Ian Lloyd is an American rock singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Stories, whose single "Brother Louie" was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973. In 1971 Michael Brown and Ian Lloyd formed Stories. They released two albums with a handful of Billboard Top 100 charting singles. Brown left before the band recorded their third album, which was released under the artist's name, "Ian Lloyd and Stories", and included the Billboard top 40 hit, "Mammy Blue". After Stories he pursued a solo career, with six albums to his credit. Lloyd has performed with numerous recording artists, assuming the role of a session musician. His long discography of work includes background work with artists such as Foreigner, Billy Joel, Peter Frampton, and Yes. Lloyd continues to record, perform, and write, his most recent release being "Everyone's Happy Cause It's Christmas Time". [More at Wikipedia]

January 1st, 1947 in Seattle (Age 77)