rod stewart
Check out Rod Stewart’s rave review of his Madison Square Garden show in today’s New York Post ! [1]
Rod Stewart’s interview with Piers Morgan will air next week but you can catch a portion of the interview below. [2]
He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). [3]
The Rod Stewart Album, Mercury, 1969. [4]
Check out Rod, Penny and Baby Aiden on the cover of Hello! [2]
While with The Faces Stewart signed his own record deal, and for the first half of the 1970s he released records on his own as well as with the group. [4]
With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. [3]
A London native who considers himself a Scot, his distinctive raspy vocals made him a stand-out early on in his career, especially during a brief stint with the Jeff Beck Group and then with The Small Faces (later dubbed The Faces). [4]
Stewart began listening to British and American topical folk artists such as Ewan MacColl, Alex Campbell, Woody Guthrie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and especially Derroll Adams and the debut album of Bob Dylan. [3]
The band’s first album with Stewart as lead singer was released in 1970, and their last show together was on October 12, 1975, at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York. [4]
FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL. [1]
His father was Scottish and had been a master builder in Leith, Edinburgh, while Elsie was English and had grown up in Upper Holloway in North London. [3]
Now less a rocker and more a crooner of ballads, Stewart’s other albums include When We Were The New Boys (1998), Human (2001) and It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002). [4]
Roderick David “Rod” Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. [3]
J RECORDS Design is a registered trademarks of Arista Music. [1]
Sources:
[1] Rod Stewart
[2] Rod Stewart (CA) | The Official Rod Stewart Site
[3] Rod Stewart - Wikipedia
[4] Rod Stewart: Biography from Answers.com