Kevin Savigar
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|11|09}}
| birth_place = London, England, U.K.
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| genre = Pop, rock, Americana, country, folk
| occupation = Record producer, audio engineer, music executive, composer, songwriter
| instrument = Keyboards, piano, organ, accordion
| years_active = 1978 – present
| label = Universal, Warner Bros., Mercury, Verve, Riva, Verse Music Group
| associated_acts = Rod Stewart, Patty Smyth, The Cheetah Girls, Bob Dylan, John 5
| website = {{URL| www.kevinsavigar.com}}
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Kevin Savigar{{cite web|url=http://www.kevinsavigar.com/|title=Kevin Savigar Music|website=Kevin Savigar Music}} (born 9 November 1956) is an English session keyboardist, record producer, songwriter, and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. Perhaps most recognised for his longtime collaboration with Rod Stewart, Savigar has also contributed to a wide range of recordings for artists such as Bob Dylan, George Harrison, John Mellencamp, Pat Benatar, Marilyn Manson, Willie Nelson, Randy Newman, Sinéad O'Connor, and Peter Frampton among others.{{cite web | url = http://2011expo.ascap.com/speaker/Kevin.Savigar/list/descriptions/ | title = Past artists search | publisher = ascap.com | accessdate = 17 April 2013 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072403/http://2011expo.ascap.com/speaker/Kevin.Savigar/list/descriptions/ | url-status = dead }}
Early life
Savigar was born in London, England in 1956. Savigar started to play the piano at age 5 and went on to study classical piano at the prestigious Trinity College of Music. By the age of 17, Savigar had begun his career as a session musician in the studios of London.{{cite web|url=http://www.synchronicity-music.net/collaborators.html |title=Early History Search |publisher=synchronicity-music.net |accessdate=17 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214230210/http://synchronicity-music.net/collaborators.html |archivedate=14 December 2013 }}
Professional career
=Rod Stewart=
Savigar joined Rod Stewart's touring and recording band in 1978. Savigar worked in collaboration with Stewart, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan and Gary Grainger on Stewart's studio album Foolish Behaviour, which sold more than 5 million albums worldwide. Savigar co-produced six tracks on Stewart's 2013 studio album Time.
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|+ Singles ! Year | Song | Rank |
| 1980 | "Passion" | align="center" | 17(UK), 5(US), 13(GER) |
| 1980 | "My Girl" | align="center" | 32 (UK) |
| 1981 | "Somebody Special" | align="center" | 71 (US) |
| 1981 | "Oh God, I Wish I Was Home Tonight" | align="center" | 74 GER) |
== Rod Stewart discography ==
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| Year || Song || Album || Album Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Passion" “My Girl" “Somebody Special" | Foolish Behaviour, 4(UK) 12 (US) | |
| 1983 | "Move Me" “Body Wishes" “Ghetto Blasters" “Strangers Again" "Satisfied" | Body Wishes, 5(UK) 30 (US) | |
| 1988 | "Forever Young" “When I Was Your Man" "My Heart Can't Tell You No" | Out of Order, 20 On Billboard Top 200 | |
| 1989 | "Move Me" “Body Wishes" “Ghetto Blasters" “Strangers Again" "Satisfied" | Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990, 31(UK) 54 (US) | |
| 1993 | "Forever Young" | Unplugged...and Seated, 2(UK) 2 (US) | |
| 1995 | "Lady Luck" “Muddy, Sam and Otis" | A Spanner in the Works, 4(UK) 35(US) | |
| 1998 | "When We Were The New Boys" | When We Were the New Boys, 2(UK) 44(US) | |
| 2001 | "Young Turks"{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/song/young-turks-mt0007193118 | title = Credits Search | publisher = allmusic.com | accessdate = 22 April 2013}} "Every Beat of My Heart" “Tonight I'm Yours"{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/song/tonight-im-yours-dont-hurt-me-mt0006878984 | title = Credits Search | publisher = allmusic.com | accessdate = 22 April 2013}} "Passion" | The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, N/A | |
| 2008 | "Young Turks" "Forever Young" “Passion" “Tonight I'm Yours" | The Definitive Rod Stewart, N/A | |
| 2006 | "Auld Lang Syne" Arrangement | Merry Christmas, Baby, 4(UK) 3(US) |
=Additional works=
Kevin has contributed to the following works listed below:{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kevin-savigar-mn0000084502 | title = Credits Search | publisher = allmusic.com | accessdate = 8 July 2013}}
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|+ Singles ! Year | Album | Artist |
| 1975 | "Live at London Weekend Television" | align="center" | National Youth Jazz Orchestra |
| 1977 | "Under The Glass" | align="center" | Easy Street |
| 1978 | "Changing Winds" | align="center" | Maddy Prior |
| 1980 | "Night" | align="center" | Planet 10 |
| 1980 | "Long Distance" | align="center" | Night |
| 1981 | "Live and Uncensored" | align="center" | Millie Jackson |
| 1982 | "Night" | align="center" | Planet 10 |
| 1986 | "Somebody Up There Likes Me" | align="center" | Michael Des Barres |
| 1986 | "Darling" | align="center" | Robert Hazard |
| 1987 | "Raising Fear" | align="center" | Armored Saint |
| 1987 | "Mercy" | align="center" | Steve Jones |
| 1988 | "Wide Awake in Dreamland" | align="center" | Pat Benatar |
| 1988 | "Passion" | align="center" | Norman Connors |
| 1988 | "Down in the Grove" | align="center" | Bob Dylan |
| 1988 | "Based on a True Story" | align="center" | The Del-Lords |
| 1989 | "Wake Me When It's Over" | align="center" | Father Pussycat |
| 1989 | "Strong Enough" | align="center" | One Nation |
| 1989 | "Best Shots" | align="center" | Pat Benatar |
| 1990 | "Two Fires" | align="center" | Jimmy Barnes |
| 1990 | "Stilleto" | align="center" | Lita Ford |
| 1990 | "David Cassidy" | align="center" | David Cassidy |
| 1990 | "Blue Tears" | align="center" | Blue Tears |
| 1991 | "Thump" | align="center" | Michael Morales |
| 1991 | "The Regulators" | align="center" | Regulators |
| 1991 | "Soul Deep" | align="center" | Jimmy Barnes |
| 1991 | "Rhythm Syndicate" | align="center" | Rhythm Syndicate |
| 1990 | "Passion" | align="center" | Rhythm Syndicate |
| 1990 | "Live Your Life, Be Free" | align="center" | Belinda Carlisle |
| 1990 | "Hollywood Vampires" | align="center" | L.A. Guns |
| 1991 | "Day One" | align="center" | Robbie Nevil |
| 1991 | "Dangerous Curves" | align="center" | Lita Ford |
| 1991 | "Dancin' On Coals" | align="center" | Bang Tango |
| 1991 | "Blow Up" | align="center" | The Smithereens |
| 1992 | "What Goes On" | align="center" | The Sighs |
| 1994 | "Peter Frampton" | align="center" | Peter Frampton |
==Awards==
In total, Savigar has won 6 ASCAP awards, 16 RIAA awards, 10 Brit Awards aka BPI awards, 2 SOCAN awards and a Nashville Songwriters Association International No. 1 award.
- 1980 Brit Awards for Foolish Behaviour by Rod Stewart
- 1980 RIAA award for Foolish Behaviour by Rod Stewart
- 1981 Brit Awards for Tonight I'm Yours by Rod Stewart
- 1982 RIAA award for Tonight I'm Yours by Rod Stewart
- 1983 Brit Awards for Body Wishes by Rod Stewart
- 1984 Brit Awards for Camouflage by Rod Stewart
- 1984 RIAA award for Camouflage by Rod Stewart
- 1986 Brit Awards for Every Beat of My Heart by Rod Stewart
- 1988 RIAA award for Out of Order by Rod Stewart
- 1988 Brit Awards for Out of Order by Rod Stewart
- 1990 ASCAP Pop award for writer Forever Young
- 1990 RIAA award for Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990 by Rod Stewart
- 1990 RIAA award for Downtown Train by Rod Stewart
- 1990 ASCAP Pop award for publisher Forever Young
- 1990 SOCAN award for writer Forever Young
- 1990 SOCAN Pop award for publisher Forever Young
- 1991 RIAA award for Vagabond Heart by Rod Stewart
- 1991 Brit Awards for Vagabond Heart by Rod Stewart
- 1992 RIAA award for '’Patty Smyth'’ by Patty Smyth
- 1993 RIAA award for Unplugged...and Seated by Rod Stewart
- 1995 RIAA award for A Spanner in the Works by Rod Stewart
- 1995 Brit Awards for The Best of Rod Stewart by Rod Stewart
- 1996 RIAA award for If We Fall in Love Tonight by Rod Stewart
- 1996 Brit Awards for If We Fall in Love Tonight by Rod Stewart
- 1996 ASCAP Pop award for writer "Hold On" by Jamie Walters
- 1996 ASCAP Pop award for publisher "Hold On" by Jamie Walters
- 2001 Nashville Songwriters Association International award for Nothin' To Lose by Josh Gracin
- 2003 RIAA award for co-writer The Cheetah Girls by the Cheetah Girls
- 2004 RIAA award for The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart by Rod Stewart
- 2005 ASCAP Country music award for writer Nothin' To Lose by Josh Gracin
- 2005 ASCAP Country Music award for publisher Nothin' To Lose by Josh Gracin
- 2012 RIAA award for Merry Christmas, Baby by Rod Stewart
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