Stu Kimball is a guitar player, producer and singer/songwriter who has played music all his life. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Stu took piano & drum lessons at age 7 to 8 and taught himself to play his father's ukulele at 9. By 10 Stu had switched to guitar and found his true instrument. His natural talent persuaded Stu's parents to enroll him in the St. Thomas Choir School in New York where Stu developed his ear for music and harmony at an early age. No stranger to the stage, Stu played his first professional gig at 14 in a local New Hampshire bar with band mates twice his age, and parental supervision.

Stu started the band Face-to Face in the late '70s in New Hampshire with a close group of talented friends. The band moved to Boston in 1980 and was signed by Epic in 1982. The band was asked to record the soundtrack for the film "Streets of Fire" and, though most of Stu's former band mates will deny it, they also appeared in the film. The band worked with then-producer Jimmy Iovine to produce their first self-titled album with a top 40 hit "10, 9, 8" in the summer of '84. After several later albums and a number of successful tours, the band broke up in 1988.

As a session player in New York and Boston, Stu performed on albums with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Debbie Harry, Nona Hendrix and more. An accomplished producer and creative band and vocal arranger, Kimball co-produced Peter Wolf's "Long Line" for Reprise Records, and co-wrote two songs on that album, including the title track. In the late '90s Stu dabbled in fronting his own band and released his self-produced solo album, "One Last Wish" that actually began as a songwriting demo.

Stu spent 3 years on Martha's Vineyard where he owned a recording studio and produced other artists; toured with Carly Simon and joined the band, "Drawn Butter. During that time, Stu was asked to play on friend, Kate Taylor's, album "Beautiful Road" which was co-produced by Tony Garnier.

Back in Boston, Stu spent the next several years performing, recording and touring with Peter Wolf and the Legendary Sleepless Travelers, Laurie Sargent and Twinemen. During that time, Stu had the pleasure of playing with close friend Peter Wolf on his critically acclaimed "Sleepless" which was voted one of the top 500 albums of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine. In May 2004, Stu became part of Bob Dylan's band. In February of this year, Stu had the privilege to play with his touring band mates on Bob Dylan's new album "Modern Times."

When not touring or recording with Bob Dylan, Stu spends much of his time in the studio working with other artists. Today, Stu lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his fiancée, Michelle.