Curtis Stigers

Stigers worked across jazz musician, singer, guitarist, saxophonist and recording artist and 1 further recorded occupations. The registers place that work in pop music and jazz. This article rests on 71 catalogued compositions, 25 issued recordings, 3 digitised documents and 1 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Curtis Stigers • Born — 18 October 1965 • Birthplace — Hollywood, California, U.S. • Origin — Boise, Idaho, U.S. • Genre — Jazz, soft rock • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Instrument — Vocals, saxophone, guitar • Label — Arista, Columbia, Concord Jazz

Stigers was born in Hollywood, California, but grew up in Boise, Idaho. He started his music career as a teenager, playing in rock and blues bands, as well as receiving an education in clarinet and saxophone in high school in Boise. He acquired much of his motivation for pursuing jazz from jam sessions led by Gene Harris at the Idanha Hotel. His song "Swingin' Down at Tenth and Main" is a tribute to those times with Harris. After graduation from high school, he moved to New York City, intending to become a rock musician. But he spent more time in jazz clubs singing and playing saxophone. Arista released his debut album, which achieved multi-platinum sales. His combination of rock and soul was also popular on the soundtrack to the 1992 movie The Bodyguard, which contained his version of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" by Nick Lowe. Concord Jazz released Baby Plays Around, an album that included Chris Minh Doky and Randy Brecker. He recorded several more jazzy albums for Concord before turning to the country flavor of his 2012 album Let's Go Out Tonight with cover versions of songs by Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, and Hayes Carll. He has worked with Elton John, Eric Clapton, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, The Allman Brothers Band and Joe Cocker. He sang a duet with Julia Fordham on her re-recording of "Where Does the Time Go?" on the 1998 compilation album The Julia Fordham Collection. His song "I Wonder Why" reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 9 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1991, while "You're All That Matters to Me" reached No. 6 as the follow-up single in the UK. In 2006, Stigers participated in the BBC Television show Just the Two of Us, where he sang with journalist Penny Smith. He was one of the soloists at a concert celebrating the MGM musical during the 2009 Proms season. His song "This Life" was for the American television show Sons of Anarchy. He also sang "John the Revelator" for the season one finale.

• Year — Title — Label — Peak chart positions — Certifications • US — US Heat. — US Jazz — NLD — SWE — UK • 1991 — Curtis Stigers — Arista — 101 — 1 — — — 27 — 24 — 7 — * BPI: 2× Platinum • 1995 — Time Was — — — 25 — — — — — — — 34 • 1999 — Brighter Days — Columbia — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2001 — Baby Plays Around — Concord Jazz — — — — — 24 — — — — — — • 2002 — Secret Heart — — — — — 18 — — — — — — • 2003 — You Inspire Me — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2005 — I Think It's Going to Rain Today — — — — — 16 — — — — — — • 2007 — Real Emotional — Concord — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2009 — Lost in Dreams — — — — — 39 — — — — — — • 2012 — Let's Go Out Tonight — Concord Jazz — — — — — 22 — — — — — — • 2014 — Hooray for Love — — — — — — — — — — — 64 • 2017 — One More for the Road (live album; with the Danish Radio Big Band) — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2020 — Gentleman — EmArcy — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2022 — This Life — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

• All That Matters – The Best of Curtis Stigers (Camden, 2001) • The Best of 1991 – 1999 (Sony BMG, 2005) • The Collection (Concord, 2006) (UK No. 50)

• Year — Title — Peak chart positions — Album • US Pop — US A/C — AUS — BE — IRE — NLD — NOR — SWE — UK • 1991 — "I Wonder Why" — 9 — 5 — 43 — 4 — 4 — 11 — 9 — 25 — 5 — Curtis Stigers • 1992 — "You're All That Matters to Me" — 98 — 17 — — — 32 — 11 — 83 — — — — — 6 • "Sleeping with the Lights On" — 96 — — — 200 — — — — — — — — — — — 53 • "Never Saw a Miracle" — 107 — 5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 34 • 1995 — "This Time" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 28 — Time Was • "Keep Me from the Cold" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 57 • 1996 — "Everytime You Cry" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1999 — "End of the Afternoon" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Brighter Days • "To Be Loved" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2007 — "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Real Emotional • 2012 — "Things Have Changed" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Let's Go Out Tonight • 2020 — "Gentleman" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Gentleman • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Curtis Stigers was born on 18 October 1965 in Boise. Stigers held the nationality of United States. Stigers was educated at Capital High School. Stigers worked as jazz musician, singer, guitarist and saxophonist, and the authority record catalogues a further 2 occupations under the same name, among them recording artist and composer. Stigers was active from 1991. The fields Stigers worked in include pop music and jazz. Stigers played the saxophone and the voice. Stigers worked in English.