Great singer, great organist, by all accounts a lovely gent. Apparently been dealing with cancer for some time. News confirmed by a friend with many connections in Todd world.
I remember seeing him in a bar I used to frequent in the late 1970's. He was playing acoustic with another Philly dude -- I think they were singing the other fellows' songs. I did not see Sickman of Europe play live (later to morph into Cheap Trick without him), but I heard they were great. Maybe around 2000 , he put together a version of Nazz, with another Philly musician that has since passed -- missed seeing it, but I heard they were good as well. RIP.
he was a great singer and a great performer. I saw his band (in tiny bars) doing Nazz songs several times around the turn of the millennium.
Geez, I just found an Instagram from Thom Mooneys wife where she says Stewkey was diagnosed in July 2023 with aggressive lung cancer and he was given 1-2 years to live but obviously he came up short on that. RIP Cheap Trick on Instagram: "Our dear friend and fellow musician Robert "Stewkey" Antoni from the legendary 1960s band The Nazz (and a former band member of Sick Man of Europe), has some serious medical issues and needs assistance. Please find more information on the link to his Go Fund Me page below. We appreciate your support. Thank you. https://gofund.me/1ef83517"
That's really sad news; such a terrific voice, and Todd sure seemed to copy his style a lot in the old days (can't say I blame him). RIP, Stewkey.
Stewkey was a very nice man and I was glad to talk to him back in June over the phone and get some autographs from him. I was very sad to hear of his passing, and I'm glad his music has touched so many. R.I.P.
There is a Youtube of Thom Mooney and Stewkey discussing the oranges of Nazz. Stewkey seems like the guy you'd most want to have a beer with. I briefly met Carson outside The Troubador, a nice guy, but he was so far gone from music it was weird. "You wouldn't join a Nazz reunion?" I asked. "I'm done with music; I'm into animation, no interest in playing music". I didn't know he was gone too!!.
