Up for auction “On and On” Stephen Bishop Hand Signed 4.5X6 Card. 

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Earl Stephen Bishop (born

November 14, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. His

biggest hits include "On and On",

"It Might Be You" and

"Save It for a

Rainy Day". He has appeared in and contributed musically to

many motion pictures, including National Lampoon's Animal House. Bishop was born and

raised in San Diego, California, and attended Will C. Crawford High School. Originally

a clarinetist, he persuaded his brother to buy him a guitar after seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1967, he formed his first group, the Weeds,

a British Invasion-styled

band. After the Weeds folded, Bishop moved to Los Angeles in search of a solo

recording contract. During a lean eight-year period, where he was

rejected "by nearly every label and producer," he continued to

write songs, eventually landing a $50-a-week job with a publishing house. Bishop's

break came when a friend, Leah Kunkel, gave Art Garfunkel one of Bishop's demo tapes. Garfunkel chose

two of his songs, "Looking for the Right One" and "The Same Old

Tears on a New Background", to record for the platinum album Breakaway. Via

Garfunkel's patronage, Bishop finally secured a recording contract with ABC Records in 1976.