He took guitar lessons from Robert Fripp, set out to destroy his old self with an album he hoped would fail, then made the resulting niche his own – but Al Stewart doubts he’s very prog

Al Stewart.

While he’s best known in some circles for his 70s American radio hits Year Of The Cat and Time Passages, Al Stewart is also revered for his progressive approach to songs about historical people and events. Talking to Prog In 2014, he admitted to believing that a history teacher with a guitar could do it better.

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