Ian Lloyd’s Stories

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Member Since: 3/12/2007
Band Website: www.machinedreamrecords.com/ilb
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The Ian Lloyd Band taped "O-de-Po" for Fuse TV's "The Sauce" in NYC
"O-de-Po"

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"Brother Louie" - Stories' 1 Hit - has appeared on the soundtracks of many movies including:

Cool SlideshowsThis is Ian Lloyd and Stories' Midnight Special appearance
This is an animated tribute by Charlemagne to Ian Lloyd and Michael Brown & Stories.

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This 1973 Brother Louie Commercial is from the Stories' Archives
"Brother Louie" commercial

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Influences: IAN LLOYD PROFILEIan Lloyd’s fate was destined with both parents being touring professionals. His father was a famous orchestral, television and session Violinist and his mother was a celebrated lyric Sopranist. It’s no wonder he was born on the road while his father was on tour in Seattle. “My whole thing began ’on the road,’ so it is kind of fitting that I passed it on to my son!” Proud of the fact that his family is comprised of three generations who all performed at Carnegie Hall, he can truly say music is in their ‘blood.’ Ian and his family were based in New York where he attended an English-style private boarding prep school in Peekskill. “That helped to make me the way I am today,” he quips.“I don’t know when I realized I had a special voice.” As a child he always sang to R&R records starting with the then popular Presley, Dion & the Belmonts, and Frankie Lloyd Price. He started buying r ecords by Gene Pitney and Jerry Lee Lewis and basically just sang to everything he loved. When at Heartwick College around 1965, he was playing in bands on the weekend and was also signed to United Artists to do a few singles for the label. One particular t rack had serious airplay and became a regional hit. “It was a horrible song - very embarrassing - and I was not too keen on it.”“I grew up loving Rod Stewart and Faces, The Byrds, Pink Floyd and the Kinks. The Beatles were a huge influence on me. They brought sophistication and a classical aspect to music, which I appreciated. In the late 60’s, I then developed ’my own style’.”As lead singer of Stories formed with Michael Brown (The Left Banke/ ”Walk Away Renee”) in the early 70’s, he molded that style singing melodies “that didn’t exist!” Ian and Michael’s fathers were working on a session together and suggested that Ian contact Michael Ian found him working on material that was supposed to be a” piano instrumental-type” rock record. “That went out the window when I started singing.”Stories first hit was “I’m Coming Home” followed by their number one hit “Brother Louie” and then “Mammy Blue.” With Stories he had performed on a number of TV shows including “The Midnight Special.” He also interviewed with the legendary radio DJ Alison Steele (“The Nightbird”) for the Armed Services disc around 1973. “Ours was the first of the series, then Mac Davis and Don McLean. In the middle was Spooky Tooth with Mick Jones being the guitarist at that time,” reflects Lloyd.

When Stories disbanded, Ian pursued a solo career. His well-received albums include his first self-entitled, Goosebumps, Third Wave Generation, and Planet X. With a litany of credits to his name, Ian’s career and his indomitable vocal style have firmly established his place in rock history. His distinctive voice has won him international acclaim and fans that continue to adore him.
Lloyd’s vocal credits include singing on hits with a myriad of major recording artists on tracks, which include Foreigner’s “Feels Like The First Time,” “Cold As Ice,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Juke Box Hero,” and “Double Vision.” He can also be heard on Billy Joel’s “I Go To Extremes,” as well as appearing on CDs by Yes, Peter Frampton, Ian McDonald [of King Crimson/Foreigner fame] and Survivor, to name a few. He has sung on numerous jingles including a recent “Folgers” commercial singing Foreigner’s “Feels Like The First Time,” which he finds a bit humorous having sung on the original track.
As well as being an avid artist, musician, science fiction fan and comic book collector, Ian is a baseball fanatic. His philosophy: “I believe in some kind of cosmic connection, the balloon theory, everything is part of everything.” Part of the perspective for his current project is to “live while you can and just enjoy yourself!”
Ian’s new project o-de-PO embraces both the spirit of his history with a current tone that remains distinctly Ian. Lloyd often sings back up for his son David’s band, Social Hero. Ian resides in New York City with his wife, Karen and is preparing to go back on the road with the Ian Lloyd Band to begin yet another chapter in his music legacy.

Record Label: Machine Dream Records
Type of Label: Indie