Juxtaposing downcast lyrics against benign musical backing has always been an effective technique for songwriters to undertake. It worked like gold for Stephen Bishop on the song “On and On,” giving ...

If it goes as planned, “THMK” closes the book on a music career Bishop began during the mid-60s in his native San Diego. He traded his clarinet for a guitar when he was 13 after seeing the Beatles ...

Apropos for what he says will be his final album, singer/songwriter and yacht rock staple Stephen Bishop has rounded up Eric Clapton, Sting, Graham Nash, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel, Dave Grusin, ...

A companion lyric video for the tune has debuted on Bishop’s official YouTube channel. The clip features a series of line drawings that illustrate the song’s lyrics, in which Stephen remembers ...