Slam Stewart

Slam Stewart was born on Sep 21, 1914 in USA. Slam Stewart's big-screen debut came with It All Came True directed by Lewis Seiler in 1940. Slam Stewart is known for The English Patient directed by Anthony Minghella, Ralph Fiennes stars as Almásy and Juliette Binoche as Hana. The upcoming new movie Slam Stewart plays is Nights in Rodanthe which will be released on Sep 26, 2008.

Born Leroy Eliot Stewart in Englewood, New Jersey, Slam began on violin as a child. He eventually switched to bass and played with local bands before commencing formal studies at Boston Conservatory. There, he was introduced to the idea of singing (or humming) an octave higher, in unison with his bass fiddle (bowed bass). He perfected this technique with the orchestra of