Died On This Date (March 15, 2008) Stuart Nevitt / Shadowfax
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March 1953 – March 15, 2008
Stuart Nevitt was the drummer and founding member of Shadowfax. Formed in 1972, Shadowfax was named after Gandalf’s horse in Lord of The Rings and would be the first band signed to the world-renowned Windham Hill Records. A world beat instrumental band from Chicago, they are considered one of the premier groups in the New Age genre and won a Grammy for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village in 1988. The band called it quits after co-founder, Chuck Greenberg died in 1995. Nevitt continued performing and recording until his death on March 15th, 2008 of complications from diabetes and heart disease.