Rod Stewart
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1945
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Artist Biography
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He has Scottish and English parentage.
With his distinctive raspy tenor voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. 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). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces proved to be influential on the formation of the heavy metal and punk rock genres, respectively.[1][2] Both bands were also pioneers of blues-rock.
With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has achieved numerous solo 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 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has also had 16 top ten singles in the USA, with four of these reaching number one. His most-known solo hit singles are "Maggie May", "You Wear It Well", "Sailing", "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)", "Hot Legs", "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "Forever Young" and "Rhythm of My Heart."
Artist Discography
Albums
A Night on the Town (1976)
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (13 February 1970)
A Spanner in the Works (6 June 1995)
As Time Goes By... The Great American Songbook, Volume 2
As Time Goes by... The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003)
Atlantic Crossing (1975)
Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Body Wishes (10 June 1983)
Camouflage (18 June 1984)
Every Beat of My Heart (23 June 1986)
Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Foolish Behaviour (21 November 1980)
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1978)
Gasoline Alley (1970)
Human (2001)
It Had to Be You... The Great American Songbook (22 October 2002)
Never a Dull Moment (1972)
One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live at Royal Albert Hall
Out of Order (May 1988)
Rod Stewart
Smiler (1974)
Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (18 October 2004)
Still the Same...: Great Rock Classics of Our Time (23 October 2006)
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (31 October 2005)
The Mod (2008)
The Rod Stewart Album (1969)
Tonight I'm Yours (1981)
Vagabond Heart (25 March 1991)
When We Were the New Boys (1 June 1998)
Singles
Downtown Train (1990)
Rhythm of My Heart (1991)
Ruby Tuesday
Tom Traubert's Blues (1992)
Young Turks (1981)