Rod Stewart
p>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 is of Scottish and English lineage. 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. 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)", "I Don't Want to Talk About
It", "Hot Legs", "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "Downtown Train", "Some Guys Have All
the Luck", "Young Turks", "This Old Heart of Mine", "Forever Young", "The First
Cut is the Deepest", "Have I Told You Lately", "My Heart Can't Tell You No" and
"Rhythm of My Heart." He was voted at #33 in the poll of "Q Magazine top 100
Greatest Singers of all time".
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