Cat Stevens' Counterpart

Cat Stevens first met Alun Davies as a backup musician in a recording session. He liked what he heard. After another session, Stevens recognized that Davies was an exceptional talent. In a following private session, Stevens played something like fifty of his original songs for Davies, whereupon Davies decided Cat was also an exceptional talent. He agreed to accompany Stevens on an upcoming tour. After the tour, Davies became Stevens' permanent 2nd guitar until Stevens stopped playing music with his conversion to Islam in 1977. When Stevens began performing again in 2003, the two artists reunited. Here is a new version of "How Can I Tell You" with me playing and singing Davies' now famous second guitar part.

An episode of the Heart Banter by David Gittlin podcast, hosted by David Gittlin, titled "Cat Stevens' Counterpart" was published on March 29, 2026 and runs 3 minutes.

March 29, 2026 ·3m · Heart Banter by David Gittlin

Summary

Cat Stevens first met Alun Davies as a backup musician in a recording session. He liked what he heard. After another session, Stevens recognized that Davies was an exceptional talent. In a following private session, Stevens played something like fifty of his original songs for Davies, whereupon Davies decided Cat was also an exceptional talent. He agreed to accompany Stevens on an upcoming tour. After the tour, Davies became Stevens' permanent 2nd guitar until Stevens stopped playing music with his conversion to Islam in 1977. When Stevens began performing again in 2003, the two artists reunited. Here is a new version of "How Can I Tell You" with me playing and singing Davies' now famous second guitar part.

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