Steve Prestwich

Steven William Prestwich (5 March 195416 January 2011) was an English-born Australian drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. After relocating from Liverpool, Prestwich was the founding and long-term drummer for the band Cold Chisel, which formed in Adelaide in 1973. He wrote the Cold Chisel songs "When the War Is Over", "Flame Trees", and "Forever Now". Prestwich also had a short spell with the Little River Band in the 1980s. He released two solo albums in the 2000s.

Prestwich died on 16 January 2011 following surgery to remove a brain tumour, at age 56.

Early life and education Steven William Prestwich was born on 5 March 1954 in Liverpool, England. He was a member of a folk-rock band called Sandy in 1970.

Prestwich died on 16 January 2011 at the age of 56 at the Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney after not regaining consciousness following brain surgery to remove a tumour diagnosed less than two weeks before.

Cold Chisel singer Jimmy Barnes later planted a flame tree in Prestwich's memory at the National Arboretum Canberra.

Discography

Albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Since You've Been Gone Released: August 2000 Format: CD Label: BiGBanG (BB001) Every Highway Released: October 2009 Format: CD Label: BiGBanG (BB002)