During the first half of the 1970s, Eric Stewart was one of the stars of England's pop/rock scene, along with his bandmates from 10cc, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme. Born Eric Michael Stewart in early 1945, in Droylsden, near Manchester, he started out in music as a guitarist in the early '60s, initially as a member of Jerry Lee & the Staggerlees, who later became the Emperors of Rhythm. Stewart was busy on the music scene in Manchester for the next couple of years, when lightning suddenly struck in a most unexpected way. He was at the Oasis club in Manchester i...