Sadly Stu passed away in 2016 Stu grew up around music: his father, ( see pics) Byron Herreid used to play with Lawrence Welk and Desi Arnez in the 40's and 50's. In 1962, Byron started Herreid Music in Redding, California. Stuâ's very first job (at 8 years old) was to dust all the pianos and organs before he walked to school.