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Stuart Nevitt

Born: 1949

Stuart Nevitt, composer, drummer/percussionist and one of the early members of the Grammy-winning world beat band Shadowfax Born in Elizabeth, N.J., Nevitt learned the rudiments of drumming at age 4 from his father, who was also a drummer. Nevitt played in rock bands and orchestras throughout high school before going off to the University of Miami to study music. He moved to Chicago in the early 1970s and met woodwind player Chuck Greenberg, bassist Phil Maggini and guitarist G.E. Stinson. They invited him to join their experimental group named after Gandalf's horse, Shadowfax, from J.R.R