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Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart in Oslo 1976Photo: Helge Øverås
Rod Stewart in Oslo 1976
Photo: Helge Øverås
Background information
Birth nameRoderick David Stewart
Also known asRod the Bod
Rod the Mod
BornJanuary 10, 1945 (1945-01-10) (age 63)
OriginLondon, England
Genre(s)Rock, pop, blues-rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica
Years active1962-Present Day
Label(s)Vertigo Records
Mercury Records
Riva Records
Warner Bros. Records
Atlantic Records
J Records
Associated actsThe Faces
The Jeff Beck Group
WebsiteRodStewart.com

Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining Bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended Boogie jams with Rock Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Vertigo Records was the name Philips Records chose in the sixties for its Record label to counter the progressive labels of its rivals EMI (with Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Riva Records was a Record label founded the UK in 1975 by Billy Gaff, manager of Rod Stewart. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock J Records is an American Record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group. Faces (sometimes known as The Faces) were a Rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group The Jeff Beck Group were an English Rock band formed in London in February 1967 by ex- Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Epping is a small market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. He has Scottish and English parentage. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

With a distinctive, raspy voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then The Faces and began a solo career in 1969, with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down. The Jeff Beck Group were an English Rock band formed in London in February 1967 by ex- Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Faces (sometimes known as The Faces) were a Rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down was the debut album by Rod Stewart, released in February 1970 on Vertigo Records (catalogue No

With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has achieved numerous hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he has garnered six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit singles include 24 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. It has been estimated that Stewart's album and single sales total more than 250 million,[1] earning him a place on the list of best-selling music artists. When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced His biggest-selling song was the 1978 disco hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", which was atypical of his earlier output, marking the beginning of a blatantly commercial era for Stewart, and which actually damaged his credibility amongst many critics and longtime fans. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? " is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. [2]

Contents

Biography

Early life

Stewart was born the youngest of five children in Archway, North London, England to parents Robert and Elsie Stewart, who ran a newsagent. Archway is an area of north London in the London Borough of Islington. North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A newsagent ( British English) newsagency ( Australian English) or newsstand ( American English) is often a small business that sells [3] Rod was the first of his siblings (two brothers, two sisters) to be born in England after the family moved from Scotland. He attended the William Grimshaw School in Hornsey. Fortismere School is a mixed community Foundation School Secondary school in Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom. Hornsey is a district in London Borough of Haringey in north London in England [4]

The Stewart family were great fans of the singer Al Jolson and would sing and play his hits. Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly Rod collected his records, read books about him and was influenced by his performing style[5]. He decided to take up guitar at the age of eleven and joined a skiffle group with schoolfriends called the Kool Kats[5], playing Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt hits. Lonnie Donegan MBE ( 29 April 1931 &ndash 3 November 2002) was a Skiffle musician possibly the most famous of them all Chas McDevitt (born Charles James McDevitt, 4 December 1934, Eaglesham, Glasgow, Scotland

1960–1969

After he left school Rod Stewart worked briefly as a silk screen printer[5]. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink blocking stencil He also had trials with football clubs including Brentford (based in West London). Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. [3] He then worked as a grave digger[6], fence erector and sign writer. He was also an active supporter of CND at this time. He joined protest marches to Aldermaston and was arrested when he took part in sit ins for the cause [5]. Aldermaston is an award-winning Rural Village and Civil parish in Berkshire, South East England, with a population He soon switched to a career in music joining folk singer Wizz Jones in the early 1960s busking and travelling around Europe; this resulted in his being deported from Spain for vagrancy. Raymond Ronald Jones ( 23 April 1939, Croydon, Surrey) better-known as Wizz Jones is an English Acoustic guitarist The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [3].

In the spring of 1962, he helped to found The Ray Davies Quartet, later known as the successful British band The Kinks, as their lead singer. Ray Davies CBE (born Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944, Fortis Green, London) is an English rock The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band He performed with the group on at least one occasion, but was soon dropped due to complaints about his voice from then-drummer John Start's mother as well as musical and personality differences with the rest of the band. This has been denied by both Ray and Dave Davies; however he did play on a football team with Ray at that time.

After returning to London he also joined Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions in 1964 as a vocalist and harmonica player. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Together they recorded a single for Pye Records. Pye Records is a British Record label. In its first incarnation Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956-69 Petula Clark (1957-71 Long John Baldry discovered him drunk and busking for his train fare and invited him to join The Hoochie Coochie Men which recorded a single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", which failed to enter the charts. John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry, ( January 12 1941 &ndash July 21 2005) was an English Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. The Hoochie Coochie Men evolved into Steampacket featuring Stewart, Baldry, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger, Mickey Waller and Rick Brown. The Steampacket was a British Blues band of the 1960s notable mainly for the fact that so many of its members subsequently became famous Julie Tippetts (born Julie Driscoll 8 June 1947, London, England) is an English singer and actress known for her 1960s versions of Bob Brian Auger (born 18 July 1939, Bihar, India) is a Jazz and rock Keyboardist, who has specialized in playing Rick Brown may refer to Richard Shaw Brown Ricky Brown, American football player See also Steampacket toured with the Rolling Stones and the Walker Brothers on tour in the summer of 1965. The Walker Brothers were a 1960s and 1970s Pop group, originally a Rock band, founded by three Californians who became most successful in the UK. See also Events January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million They also recorded tracks that weren't released as an album until 1970, after Stewart had become well known in musical circles. Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32 becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Stewart earned the nickname "Rod the Mod" during that period, as a result of his appearance in a 1965 BBC documentary on the mod subculture. Mod (originally modernist, sometimes capitalised is a Subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song.

Steampacket broke up in early 1966 with Stewart joining Shotgun Express as lead vocalist with Beryl Marsden. Events January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Amongst the members of Shotgun Express were Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green (who would go on to form Fleetwood Mac), and Peter Bardens. Michael John Kells "Mick" Fleetwood (born on June 24, 1947 in Redruth, Cornwall, UK) is a British -born musician Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946, in Bethnal Green, London) is a British Blues-rock Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Pete Bardens ( June 19 1944 - January 22 2002) was one of the founding members of the British Progressive rock group Camel Shotgun Express released one single before disbanding.

Stewart then joined the Jeff Beck Group as vocalist, where he first played with Ronnie Wood. The Jeff Beck Group were an English Rock band formed in London in February 1967 by ex- Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known In 1968 their first album Truth became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic and the group toured extensively. Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with Truth (1968 was the first full-length album by Jeff Beck and his backing group. The second album Beck-Ola also was a hit in 1969 but the group members had parted ways by the end of the year. Beck-Ola (Cosa Nostra was the second full-length LP by Jeff Beck and his backing group Events Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts Much of Stewart's sense of phrasing was developed during his time with the Jeff Beck Group.

1969–1975

The U. S. band Cactus offered Stewart a job as lead singer but he and Ronnie Wood decided instead to join The Faces (the remnants of Small Faces after the departure of singer Steve Marriott). Cactus is an American rock band that was conceived in late 1969 as a supergroup but ended up one of the first "hard rock" bands Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood (born 1 June 1947 in Hillingdon London) is an English rock Guitarist and Bassist best known Faces (sometimes known as The Faces) were a Rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues. Stephen Peter Marriott ( January 30 1947 - April 20 1991) popularly known as Steve Marriott, was a successful and versatile

Stewart also signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down became his first solo album in 1969 (it was known as The Rod Stewart Album in the U. An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down was the debut album by Rod Stewart, released in February 1970 on Vertigo Records (catalogue No S. ). It established the template for his solo sound: a heartfelt mixture of folk, rock, and country blues, inclusive of a British working-class sensibility, with both original material ("Cindy's Lament" and the title song) and cover versions (Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town" and Mike d'Abo's "Handbags and Gladrags") being very effective. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Country blues (also folk blues, rural blues, backwoods blues, or downhome blues) refers to all Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Ewan MacColl ( 25 January, 1915 - 22 October, 1989) was a British Folk singer, Songwriter, Socialist " Dirty Old Town " is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners. Michael David d'Abo (born 1 March 1944, Betchworth, Surrey) is an English Singer and Songwriter, best known " Handbags and Gladrags " is the name of a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann.

The Faces released their debut album First Step in early 1970 with a rock and roll style similar to the Rolling Stones that was a major departure from the psychedelic-tinged pop of Small Faces. First Step, alternatively titled Small Faces due to a miscommunication in the United States was the first album by the British group Faces, Small Faces were an English rock group from East London, heavily influenced by American Rhythm and blues. While the album did better in the UK than in the U. S. , the Faces quickly earned a strong live following. Stewart released his second album, Gasoline Alley that autumn and Elkie Brooks later achieved a hit with a version of the title track in 1983. Gasoline Alley was the second solo album by Rod Stewart. It was released in 1970 Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder 25 February 1945 in Broughton, Salford) is an English singer formerly a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later Rod's approach was similar to his first album, as exemplified by the dynamic but haunting title track; and mandolin was introduced into the sound. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed He then launched a solo tour.

Stewart sang guest vocals for the Australian group Python Lee Jackson on "In a Broken Dream" in 1970. Python Lee Jackson was a 1960s Australian band. The group's most famous hit was "In a Broken Dream" featuring Rod Stewart as His payment was a set of seat covers for his car. It was re-released in 1972 to become a worldwide hit.

The single cover to "Maggie May"
The single cover to "Maggie May"

Stewart's 1971 solo album Every Picture Tells a Story made him a household name when the B-side of his minor hit "Reason to Believe", "Maggie May", started receiving radio play. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Every Picture Tells a Story is the third album by Rod Stewart, released in the middle of 1971 " Reason to Believe " is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965 which has since been recorded by a number of other artists " Maggie May " is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every The album and the single hit number one in both the U. S. and the UK simultaneously, a chart first, in September. A loss of innocence tale set off by a striking mandolin part (by Ray Jackson of Lindisfarne), "Maggie May" was also named in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, which is one of three songs by him to appear on that list. Lindisfarne were a British folk / rock group of the 1970s fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The rest of the album was equally strong, with "Mandolin Wind" again showcasing that instrument, "(I Know) I'm Losing You" adding hard-edged soul to the mix, and "Tomorrow is a Long Time" a cover of a Bob Dylan song. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. " Tomorrow Is a Long Time " is a song from the Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II compilation first released in 1971 Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major But the ultimate manifestation of the early Stewart solo style was the Stewart-Wood-penned "Every Picture Tells a Story" itself: powered by Mick Waller's drumming and a mostly acoustic arrangement, it is a fast, rocking, headlong romp relating the picaresque adventures of the singer. The picaresque novel ( Spanish: "picaresca", from "pícaro", for " Rogue " or " Rascal " is a

The second Faces album, Long Player, was released in early 1971 and enjoyed greater chart success than First Step. Long Player, from 1971 was the second album by the British rock group Faces. The Faces also got their only U. S. Top 40 hit with "Stay With Me" from their third album A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse released in late 1971. This album reached the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic on the back of the success of Every Picture Tells A Story. Throughout this period there was a marked dichotomy between Stewart's solo and group work, the former being meticulously crafted while the latter tended towards the boozy and sloppy. The Faces were unable to perform Stewart's solo work effectively in concert, as the subsequent Rod Stewart/Faces Live album would show; faithful renditions of those songs would have to wait two decades until Stewart's MTV Unplugged appearance. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth However Steve Jones from The Sex Pistols regarded The Faces very highly and named them as a main influence on the British punk rock movement. Stephen Phillip Jones (born 3 September, 1955 in Shepherds Bush, London) is an English rock Guitarist The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975

The Faces had an extensive tour in 1972 with growing tension in the band over Stewart's solo career enjoying more success than the band's. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - Stewart released Never a Dull Moment in the same year. Never A Dull Moment is a 1972 Album by the rock musician Rod Stewart. Repeating the Every Picture formula for the most part, it reached number two on the U. S. album charts and number one in the UK, and enjoyed further good notices from reviewers. "You Wear It Well" was a hit single that reached number 13 in the U. S. and went to number one in the UK, while "Twisting the Night Away" made explicit Stewart's debt to Sam Cooke. Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and

For the body of his early solo work Stewart earned tremendous critical praise. Rolling Stone’s 1980 Illustrated History of Rock & Roll includes this in its Stewart entry:

Rarely has a singer had as full and unique a talent as Rod Stewart [. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published . . ] a writer who offered profound lyricism and fabulous self-deprecating humour, teller of tall tales and honest heartbreaker, he had an unmatched eye for the tiny details around which lives turn, shatter, and reform [. . . ] and a voice to make those details indelible. [. . . His solo albums] were defined by two special qualities: warmth, which was redemptive, and modesty, which was liberating. If ever any rocker chose the role of Everyman and lived up to it, it was Rod Stewart.

The Faces released their final album Ooh La La which reached number one in the UK and number 21 in the U. Ooh La La is the final studio album by the Rock and roll band Faces, released in April 1973 S. in 1973. Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jagger 's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust putting an abrupt end The Faces went on their final tour in 1974 to support Ooh La La and the single "Pool Hall Richard". Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported The band formally broke up in 1975 with Ronnie Wood joining The Rolling Stones as their guitar player and Stewart pursuing his solo career. Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers

Stewart would release the Smiler album, which proved to be a disappointment, in late 1974. Smiler is Rod Stewart 's fifth album and final album for Mercury Records, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music) In Britain, it reached number one, and the single "Farewell" number seven, but only number 13 on the Billboard pop album charts and the single "Mine For Me" only number 91 on the Billboard pop singles charts. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Smiler is generally regarded as Stewart's weakest album of the 1970s; it was also his last original album for Mercury Records. After the release of the double album compilation The Best Of Rod Stewart he switched over to Warner Bros. Records and remained with them throughout the vast majority of his career. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

1975–1981

In 1975, Rod Stewart moved to the U. S. , applying for citizenship due to his love affair with Britt Ekland and a fight with the UK tax authorities. Article I section 8 clause 4 of the United States Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization Britt Ekland (born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, long resident in the United Kingdom The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including He released the Atlantic Crossing album for his new record company, using producer Tom Dowd and a different sound based on the Muscle Shoals rhythm section. Atlantic Crossing is Rod Stewart's sixth album released in 1975 and peaking at #9 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart Tom Dowd ( October 20, 1925 – October 27, 2002) was an American Recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Atlantic Crossing marked both a return to form and a return to the Top 10 of the Billboard album charts. The first single, a cover of the Sutherland Brothers song "Sailing", was a massive number one hit in the UK, but it only reached the Top 60 of the U. " Sailing " is a Love song written by Gavin Sutherland in 1972 and recorded at various times by Sutherland's group the Sutherland Brothers S. charts. The single returned to the UK Top 10 a year later when used as the theme music for a BBC documentary series about HMS Ark Royal, and having been a hit twice over became, and remains, Stewart's biggest-selling single in the UK. Sailor was a major BBC television documentary series first shown in the late 1970s about life on board the fourth HMS ''Ark Royal'', a British Construction and modifications Ark Royal was the sister ship to HMS ''Eagle'' which was initially named HMS ''Audacious'', hence the name of the class Holland-Dozier-Holland cover "This Old Heart Of Mine" was also a Top 100 hit in 1976. Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Musically Atlantic Crossing showed Stewart was clearly distinguishing his slow material (such as Danny Whitten's wrenching "I Don't Want To Talk About It") from his largely by-the-numbers rockers (such as "Three Time Loser"). Danny Ray Whitten ( May 8, 1943 - November 18, 1972) was an American musician and Songwriter best known for his work with Additionally in 1976 Stewart covered the Beatles song “Get Back” for the ephemeral musical documentary All This and World War II. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Get Back " is a song primarily written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War

Later in 1976, Stewart topped the Billboard singles charts for eight weeks and the Australian singles charts with the glossy seduction ballad "Tonight's the Night", with a steamy accompanying music video featuring Ekland. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics It came from the A Night on the Town album, which went to number two on the Billboard album charts and was Stewart's first album to go platinum. For the 1987 film of the same name see under the film's original United States title Adventures in Babysitting. By explicitly marking the album as having a "fast side" and a "slow side", Stewart continued the trend started by Atlantic Crossing. "The First Cut is the Deepest", a cover of a Cat Stevens song, went Top 30 in the U. " The First Cut Is the Deepest " is a 1967 Song written and sung by Cat Stevens. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician S. in 1977 and number one in the UK (even though "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols is widely believed to have sold more records in that week). Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. " God Save the Queen " was the second single released by the Punk rock band Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 "The Killing of Georgie (Part 1 and 2)", about the murder of a gay man, was also a Top 40 hit for Stewart during 1977. " The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II " is the name of a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart.

Foot Loose & Fancy Free from 1978 continued Stewart's run of chart success, again reaching number two and featuring much the same sound as from A Night on the Town. Foot Loose & Fancy Free is Rod Stewart 's eighth album released in November 1977 on Riva Records in the UK and Warner Bros in the US Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon "You're In My Heart" was the hit single, reaching number four in the U. " You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim " is the name of a song written and recorded by Rod Stewart for his 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free S. The rocker "Hot Legs" achieved a lot of radio airplay as did the confessional "I Was Only Joking". In appearance, Stewart's look had evolved to include a glam element, including make-up, spandex clothes and the like. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by

Stewart scored another UK number one and U. S. number one single with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" which was a crossover hit reaching number five on the Billboard black charts due to its disco sound. " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? " is a 1978 hit song for Rod Stewart. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define This was the lead single from 1979's Blondes Have More Fun...or do they? which went to number one on the Billboard album charts and sold 4 million albums. Blondes Have More Fun (with title adding on the back sleeve.Or Do They?) is Rod Stewart 's ninth album released in December 1978 It was to be Stewart's last number one album for 25 years.

There are two schools of critical thought about this whole period of Stewart's career. One is exemplified by the same 1980 Rolling Stone History entry quoted above, as it actually begins:

Rarely has a singer had as full and unique a talent as Rod Stewart; rarely has anyone betrayed his talent so completely. Once the most compassionate presence in music, he has become a bilious self-parody — and sells more records than ever. . . full of the rewards he received for his work, and seemingly without noticing, he exchanged passion for sentiment, the romance of sex for a tease, a reach for mysteries with tawdry posturing. . .

The other school acknowledges that Stewart has never surpassed his earliest work, but states that by Never a Dull Moment and certainly Smiler it was clear that that formula had run dry, and that he needed to make a musical change in direction. Furthermore, Stewart's early solo work had inadvertently benefited from The Faces drawing off his less-inspired, straight-rocking party efforts; without The Faces around, this side of him became more manifest in his solo work. Given that, this view concludes that his albums during this period are not so bad and in particular Atlantic Crossing and A Night on the Town are more than occasionally inspired.

A focal point of this debate was "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?". To detractors, this was the epitome of Stewart's egotism and the nadir of his career. Supporters defend the music by saying this was Stewart's try at the disco sound, much in the same way as Paul McCartney did "Silly Love Songs" or The Rolling Stones did "Miss You". Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " Silly Love Songs " is a song written and sung by Paul McCartney with his band Wings in 1976 In interviews, Stewart, while admitting his accompanying look had become "tarty", has defended the lyrics by pointing out that the song is a third-person narrative slice-of-life portrayal, not unlike those in his earlier work, and that it is not about him. The third-person narrative is a Narrative mode applying the third person. In any case, the song's refrain was identical to Brazilian Jorge Ben Jor's earlier "Taj Mahal"; a lawsuit ensued. Jorge Ben Jor (born March 22, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian popular musician Stewart donated his royalties from the song to UNICEF, and he performed it at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in 1979. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 The Music for UNICEF Concert A Gift of Song was a Benefit concert of Popular music held in the United Nations General Assembly in Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members

Rod moved a bit to a more New Wave direction in 1980 by releasing the album Foolish Behaviour. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Not very well received, the album produced one hit single in the song "Passion". In 1981, Stewart added further elements of New Wave and synth pop to his sound for the Tonight I'm Yours album. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Tonight I'm Yours is a 1981 album by Rod Stewart. Features hints of Classic Rock Pop and New Wave The title song and "Young Turks" both reached the Top 5 of the Billboard charts with the album going platinum.

In August 1981, MTV was launched in the US with several of Stewart's videos in heavy rotation. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.

On 18 December 1981, Stewart played the Los Angeles Forum, along with Kim Carnes and Tina Turner. Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Pasadena California) is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American This show was broadcast around the world to a television audience of 35 million.

1982–2001

Stewart's career then went into a relative slump, and his albums between Tonight I'm Yours (1981) and Out of Order (1988), received harsh criticism from many critics. He only had three Top 10 singles between 1982 and 1988, although "Baby Jane" became his sixth and final UK number one in 1983. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) " Baby Jane " was a UK number one single for three weeks in July 1983 for Rod Stewart. The corresponding Camouflage album went gold in the UK, and the single Infatuation received considerable play on MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The second single "Some Guys Have All The Luck" reached #15 in the UK and #10 in the US. A reunion with Jeff Beck produced a successful take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready", but an attempt to tour together fell apart after a few dates. Curtis Lee Mayfield ( June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and Funk " People Get Ready " was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. He reached UK number two in 1986 with "Every Beat Of My Heart", a song designed to be of similar crowd-waving qualities to "Sailing".

In January 1985, he performed at the Rock 'n Rio Festival before an estimated audience of 100,000+. His outstanding performance during a stormy night was described by Stewart himself as “winning the world soccer championship”.

In 1988, he returned with Out Of Order, produced by Duran Duran's Andy Taylor and by Bernard Edwards of Chic. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Andy Taylor (born 16 February 1961 is an English Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter, best known as a member of Duran Duran and Bernard Edwards ( October 31 1952 – April 18 1996) born in Greenville North Carolina, was a Bass guitar player and Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 "Forever Young" and "Lost in You" from that album were both significant hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and mainstream rock charts. ("Forever Young" was an unconscious revision of Bob Dylan's song of the same name; the artists reached an agreement about sharing royalties. The name of the child in the video is Alex Zuckerman. )

In January 1989, Rod set out on the South American leg of the Out of Order Tour playing to sell-out audiences throughout South America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Audiences hung on every line, often prompting Rod and the band to stop and listen to the crowd, as it knew every word to every song. In Jalisco Stadium, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico April 12th, 80,000 people saw Rod's performance, in a show that's been held , in the last 20 years, as one of the greatest Rock Concerts ever in Mexico. Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. In Buenos Aires the famed River Plate Stadium, which seats 70,000+, was estimated to have had in attendance more than 90,000, with several thousand outside the stadium. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The Estadio Monumental Antonio V Liberti, better known as El Monumental de Nuñez or River Plate Stadium, is a Stadium in the Nuñez district Firehoses were sprayed on the crowd to avoid heat prostration, and the excitement was palpable.

Despite the rigours of traversing South America's questionable highway system with three separate convoys of equipment holding the million-dollar light show and stages (the loss of a truck in a landslide delayed one show in Brazil), the show went on with a gruelling schedule of performances. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Venues in remote, seemingly desolate small towns would fill to standing-room-only capacity in the local soccer stadium, and ring the stadium in a sea of fans electrified by the music, the entertainer, and the fact that he was willing to perform for them.

Stewart's version of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" went to number two of the U. Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. S. singles charts in 1990. This song was taken from a four-CD compilation set called Storyteller. The Vagabond Heart album continued his comeback with "Rhythm of My Heart" and "Motown Song" both reaching the Top 10. Also in 1990 he recorded "It Takes Two" with Tina Turner which reached number five on the UK charts. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American

In 1993, he recorded "All For Love" with Sting and Bryan Adams for the soundtrack to the movie The Three Musketeers; the single reached number one on the U. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock The Three Musketeers is a 1993 film version of the classic story from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Stephen Herek and starring S. charts.

Also in 1993, Stewart reunited with Ronnie Wood and a talented backup group to record an MTV Unplugged special. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth For the first time Stewart assembled a musical line-up whose instrumentation and musical approach could do justice to his earliest solo work. Highlights included a heartfelt "Handbags and Gladrags", a furious "Cut Across Shorty", and four selections from Every Picture Tells A Story. " Handbags and Gladrags " is the name of a song written in 1967 by Mike d'Abo, who was then the lead singer of Manfred Mann. "Cut Across Shorty" is a song written by Marijohn Wilkin and M The show also featured an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" which topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart and went Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, " Have I Told You Lately " is a hit song written by Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1989 album A rendition of "Reason to Believe" also garnered considerable airplay. " Reason to Believe " is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965 which has since been recorded by a number of other artists The Unplugged album reached number two on the Billboard album charts.

Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) On 31st December on the same year he played in front on 3. 5 million people on Copacabana Beach in Rio. This became and still is the largest audience for a gig ever. It has been noted, however, that it was also New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day.

In 1995, Stewart released A Spanner in the Works containing a single written by Tom Petty "Leave Virginia Alone" which reached the Top 10 of the adult contemporary charts. A Spanner in the Works is a Studio album released by Rod Stewart on May 26 1995 (see 1995 in music) Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (born October 20 1950 is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist The latter half of the 1990s was not so commercially successful with If We Fall In Love Tonight not making much of an impression on the charts. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

When We Were the New Boys, his final album on the Warner Bros. label released in 1998, contained versions of songs by Britpop acts such as Oasis and Primal Scream, and reached number two on the UK album charts. When We Were the New Boys is a Studio album released by Rod Stewart on May 29 1998 (see 1998 in music) Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated Scottish Alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie ( vocals In 2000, Stewart decided to leave Warner Bros. Records and moved to Atlantic Records, another division of Warner Music Group. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal In 2001, he released his only album "Human" on the Atlantic label. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Human only just reached the Top 50 in 2001 with the single "I Can't Deny It" going Top 40 in the UK and Top 20 in the adult contemporary. Because of the poor sales, Atlantic Records dropped him from their roster and he signed to Clive Davis' new J Records label. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. J Records is an American Record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group. Of note is that Rod was unable to promote Human properly due to a cancer diagnosis. Indeed, a second single from the album Run back into your arms was scheduled but never released.

The Story So Far: the Very Best Of, a greatest hits album compiled from his time at Warner Bros. , went to the Top 10 in the UK and reached number one in places like Belgium and France in 2001.

The song Handbags and the Gladrags was used as the theme tune for the comedy The Office. This article is about the original version of The Office For the US version see The Office (US TV series, and for a comparison of the various versions from around the

2002—Present

In recent years Stewart has concentrated on singing 1930s and 1940s pop standards from the "Great American Songbook", written by songwriters such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, with great popular success but middling critical success. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Great American Songbook (sometimes abbreviated as "GAS" is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway musical theater Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. George Gershwin (September 26 1898 &ndash July 11 1937 was an American Composer. Ira Gershwin ( 6 December 1896 &ndash 17 August 1983) was an American Lyricist who collaborated with his younger These albums have been released on Clive Davis's J Records label and have seen Stewart enjoy album sales equal to the 1970s. Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. J Records is an American Record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and is distributed through the RCA Records Group.

The first album from the songbook series, It Had to Be You . . . The Great American Songbook, reached number four on the US album chart, number eight in the UK and number ten in Canada when released in late 2002. The track These Foolish Things (which is actually a British, not American, song) reached number 13 on the Billboard adult contemporary charts and number two in Taiwan. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" went Top 20 on the world Internet charts and Top 30 on the adult contemporary charts.

The second series album, As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2, reached number two in the US, number four in the UK and number one in Canada. As Time Goes By the Great American Songbook 2, released in 2003 is Rod Stewart 's second album of Pop standards. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", a duet with Cher went Top 20 on the US adult contemporary charts and Top 5 in Taiwan. " Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered " (correct title is "Bewitched" is a Show tune and popular song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 "Time After Time" was another Top 30 track on the US adult contemporary charts.

A musical called Tonight's The Night featuring many of Stewart's songs opened November 7, 2003 at London's Victoria Palace theatre. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Tonight's The Night is a "compilation musical " by comedian Ben Elton, based on the music of Rod Stewart. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It is written and directed by Ben Elton, who previously created a similar production; We Will Rock You, with music by Queen. Benjamin Charles Elton (born 3 May 1959 is an English Comedian, writer and director. " We Will Rock You " is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen. Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist

In 2004, Stewart reunited with Ronnie Wood for concerts of The Faces material. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Faces (sometimes known as The Faces) were a Rock band formed in 1969 by members of the Small Faces after Steve Marriott left that group A Rod Stewart and the Faces best of Changing Faces reached the Top 20 of the UK album charts. Five Guys Walk Into A Bar, a Faces box set compilation, went into the shops. Together with Wood he is still working on the album You Strum, I'll Sing.

In late 2004, Stardust . . . The Great American Songbook 3, the third album in the series, was released. It was his first US number one album in 25 years, selling over 200,000 albums in its first week. It also debuted at number one in Canada, number three in the UK and Top 10 in Australia. His version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World", featuring Stevie Wonder has made the Top 20 of the world adult charts. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an He also recorded a duet with Dolly Parton for the album - "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress "Baby It's Cold Outside" is a Pop standard with words and music by Frank Loesser. Stewart won his first ever Grammy Award for this album. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

October 18 2005 saw the release of the fourth and final songbook album. Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4 it included duets with Diana Ross and Elton John. Thanks for the Memory The Great American Songbook 4, released October 18 2005, is the fourth album of Pop standards by Rod Stewart Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Within weeks of its release, the CD made it to number two on the Top 200 list.

In late 2006, Stewart made his return to rock music and his new approach to country music with the release of Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time, a new album featuring rock and southern rock milestones from the last four decades, including a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" which was released as the first single. Still the Same Great Rock Classics of Our Time is an album by Rod Stewart, released on October 10, 2006. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The album was released on October 10. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts with 184,000 copies in its first week. The number one debut was helped by a concert in NYC that was on MSN music and an appearance on Dancing With The Stars. He performed tracks from his new album Live from the Nokia Theater on October 9th. Control Room broadcast the event Live on MSN and in 117 movie theatres across the country via National CineMedia. The BBC quoted in their Breakfast Show on 1 November 2006 that Rod Stewart is one of the top ten biggest-selling artists in recording history, with well over 250,000,000 records sold.

On 12 December, he performed for the first time at The Royal Variety Performance at The London Coliseum in front of HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, singing another Cat Stevens number, "Father and Son", and the Bonnie Tyler song It's a Heartache. Bonnie Tyler (born June 8 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh rock Singer. " It's a Heartache " is a pop-country song that was recorded by Juice Newton, Bonnie Tyler and Ronnie Spector (of the Ronettes)

On 22 December 2006 Stewart hosted the 8th Annual A Home for the Holidays special on CBS at 8:00 PM (PST).

In 2007, Rod's son Sean starred in the A&E television show Sons of Hollywood, in which Rod's role as a parent is a major theme. Sons of Hollywood is an American Reality show starring Randy Spelling (son of Aaron Spelling) Sean Stewart (son of British rocker Rod Stewart performed "Sailing" and "Baby Jane" plus "Maggie May" at the memorial concert for Princess Diana in the same year. " Sailing " is a Love song written by Gavin Sutherland in 1972 and recorded at various times by Sutherland's group the Sutherland Brothers " Baby Jane " was a UK number one single for three weeks in July 1983 for Rod Stewart. " Maggie May " is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every Concert for Diana was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana Princess of [7]

Personal life

In 1982, Rod Stewart was car-jacked in Los Angeles, California. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The incident occurred while he was standing next to his $50,000 Porsche which was parked on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch Sunset Boulevard is a Street in the western part of Los Angeles County California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles

In 1999, Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, for which he underwent surgery in July 2000. Thyroid cancer refers to any of four kinds of malignant Tumors of the Thyroid gland papillary, follicular, medullary or 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Besides being a major health scare, the resulting surgery also threatened his famous voice, and he had to re-learn how to sing. [8] Since then he has been active in raising funds for The City of Hope Foundation charity to find cures for all forms of cancer, especially those affecting children. [9]

Stewart has remained physically active in recent years, playing in a senior soccer league in Palos Verdes, California and still kicking balls into the audience during concerts. A football is a Ball used to play one of the various sports known as Football. When discussing the rock 'n' roll excesses he has been through in his career, he maintains that his love of playing football has been his saviour. As a fan, he is a well-known supporter of Celtic F.C., which he mentions in his hit "You're in my Heart", and the Scotland national team. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Rod is one of only two people to have a seat for life at Celtic Park, the other one being the comedian Billy Connolly. Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Stewart also follows Manchester United as his English side, and he explains his love affair with both the Celtic and Man U in Frank Worall's book Celtic United. He explains the meaning behind the line " You're Celtic, United, but baby I've decided You're the best team I've ever seen. " In appearance, Stewart still maintains his trademark rooster-style haircut. A rooster (also called a cock or chanticleer) is a male Chicken ( Gallus gallus) the female being called a Hen.

Stewart is also a keen model railway enthusiast, having a 23 x 124-foot HO scale layout in his California home, model after the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroads during the 1940s, which has now made the pages of the December 2007 issue of Model Railroader Magazine. Model railroading (US or Railway modelling (UK Australia and Canada is a Hobby in which Rail transport systems are modeled at a reduced scale In model railroading, a Layout is a Diorama containing scale track for operating Trains The size of a layout varies from The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 Model Railroader is an American Magazine specializing in the hobby of Model railroading. In it he said that he would rather be in a model railroading magazine than a music magazine, and his passion for the hobby has been blamed for contributing to the end of his second marriage. [10] He has a layout based on Britain's East Coast Main Line at his UK home. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East He is also known for owning one of the 400 Enzo Ferraris. The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder mid-engine Berlinetta named after the company's founder Enzo Ferrari.

On October 11, 2005, Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 2093 Hollywood Blvd. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

On April 18 and April 19, 2006 Stewart was the guest artist and celebrity vocal coach on American Idol, leading the remaining seven finalists in singing entries from the Great American Songbook. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Great American Songbook (sometimes abbreviated as "GAS" is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway musical theater

Relationships

Throughout his career Stewart has been known for his liaisons with attractive women (fathering seven children with five of them; the oldest being born in 1964 and his latest child being born in November 2005):

Third marriage (2007-present): With his new wife, model Penny Lancaster-Stewart, he had his seventh child, a boy, Alastair Wallace Stewart, on 27 November 2005. A wife is a Female spouse or participant in a Marriage, or Civil union or Civil partnership. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Penny Lancaster-Stewart (born on March 15, 1971) is an English model and Photographer. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple married on June 16, 2007 on board the yacht Lady Ann Magee moored in the Italian port of Portofino. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Portofino ( Ligurian: Portofin) is a small Italian fishing village Comune and tourist resort located in the Province of Genoa [11]

In reference to his many relationships, Rod Stewart was once quoted as saying, "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house. "

Awards and recognition

Rod Stewart star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, February 2006
Rod Stewart star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, February 2006

List of bands

During his career, Rod Stewart has been a member of a number of groups including:

Discography

Main article: Rod Stewart discography

UK/U. See also Rod Stewart This is a discography for musician Rod Stewart. S. number one albums

UK/U. S. number one singles

References

  1. ^ [1] Barry's Tickets; Accessed December 2006; Claims 250 million records
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" from Allmusic. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. com
  3. ^ a b c Enduring career of Rod the Mod. BBC News, 29 October 2004
  4. ^ Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton,Q Encyclopedia of Rock Stars, (1996), Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 0-7513-0393-3
  5. ^ a b c d Rod Stewart the Visual Documentary by John Gray, (1992), Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-2906-8
  6. ^ 20 Worst Pre-Rock Star Jobs: No. 7 - Spinner.com
  7. ^ "BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Old and new stars celebrate Diana" BBC NEWS, July 2007, webpage: BBCNews22.
  8. ^ CNN.com - Entertainment - Rod Stewart's cancer battle - February 3, 2001
  9. ^ USATODAY.com - Rod Stewart faces thyroid cancer
  10. ^ Rod Stewart is a model railway enthusiast - Telegraph
  11. ^ Rod and Pen wed on his yacht | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|Bizarre
  12. ^ Brown Names Stewart 'best White Soul Singer'

See also

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NAMEStewart, Roderick David
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SHORT DESCRIPTIONEnglish singer, songwriter
DATE OF BIRTHJanuary 10, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTHLondon, England
DATE OF DEATH
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