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Stuart Colin Matthewman (born 18 August 1960), also known as Cottonbelly, is an English songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. With Sade Adu, Paul S. Denman, and Andrew Hale, he gained worldwide fame as the guitarist/saxophonist of the English band Sade. Stuart is also a member of bands, Sweetback and Twin Danger. ==Early life and career== Stuart Colin Matthewman was born on 18 August 1960 in Hull, East Yorkshire, England.〔 In 1982, Matthewman relocated to London. Joining Latin funk band Pride, he met singer-songwriter Sade Adu and they began writing songs together. Teaming with bassist Paul S. Denman and keyboardist Andrew Hale, they formed the band Sade. Sade signed with Epic Records U.K. division in 1984. Matthewman can be heard on saxophone, guitar, keyboards, and programming. He has appeared on all of Sade's albums: ''Diamond Life'', ''Promise'', ''Stronger Than Pride'', ''Love Deluxe'', and ''The Best of Sade'', all of which went triple platinum in the U.S. and have totaled sales over 40 million albums worldwide. In 1996 Matthewman along with Andrew Hale and Paul Spencer Denman formed the studio band Sweetback. The band features instrumental songs and songs with guest vocalists. They have released two albums, ''Sweetback (1996)'' and ''Stage 2'' (2004).〔(helen folaSADE adu – band )〕 He cites his musical influences as Junior Walker, King Curtis, Art Pepper, Ernie Isley, Steve Jones, Wah Wah Watson, Issac Hayes, Bill Withers, Lee Perry, Tony Iommi, and Gustav Mahler. He has composed the music scores for the movies: ''Twin Falls Idaho'', ''Jackpot'', ''Northfork'', ''The Double (short subject)'', ''The Astronaut Farmer'' and ''Life Support''. Stuart is also a member of the group Twin Danger. He formed the group in 2011 with singer/writer Vanessa Bley, Daughter of Jazz pianist Paul Bley. In 2014 they signed to Decca Classics/Universal records and will release their first album in the spring of 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stuart Matthewman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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