard. Vol. 88, no. 43. p. 59. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Waldron, Clarence (October 31, 1988). "Great Theme Songs Attract Viewers to Singers". Jet. 75 (5): 32. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Motown Encyclopedia, By Graham Betts · 2014, ISBN 1500471690 - G, Stu Gardner
^ Film Score Monthly - Point Blank/The Outfit (1967/1973)
^ Musik-Sammler.de - 2/5 (cover rear), 3/5 (Side 1 of album label), 4/5 (Side 2 of album label)
^ Billboard, April 10, 1971 - Page 66 Late News, Col to Handle Spindizzy Discs
^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, - Page 1216
^ Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records: 1950-1975, Tim Neely · 2006, Page 125
^ 45Cat - Big Mouth (US 70s) - Discography