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 ...

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Singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop (“On and On,” “Save It for a Rainy Day,” “It Might Be You”) had a sold-out tour planned when the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in his plans. “Sadly, we were never ...