# Bands that booted an original member before hitting it big.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 6, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-booted-an-original-member-before-hitting-it-big/675666 "2013-12-06T13:06:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-booted-an-original-member-before-hitting-it-big/675666/121 "2013-12-12T01:22:20Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> If Wikipedia is to be trusted, there were 15 songs credited to Nanker Phelge, but only two of those songs distributed any royalties to Ian Stewart: “Stoned” and “Little by Little.” Neither of those was a hit single, but presumably Stewart made some money on album sales.
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> [Nanker Phelge - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanker_Phelge)
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> Of all the Nanker Phelge songs, the only one you’re ever likely to hear on the radio any more is “Play With Fire.”

Looking at your link, I wonder if he might not have had a hand in “Stewed and Keefed (Brian’s Blues),” too (not a song I have previously heard of).

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**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-booted-an-original-member-before-hitting-it-big/675666/122 "2013-12-12T02:11:12Z")

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> [@njtt](#):
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> Looking at your link, I wonder if he might not have had a hand in “Stewed and Keefed (Brian’s Blues),” too (not a song I have previously heard of).

Little doubt of that, since as the title suggests, it’s basically a jam between Stuart and Richards. The Wikipedia article neglects to indicate that it is unreleased. You can hear and read about it [here.](http://ianstewartsixthstone.blogspot.com/2011/09/recording-at-chess-studios-stewed-and.html)

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