Steve Prestwich Musical artist

Steven Prestwich (5 March 1954 – 16 January 2011) was an English-born Australian drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. After relocating from Liverpool, Prestwich was the founding and long-term drummer for the band Cold Chisel, which formed in Adelaide in 1973. He wrote the Cold Chisel songs "When the War Is Over" and "Forever Now". Prestwich also had a short spell with the Little River Band in the 1980s. He released two solo albums in the 2000s.Prestwich died on 16 January 2011 following surgery to remove a brain tumour, two months before his 57th birthday.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 05, 1954
Birth place
England , Liverpool
Date of deathJanuary 16, 2011
Hometown
Adelaide
Australia

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Musical artist

Career started1970
Career ended2011
associated musical artist
Cold Chisel
Little River Band
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Pub rock (Australia)
Rock music

Steve Prestwich on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.heavenaddress.com/funeral-notice/Steve-Prestwich/372443/obituary.aspx
  2. http://www.imorial.com/StevePrestwich
  3. http://www.steveprestwich.com