Stephen Cummings is an Australian singer, songwriter and author. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Born 13th September. He is best known as the lead singer of the popular 1970s–1980s Melbourne-based rock band, The Sports. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The Sports were a popular Australian rock group that performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Following their breakup in 1981, Cummings has pursued a solo career which has met critical acclaim but has had limited commercial success. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 He has published three novels, Wonder Boy (1996), Stay Away From Lightning Girl, and Kitchen Man.
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Some background
- Formed the ledgendary rockabilly band, The Pelaco Brothers in 1974.
- Started The Sports in 1976. Recorded the Fair Game EP and received rave reviews in NME - the first Australian independent release to do so.
- The Sports signed with Mushroom and Stiff in the UK.
- Toured with Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, the Buzzcocks and Blondie.
- Scored a Top 40 hit in the US with 'Who Listens to the Radio?'
- Signed with Arista in the US.
- Disbanded The Sports and started his solo career in 1983. First solo hit, "Gymnasium".
- ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary album in 1990.
- Recorded 16 solo albums.
Solo Albums
- Senso (1984)
- This Wonderful Life (1986)
- Lovetown (1988)
- A New Kind of Blue (1989)
- Good Humour (1991)
- Unguided Tour (1992)
- Rollercoaster (compilation) (1993)
- Falling Swinger (1994)
- Escapist (1996)
- Puppet, Pauper, Pirate, Poet, Pawn and King (compilation) (1997)
- Spiritual Bum (1999)
- Skeleton Key (2001)
- Firecracker (2003)
- Close Ups (unplugged) (2004)
- Love-O-Meter (2005)
- Space Travel (2007)
Stephen now has a myspace page which he updates intermittently.
What the papers have said:
- “Alongside Nick Cave and Tim Rogers, I would nominate Stephen Cummings. He is easily one of our great storytellers, capable of creating lives in miniature. ”
-Bernard Zuel, The Sydney Morning Herald
- “Apart from Paul Kelly, no other Australian solo artist has managed to sustain a recording and performing career at such a high level of artistry for as long as Stephen Cummings. ”
-Shaun Carney, The Age
- “Debonair, romantic and sensitive, Cummings owns a voice that allows vulnerable yearning qualities as much space as an authoritative voice of experience. ”
-Lauren Zoric, Rolling Stone
- “. . . in a year rich in fine albums from singer-songwriters as diverse as Bob Dylan, Ron Sexsmith and Lucinda Williams, this is one of the finest. ”
-Larry Schwratz, The Sunday Age
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