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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 11, 1993
SUBJECT:
Presentation by steven King stewart Regarding a
Dublin city Song
EXHIBITS ATTACHED:~ Letter
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DESCRIPTION: Songwriter steven King Stewart has approached the
City with a desire to write an official song for the city of DUblin,
which would give the community a musical identity.
Mr. King has produced and recorded officially recognized city anthems
for the Cities of Union City, Fremont and Livermore.
Staff recommends that the city Council allow Mr. King to make his
presentation, consider the request, and provide appropriate direction
to Staff.
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Dear Council Member:
I'm writing you as a songwriter with a special
interest; pride.
Pride in our country, in our way of life and in our
communities. And, I've found the best way to express
these feelings of pride is through the powerful medium of
music.
Since 1985, I have written, produced and recorded
three officially recognized city anthems as the enclosed
letters will attest. Each of the compositions reflects a
positive image of the cities for which they were designed;
and in each case these songs have served to bring the
community together, to give them a "musical identity". In
addition to the community relations aspect, an official
city song is a great way to call attention to your
hometown via the media. All three songs are regularly
played on Bay Area radio, and the newspapers love a bit of
good news.
There are countless ways to utilize official music,
they are as varied and diverse as the cities themselves.
I would consider it a privilege and a pleasure if you
wo~ld allow me to design a musical composition for your
review that could possibly serve as Dublins official city
anthem. On the enclosed tape are capsules of all three
songs that have been recorded from various radio programs.
Please take the time to review this material and
consider giving Dublin her own "musical identity".
I am available to you at 829-3611 (days) or 606-0412
(evenings) should you have any questions.
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39100 liberty street
P. O. Box 5006
Fremont. CA 94537
William "Bill" Ball, Mayor
(415) 745 - 2704
December 30, 1991
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing this on behalf of Steve King Stewart, as a recommendation of
support for any endeavor he chooses to undertake in his field of music.
I have known Mr. stewart for seven years. The city of Fremont chose his song
"Fremont USA" after a contest sponsored by the San Jose Mercury News. Steve's
song far and away was City Council's choice, and it was adopted as the
official city song. Since that time, I know he has written official city
songs for other cities.
Also, I wanted to do something special for homecoming troops from the Gulf
War. I contacted Steve, and he simply volunteered to help and with a
committee that put together a wonderful event we called "Central Park USA"
featuring a wide variety of music and concluded the program by singing
"Fremont Cal" accompanied by Fremont Philharmonic Orchestra to a standing
ovation.
Mr. Stewart is a fine musician, singer, composer, and, more importantly, a
fine human being. And he certainly is a good friend.
If any further information is needed, please feel free to call me.
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BILL BALL
Mayor
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34009 ALVARADO-NILES ROAD
UNION CITY, CALIFORNIA 94587
415-471-3232
November 26, 1991
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
steve King stewart has written "That Union city of Mine" as the
official song of Union city, california. He approached me as Mayor
with his idea and after a few refinements, the City council adopted
the song.
Mr. stewart is a true professional in his field. He willingly gave
to Union city his great talent at writing and singing and worked
extremely cooperati vely with us in developing our own musical
identity.
I strongly recommend Mr. stewart to you.
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1052 South Livermore Avenue
Livermore, CA 94550
(415) 373-5140
CATHIE BROWN
Mayor
January 22, 1992
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
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The purpose of this letter is to endorse Steven King Stewart's work as a song
writer. He has written and produced the official song of the City of
Livermore, "Livermore, CA", which the City Council approved in 1991.
Steven and I worked closely during the development of the song, and I
found him to be very professional, motivated and reliable.
Steven's abilities are demonstrated in "Livermore, CA" in that he has
captured the essence of Livermore in the song's lyrics, produced a quality
arrangement of the music he wrote, and performed it well.
It is a pleasure for me to endorse Steven Stewart as a song writer. His
dedication to his work and his presentation of his material are
extraordinary. I am glad to have had the opportunity to work with him.
Sincerely,
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Cathie Brown
Mayor
(510) 373-5149
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-3914
415995-6800 FAX: 415995-6867
March 30, 1992
steve King stewart
6300 scenic Ave
Livermore, CA 94550
Dear steve,
On behalf of Frank and Mike, and KNBR, I would like to thank you
for writing and producing a sensational opening song for our Mayor
Tom Show. It was just what I had envisioned and you proved to me
that you take this music business very seriously. I appreciated
that the song was written in the specific music form I asked for.
You had a few seconds of a music intro, a terrific lyric that ended
with "Mayor Tom", and an appropriate music trailer that was used as
a closing tag.
Be sure to give me a call if there is anything I can do for you.
r can, at the very least, offer my highest recommendation to
anyone that might be considering your music services.
and Mike Show
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THE WHITE HOUSE
September 3, 1991
Dear Mr. Stewart,
Thank you for sending
"That Union city of Mine."
of your wonderful talent.
your thoughtfulness.
with all best wishes,
your patriotic tape,
You should be proud
I greatly appreciate
Warmly,
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Mr. Steve King Stewart
6300 Scenic Avenue
Livermore, California 94550
June 12, 1992
To Whom It May Concern:
During the past four months, the Livermore Main Street Program has
become acquainted with Steve King Stewart, and what a pleasure that
association has been! Steve, very aggressively, contacted our office
during preparations for the first Honey Festival. He offered his services
to prepare a promnotional piece to be used on the radio for the Festival.
Budgetary limits required that Steve be rather creative in his final
production. He accomplished our goals beautifully and efficiently. He was
also instrumental and knowledgeable in making the contacts with the
different radio stations around the Bay Area.
Lastly, Steve attended the Honey Festival and entertained the crowd with
his Livermore Song. He has proven to be most generous and genuinely
concerned about the welfare of the downtown community. We look
forward to working with Steve at future events, including Nostalgia Day in
September of this year.
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Pat Dugand, Manager
2250 First Street, Livermore, California 94550 (415) 373-1795