Curtis Stigers is an American jazz vocalist / saxophonist / guitarist / songwriter born on 18 October 1965 in Boise, Idaho, USA. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably “I Wonder Why”, which reached #5 in the UK and #9 in the US in 1991.
He is signed with Concord Records. He had his début self titled album in 1991 which sold 1.5 milllion. In his solo career, his most famous songs are ‘I Wonder Why’ and ‘You’re All That Matters To Me’. He has also worked with Elton John, Eric Clapton, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, The Allman Brothers Band and Joe Cocker.
Since then he has married and has a daughter, and recently participated in the BBC TV programme “Just the Two of Us”, where he partnered newsreader and TV presenter Penny Smith. |
