Ian Stewart (musician) me The Rolling Stones is his band. Without his knowledge and organisation ... we'd be nowhere." On 19 April 2011, pianist Ben Waters released an Ian Stewart tribute album, entitled "Boogie 4 Stu". One of the songs recorded for this album was Bob Dylan's "Watching the River Flow", played by The Rolling Stones featuring Bill Wyman on bass. This was the first time since 1992 that Wyman joined his former band. According to a "Sunday Herald" article in March 2006, Stewart was the basis for a fictional detective: The lyrics to Aidan Moffat & the Best-Of's song "The Sixth Stone"
Ian Stewart (Labour politician) Alfred Turner Secondary Modern in Irlam. From 1966-69, he studied at Stretford Technical College. He later attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where he carried out research towards a M.Phil in Management of Change. Stewart worked as a chemical plant operator from 1973-78 before becoming the North West Regional Officer of the Transport and General Workers Union. Stewart was first elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eccles in 1997. He was a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Football Team. Upon his election as Mayor of Salford in 2012, Stewart appointed one deputy and 13 assistant mayors, including one in charge of