Ian Lloyd

Ian Lloyd (born Lloyd Buonconsiglio, 1947, Seattle, Washington) 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 ("Stories" and "About Us") with a handful of Billboard Top 100 charting singles.Brown left before the band recorded their third (and final) album, (Traveling Underground) which was released under the artist's name, "Ian Lloyd and Stories", and included the Billboard #50 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".