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Sir Roderick David Stewart, (born 10 January 1945), is a British rock singer and songwriter.

He was born and raised in London and is of Scottish and English origins.

Stewart is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 120 million albums around the world.

He has had nine number one albums on the UK Albums Chart, with 62 of which reached the top ten and six of which have gained the top ten, with 31 of which have reached the top ten and six of which have reached the top ten.

Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the United States, with four of them debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Company and then Faces, but his recording career began in 1962 with a harmonica.

He joined The Dimensions as a harmonica player and part-time singer in October 1963.

Stewart performed with Long John Baldry and the All Stars in 1964, and in August, Stewart signed his first single, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," in October.

He continued to perform as a performer throughout his career, debuting his debut solo album, An Old Raincoat Won't Let You Down in 1969.

Stewart's early albums were a mash-up of rock, folk, soul, and R&B, and he released a series of hit albums interpreting the Great American Songbook in the early 2000s.

When Stewart performed in front of 3.5 million people in Rio de Janeiro in 1994, he became the 17th most influential artist on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists."

He was named third on Q Magazine's list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and 59 on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time.

Stewart was inducted into the United States Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, 2006, as a member of Faces for the second time.

Early life

Roderick Stewart was born on January 10, 1945, the youngest of five children of Robert Joseph Stewart (26 December 1904-1990) and Elsie Rebecca Gilbart (14 December 1905–1996). His father, who was born in Edinburgh, had been a master builder in Leith, Edinburgh, while Elsie, a student at the University of Leith, was from England, and had grown up in North London's Upper Holloway. The couple, who were married in 1928, had two sons and two daughters while living in Scotland, and then moved to Highgate.

Stewart was born at home during World War II, eight years after his nearest sibling, Joe Miller. The family was neither rich nor poor; Stewart was spoiled as the youngest and has described his childhood as "fantastically happy"; At Highgate Primary School, he had an unbeaten record and failed the eleven plus exam. He attended William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School (later Fortismere School) in Muswell Hill. When his father retired from the building trade, he bought a newsagent's store on the Archway Road and the family lived across the shop. Stewart's greatest passion was modelling railways.

Stewart's father played in a local amateur team and managed others, and one of Stewart's earliest memories was of Scottish players, such as George Young and Gordon Smith's brothers' on the wall. Stewart was the most gifted footballer in the family, and he was an Arsenal F.C. fan. At the time, it was a huge amount. He became the head of the school football team and competed for Middlesex Schoolboys as the centre-half, combining natural athleticism with near-reckless aggression.

The family were also big fans of singer Al Jolson and would perform and perform his hits. Stewart collected his records and watched his films, read books about him, and was inspired by his performing style and attitude toward his audience. Little Richard's 1956 hit "The Girl Can't Help It" and seeing Bill Haley & His Comets perform in concert was his introduction to rock and roll. In January 1959, his father bought him a guitar; the first song he encountered was "It Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song"; Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody" was his first album. In 1960, he joined the Kool Kats, a skiffle group with school classmates, starring Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt.

Stewart left school at the age of 15 and briefly worked as a silk screen printer for a short time. His father's dream was to be a professional footballer. He appeared in Brentford, F.C., a Third Division club at the time, in summer 1960. Stewart claims in his 2012 autobiography that he never agreed to the club and that the club never called him back after his discovery. "Well, a musician's life is a lot safer, and I can also get alcoholic and make music, but I can't do that and play football," Stewart said of potential career paths. I voted for music, so I was obsessed with it. They're the only two things I can do right now: play football and sing.

His parents are buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery, on the main north-south route, opposite Malcolm McLaren's grave.

Personal life

Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in May 2000, and the same month he underwent surgery. He had previously been diagnosed with a benign vocal cord nodule. Besides being a big health scare, the resulting surgery put his voice in jeopardy, and he'll have to re-learn how to perform. Since then, he has been involved in raising funds for The City of Hope Foundation to find cures for all types of cancer, especially those affecting youth. Stewart revealed in September 2019 that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017 and has been given the all clear afterward treatment.

Stewart played for his Los Angeles Exiles team, which included Billy Duffy of The Cult, in a senior soccer league in Palos Verdes, California, before returning to the United Kingdom.

Despite his father's support for Hibernian, Stewart is a fan of Celtic, which he refers to in "You're in My Heart." In Frank Worrall's book Celtic United, he supports the Scotland national team and follows Manchester United as his English side, and he details his love with both Celtic and Manchester United. In his 2012 book (pp. ), Stewart elaborates on the subject (pp. 2). Rod: The Autobiography (1603)-443), a teen, who stated that he "only had an attachment to Manchester United in the 1970s, including Denis Law... It was Celtic" when I finally clicked with a team. After Celtic defeated them in the 2015 Scottish League Cup Final, he presented them with the trophy.

Stewart is a model railway enthusiast. His 23 ft. 124 ft (3.7.8 m) HO scale layout in his Los Angeles home is modeled after the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads during the 1940s. In the cover story of the December 2010, December 2010, February 2014, and June 2017, Model railroader magazine's edition, dubbed the Three Rivers City. Stewart said in the 2007 essay that it was more to him to be in a model railroad journal than a music journal. The layout, which has a mainline run of 900 ft (270 m), uses code 70 flextrack and a Digitrax-based Digital Command Control (DCC) system. Stewart's second, smaller layout at his UK home is based on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom. Stewart revealed (in an anecdote about his mistakenly mixing red scenery texturing compounds into a "turf" mix he used around the bases of buildings) that he is colour blind. In a 2019 interview with Railway Modeller magazine, he said that the hobby is addictive for him; the singer has confessed to taking cocaine in the past.

Stewart, a car collector, owns one of the 400 Ferrari Enzos. Stewart was car-jacked on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard in 1982 when he was parking his $50,000 Porsche. The car was recovered later. Stewart and others filled in some potholes along the country lane near his Essex home in March 2022, claiming that an ambulance burst a tyre and his Ferrari couldn't get through. Dominic Zaria, one of Stewart's neighbors, applauded the musician's step, but warned that it could be dangerous if it's dark and wet. In reaction, the county council cautioned that potholes should be reported and repaired by professionals, and that people who's own repairs "may become responsible for any leaks or accidents."

Sean Stewart, Stewart's son, was sentenced to three months in prison for assaulting a man outside a restaurant in Los Angeles in September 2002. Sean Stewart was also expected to pay attention and enroll in anger management, heroin abuse, and alcohol therapy classes.

In the 2007 New Year Honours for services to music, Rod Stewart was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Stewart said: "It's a marvelous occasion" at his investiture in July 2007 at Buckingham Palace. We're the first nation to respect the common man." In the 2016 Birthday Honours for "services to music and charity," he was honoured.

Stewart was predicted to have a fortune of £215 million on the Sunday Times Rich List of 2021, making him the 12th richest person in the British music industry. He lives with his wife in Essex's Grade II listed Durrington House, a £4.65 million home.

Stewart has eight children, but five mothers have fiv

"I'm going to find a woman I don't like and then give her a house," Stewart said in reference to his divorces.

Following an incident at a Florida hotel, Stewart and his 39-year-old son, Sean, were arrested in January 2020 and charged with alleged assault. He was set to appear in court on Friday, February 5th. Guy Fronstin, Stewart's defense counsel, told Judge August Bonavita that he had been in touch with the prosecutors, but the lawsuit is unlikely to proceed to the trial stage.

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Music career

Stewart worked in the family store as well as as a newspaper delivery boy. He served for a short time as a labourer for Highgate Cemetery, which became another part of his biographical lore. He served as a fence erector and sign writer in a North Finchley funeral parlour as well as as a fence erector and author. In 1961, Joe Meek, a well-known record producer, attended a singing audition with well-known musician Joe Meek, but Meek called off the session with a squeaky voice. Stewart started listening to British and American topical folk artists, including Ewan MacColl, Alex Campbell, Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and, particularly Derroll Adams and Bob Dylan's debut album.

After being aboard a beatnik houseboat in Shoreham-by-Sea for a while, Stewart became attracted to beatnik values and left-wing politics. He was a vocal promoter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at the time, hailing from 1961 to 1963 and being arrested on three occasions while participating in sit-ins at Trafalgar Square and Whitehall for the cause. He also used marches to attract and bed girls. He had his first serious relationship with London art student Suzannah Boffey (a friend of future model and actress Chrissie Shrimpton) in 1962, and he moved to a bed-sit in Muswell Hill to be near her. She became pregnant, but Rod and Suzannah's relationship ended; neither Rod nor his family wanted him to marry; the baby girl was put up for adoption; and Rod and Suzannah's relationship ended.

Stewart was hanging around folk singer Wizz Jones, busking at Leicester Square and other London venues in 1962. Stewart regained control of the then-popular harmonica. Jones and Stewart went to Brighton and then to Paris, sleeping under bridges over the River Seine, and then to Barcelona, where they later travelled to Barcelona. Stewart was eventually arrested and barred from Spain for vaping in 1963. Stewart, who had been with three of their students at William Grimshaw School at the time, had briefly considered a singer for the embryonic Kinks.

Stewart adopted Mod lifestyle and look in 1963 and began importing the spiky rooster hairstyle that would be his trademark. (It was made possible by sugar water or large amounts of his sisters' hair lacquer, backcombing, and his hands holding it in place to shield it from the winds of the Highgate Underground station.) He became fascinated by rhythm and blues and soul music after being disillusioned by rock and roll; he began listening to Sam Cooke albums.

Stewart performed in London and then joined the Dimensions, a rhythm and blues band founded in October 1963 as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist. It was his first professional career as a musician, but Stewart was also living at home and working in his brother's painting and picture frame shop. Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, a relatively well-established Birmingham musician, then joined the band a few weeks later, with Stewart being relegated to harmonica player. This was Stewart's introduction to London's burgeoning Studio 51 club, where The Rolling Stones often headlined; this was Stewart's first entry into the burgeoning London R & B scene, and his harmonica playing improved as a result of seeing Mick Jagger on stage. Powell and Stewart soon developed differences over their work within the company, and Stewart left as a result. Contrary to the popular legend, Stewart did not play harmonica on Millie Small's 1964 hit "My Boy Lollipop." That was most likely Peter Hogman of the Dimensions, although Powell has also praised him. During this period, Powell did record and release a single, but Stewart did not appear on it.

Baldry discovered Stewart playing "Smokestack Lightnin" on his harmonica and invited him to join the group in January 1964, when Stewart was still waiting at Twickenham train station after learning Stewart was a singer; after gaining Stewart's mother's acceptance, he agreed. Stewart, who had quit his day job at the age of nineteen, gradually beat his anxiety and nerves and became a prominent enough piece of the play to warrant his inclusion as "Rod the Mod" Stewart, the term referring to his dandyish style of grooming and dress. Stewart's work to Melody Maker magazine was lauded by Baldry, who resided at London's fabled Marquee Club on a weekly basis. Stewart made his recording debut (without label credit) on "Up Above My Head," the B-side to a Baldry and Hoochie Men single in June 1964. Stewart embarked on a solo career while still with Baldry. He made some demo recordings and was scouted by Decca Records at the Marquee Club before committing to a solo deal in August 1964. He appeared on many regional television shows around the country and performed his first single in September 1964.

Stewart, who turned down Decca's suggestion as too commercial, insisted that the trained session musicians he was given, including John Paul Jones, study a couple of Sonny Boy Williamson songs he hadn't heard before. "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," the resulting single, was recorded and released in October 1964, but despite Stewart's appearance on the famous television show Ready Steady Go!, it did not make it to the top charts. In October, Stewart was dismissed by the Hoochie Coochie Men after having a spat with Baldry.

Stewart appeared on his own in late 1964 and early 1965, with occasional assistance from Southampton R & B firm The Soul Agents. The Hoochie Coochie Men broke up, Baldry and Stewart patched up their differences (and later became lifelong supporters), and legendary impresario Giorgio Gomelsky assembled Steampacket, which featured Baldry, Stewart, Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll, Micky Waller, Vic Briggs, and Ricky Fenson; their first appearance was in favor of the Rolling Stones in July 1965. The group was designed as a white soul revue, similar to The Ike & Tina Turner Revue, with numerous singers and styles ranging from jazz to R & B to blues. Steampacket toured with the Stones and The Walker Brothers this summer, culminating in the London Palladium as the audience responded to the Stones' dysteria. Stewart, who had been invited into the group on Baldry's insistence, was the male vocal soloist for the majority of the male vocal parts. Steampacket was unable to film any data because its employees all belonged to different brands and managers, but Gomelsky did film one of their Marquee Club rehearsals.

In November 1965, Stewart's "Rod the Mod" photograph, which was the subject of a 30-minute Rediffusion, London television documentary "An Easter with Rod," depicting the Mod scene. With the release of "The Day Will Come," a more arranged pop attempt, and the April 1966 publication of his take on Sam Cooke's "Shake" on EMI's Columbia label, his parallel solo career attempts on EMI's Columbia label continued on EMI's Columbia label. Both failed commercially, and neither of them received positive feedback. Stewart had spent the better part of two years listening to Cooke; he later said, "I didn't sound like anybody at all," but I knew I sounded a bit like Sam Cooke." This collection solidified Stewart's fame as Stewart's idol and most enduring celebrity; he described it as a "crossing of the sea."

Stewart left Steampacket in March 1966, with Stewart claiming he had been fired and Auger saying he had resigned, and Auger saying he had resigned. Stewart performed in a somewhat similar fashion, Shotgun Express, in May 1966 as a co-lead vocalist with Beryl Marsden. Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green (who would go on to create Fleetwood Mac) and Peter Bardens were among the other participants. In October 1966, Shotgun Express issued one unsuccessful single before disbanding, "I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round." Stewart later dismissed Shotgun Express as a poor recreation of Steampacket, saying, "I was already getting this horrible feeling of doing other people's music." "You can only start finding yourself" when you write your own stuff, according to me. Stewart had bounced around without achieving much success, with no way to distinguish himself among other aspiring London singers other than his rising rasp in his voice.

Jeff Beck recruited Stewart for his latest post-Yardbirds venture, and Stewart joined the Jeff Beck Company in February 1967 as a singer and sometime songwriter. This would be his big break in his early career. He first played with Ronnie Wood, whom he had first encountered in a London pub in 1964; the two soon became fast friends. During the first year, the band suffered with frequent drummer shifts and rivalry with boss Mickie Most attempting to minimize Stewart's position. Stewart appeared on several B-sides throughout the UK and launched a few singles starring them. Stewart's sputtering solo career continued with the announcement of Non-hit "Little Miss Understood" on Immediate Records in March 1968.

The Jeff Beck Group toured Western Europe in 1968, recording that they were almost destitute. Starting in June 1968 with the Fillmore East in New York, Norwegian assistant manager Peter Grant led them on a six-week tour of the United States. Stewart, who was on his first trip to America, had a terrible stage fright during the first performance and hid behind the amplifier banks when singing. Only a brief glimpse of brandy brought him out front. Despite this, the performance and tour were a huge success, with Robert Shelton of The New York Times praising "the friendship of Mr. Beck's wild and visionary guitar against Rod Stewart's hoarse and insistent shouting," as well as the group's closing ovations and pulling receipts equal to Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.

They first released their album Truth in August 1968, and by October, the country's top-chart artist had risen to number 15 on the charts, but it didn't do well in the United Kingdom. As Stewart's dynamic vocalizing explored the group's diverse repertoire of blues, folk, rock, and proto-heavy metal, Beck's masterfully guitar technique and manipulated sounds were included in the album. Stewart co-wrote three of the songs and praised the album for his vocal skills and his sandpaper quality in his voice. At the end of the year, the group toured America for a good crowd but then succumbered to more staff upheaval (something that would continue throughout Beck's career). Following Wood's death in July 1969, Stewart left following his friend Wood's departure. "It was a great band to perform with, but I couldn't take all the misery and unfriendliness that ensued," Stewart later recalled. I never once looked at his shirt or something like that in the two and a half years I was with Beck.

Beck-Ola's second album, released in the United States and in the United Kingdom in September 1969, around the time when the company was dissolving; it also ranked number 15 in the US charts and ranked 39 in the UK albums chart, at number 39. Stewart was initially overwhelmed by Beck's presence while his style was still evolving, but later Stewart found a strong musical, if not personal, connection. During his time with the Jeff Beck Group, a large portion of Stewart's phrasing was formed. Beck attempted to form a new supergroup with Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert (of the similarly broken-up Vanilla Fudge) as his partners, but Stewart had other ideas.

Lou Reizner, a Mercury Records A&R man, had seen Stewart perform with Beck and decided against him on a solo basis on October 8, 1968; but contractual problems delayed Stewart's recording for him until July 1969. Meanwhile, singer Steve Marriott left The Small Faces in May 1969, with guitarist and singer Steve Marriott. Ron Wood replaced him as guitarist in June, but Stewart became the band's new singer on October 18, 1969. The two members, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones, who all agreed to call the new line-up Faces, were joined by the two.

An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let Down became Stewart's first solo album in 1969 (in the United States it was called The Rod Stewart Album). It gave rise to his solo sound, a heartfelt blend of folk, rock, and country blues with both original ("Cindy's Lament" and the title song) and cover versions (Ewan MacColl's "Handbags and Gladrags)). Wood, Waller and McLagan, as well as Keith Emerson and guitarists Martin Pugh (of Steamhammer, and later Armageddon and 7th Order) and Martin Quittenton (both from Steamhammer) were among the backing bands on the album.

Faces debuted their debut album First Step in early 1970, with a rock and roll look similar to the Rolling Stones. Although the album did better in the United Kingdom than in the United States, the Faces quickly established a following. In the fall, Stewart's second album, Gasoline Alley, was released. Stewart's approach was similar to his first album, although a mandolin was introduced into the mix. With the Faces, he began a tour of the United States. Stewart appeared on "In a Broken Dream" by the Australian group Python Lee Jackson in April 1969, but not until 1970. His car was covered up with a set of seat covers. In 1972, it was re-released to become a worldwide hit.

When the B-side of his minor hit "Reason to Believe," "Maggie May," co-written with Martin Quittenton), began to receive radio coverage, Stewart's 1971 solo album Every Picture Tells a Story made him a household name. In September, the album and the single occupied the top chart position in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia, a chart first. Maggie May dominated the single charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and four weeks in Australia. "Maggie May" was also listed in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, starting with a striking mandolin part (by Ray Jackson of Lindisfarne). The remainder of the album was equally good, with "I Know" adding hard-edged soul to the mix; and "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" a tribute to a Bob Dylan song. However, the early Stewart solo style's "Every Picture Tells a Story" was the early Stewart-Wood-penned piece, with Mick Waller's drumming, Pete Sears' piano, and Wood's guitar work in a largely acoustic style; it's also a song about the singer's picaresque adventures.

Long Player, the second Faces album, was released in early 1971 and saw greater chart success than the First Step. Faces also got their first US Top 40 hit with their third album "Stay With Me" (Poteh) from 1999's "To a Blind Horse"... On both directions of the Atlantic, this album debuted in the top ten on both directions. The Faces were regarded highly by Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols, who put them as a major influence on the British punk rock movement.

In 1972, the Faces toured extensively, with growing tension in the band surrounding Stewart's solo career having more success than the band's. In the same year, Stewart celebrated Never a Dull Moment. For the most part, repeating the Every Picture formula made it to number two on the US album charts and number one in the United Kingdom, receiving even more favorable reviews from reviewers. "You Wear It Well" was a hit single that debuted in the United States and climbed to number 13 in the United Kingdom and climbed to number one in the United Kingdom, while "The Night Away" made clear Stewart's debt to Sam Cooke.

Stewart's early solo work received scathing praise. This is included in Rolling Stone's 1980 Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: This is included in its Stewart entry

In 1973, the Faces unveiled their final album, Ooh La La La, which debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and number 21 in the United States. Stewart's gap with the rest of the Faces widened even more during the album's recording, as (according to Ian McLagan), Stewart did not appear until two weeks into the sessions, "and then complained that some songs were in the wrong key for him." So we caught them all again and waited a week for him to return. We interrupted the line for 'Ooh La La' three times before he eventually passed on the song, leaving Woody to sing. [...] When the album came out, he did everything he could to scuttle it and warned anyone who would listen how useless it was." In 1974, the band toured Australasia, Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom to promote the album and the single "Pool Hall Richard."

Stewart's Smiler album was released in late 1974. It reached number one in the United Kingdom, and the single "Farewell" number seven appeared, but Billboard pop album charts and single "Mine for Me" dropped to number 91 on the Billboard pop singles charts, with only number 13 on the Billboard pop charts. It was his last original album for Mercury Records. Following the success of Rod Stewart's solo albums, he moved to Warner Bros. Records and remained with them for the vast majority of his career (Faces were sold to Warner Bros. Faces toured the United States twice in 1975 (with Ronnie Wood joining The Rolling Stones' tour in between). With Ronnie Wood's second solo album out in 1975 and then having joined the Rolling Stones (first as a temporary replacement for the departing Mick Taylor and later as a permanent member), as well as Stewart's own burgeoning solo career, it became impossible to keep the Faces' as a viable band, so the Faces' eventually broke up at the end of the year.

Stewart immigrated to Los Angeles in 1975. He recorded the Atlantic Crossing album for his new record company, employing engineer Tom Dowd and a different sound based on the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Atlantic Crossing marked both a bounce back to form and a resurgent Top 10 on Billboard's Billboard album charts. The first single, a remix of Sutherland Brothers' "Sailing," was a top-one hit in the United Kingdom and Australia, but only made it to the top 60 of the US and Canadian charts, with only one ranked higher in other European countries and Australia. The single debuted on the top ten in the United Kingdom a year after being used as the theme tune for a BBC documentary film about HMS Ark Royal. "Sailing" became Stewart's biggest-selling single in the United Kingdom after being hit twice over twice. In 1976, Holland-Dozier-Holland's "This Old Heart of Mine" was also a Top 100 hit. Stewart covered The Beatles' "Get Back" on the musical documentary All This and World War II in 1976.

Stewart topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks and the Australian ARIA chart with the ballad "Tonight's the Night" in 1976, as well as a accompanying music video starring actress Britt Ekland. It came from Stewart's first album to go platinum, and it came from the A Night on the Town album, which debuted at number two on the Billboard album charts. Stewart began the trend begun by Atlantic Crossing by specifically identifying the album as having both a "fast side" and a "slow side." "The First Cut Is the Deepest," a cover of a Cat Stevens song, debuted in the United Kingdom in 1977 and ranked number one in the United States and ranked in the top 30 in the United States. "The Killing of Georgie (Part 1 and 2)", about the assassination of a gay man, was also a Top 40 hit for Stewart in 1977.

Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) featured Stewart's own band, the original Rod Stewart Group that included Carmine Appice, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Billy Peek, Gary Grainger, and John Jarvis. Stewart's run of charting continued, with the number two. The hit single, "You're in My Heart," debuted in the United States, peaking at number four.

As did the confessional "I Was Only Joking," "Hot Legs" made a lot of radio airplay. Stewart's style had nascent, with make-up and spandex clothing as a glam feature. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" was Stewart's second top-one and US number one single, as well as "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy." "Due to its disco sound, a crossover hit number five on Billboard's black charts." This was the lead single from Blondes Have More Fun, 1978's Blondes Have More Fun, which debuted at number one on the Billboard album charts and has sold more than three million albums.

"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" was a central point of critiques at this time. "Atypical of his earlier work, and critics had disparaged him"; Stewart, who admitted that his accompanying glance had become "tarty," has defended the lyrics by pointing out that the album is a third-person narrative slice-of-life representation, not like others in his earlier work, and that it is not about him. The song's refrain was similar to Brazilian Jorge Ben Jor's earlier "Taj Mahal" and a litigation ensued. Stewart took his royalties from "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" He performed it with his band at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in 1979.

Stewart introduced the album Foolish Behaviour in 1980, shifting to a more modern wave direction. "Passion" became the album's first hit single, and it debuted at No. 1. The US Billboard Charts Number 5 ranks 5 on the Billboard Charts. MTV was first broadcast in the United States in August 1981, with many of Stewart's films in heavy rotation. Stewart's album "Today I'm Yours" appeared later in 1981, adding more elements of new wave and synthpop to his sound. The title song debuted at No. 1. "Young Turks" reached the top ten in the United States, while "Young Turks" reached the top five with the album going platinum. Stewart, along with Kim Carnes and Tina Turner, appeared in a concert on television around the world on December 18, 1981.

Stewart was chastised by the anti-apartheid movement for breaking a widely observed cultural boycott of apartheid South Africa by appearing at the Sun City resort complex in Bophuthatswana as part of his Body Wishes (1983) and Camouflage (1984) tours.

Stewart had four Top 10 singles between 1982 and 1988; "Young Turks" is a pun. "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (No. 5, which has passed from 1981 to 1982. "Infatuation" (No. 10, 1984) "Infatuation" (No. "Love Touch" and "6, 1984" (No. (Mike Chapman's collaboration on the 6th anniversary of Holly Knight/Mike Chapman) "Baby Jane" debuted at No. 1 on the charts. In 1983, there were 14 people on the front page, but later dropped to No. 10. His final chart-to-date single in the United Kingdom, No. 1, his highest single to date. In the United Kingdom, the corresponding Camouflage album went gold, and MTV's single "Infatuation" (which featured his old friend Jeff Beck on the guitar) received a lot of attention on MTV. The second single "Some Guys Have All The Luck" debuted at No. 58. There are 15 in the United Kingdom and No. 1 in the United Kingdom and No. In the United States, the tenth of the United States is the tenth of the United States.

A reunion with Jeff Beck resulted in a positive response to Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready," but a plan to tour together fell apart after a few dates. In 1986, "Every Beat of My Heart" hit number two in the United Kingdom. Stewart appeared at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro in January 1985.

Stewart appeared with Out of Order in 1988, produced by Duran Duran's Andy Taylor and Bernard Edwards of Chic. The songs "Live In You," "Forever Young," "Crazy About Her," and "My Heart Can't Tell You No" from the album were all top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and mainstream rock charts, with the former even making it to the Top Five. "Forever Young" was an unconscious reversal of Bob Dylan's song of the same name; the artists came to an agreement not to reveal royal links. The album reached No. 1 on the charts. In the United States, there are 12 of them. Stewart performed "Forever Young" at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, and in 1989 he received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song.

Stewart set out on the Out of Order Tour's South American leg in January 1989, with sell-out audiences throughout America. At Corregidora Stadium in Querétaro, México, (9 April), and 50,000 at Jalisco Stadium, Guadala, Jalisco (12 April). The audience at the River Plate Stadium, which seats 70,000 people in Buenos Aires, was over 90,000, with several thousand people outside the stadium. Firehoses were sprayed on the crowd to discourage heat prostration.

In 1990, Stewart's version of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third time. Storyteller – The Complete Anthology of 1964-1990 – was taken from a four-CD compilation set entitled Storyteller – The Complete Anthology (1964-1990).

The Vagabond Heart album, which was released in 1991, continued Stewart's growth and inspiration. Tina Turner's lead single "It Takes Two" was released in 1990 ahead of the full album's debut in the United Kingdom, but it didn't chart in the United States. In 1991, the Vagabond Heart tribute songs debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, with "Rhythm of My Heart" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. At No. 5, 5 and "The Motown Song" are the most popular songs. 10.

Stewart was named Outstanding Contribution to Music at the 1993 British Awards in London. For an encore performance, Stewart brought the Faces back to life. Stewart recorded "All About Love" with Sting and Bryan Adams for the soundtrack to the film The Three Musketeers in 1993; the single reached number one in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom. "Handbags and Gladrags," "Cut Across Shorty," and four selections from Every Picture Tells a Story were among the MTV Unplugged special's included "Handbags and Gladrags," Ronnie Wood's 1993 reunion with "Handbags and Gladrags," "Cut Across Shorty" and four selections from Every Picture Tells a Story. The show featured an acoustic version of Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately," which debuted on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and No. 11. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. A version of "Reason to Believe" received a lot of airtime. The resulting Unplugged...and Seated album debuted at number two on Billboard's 200 album charts.

In 1994, Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was presented by Jeff Beck. Stewart performed on December 31, 1994, beating 3.5 million on Copacabana beach in Rio, making it into the Guinness Book of World Records for staging the biggest free rock concert ever held.

Stewart had mainly dropped out writing his own stuff by the early 1990s, insisting that he was not a natural songwriter and that his latest efforts were not rewarding. Stewart released A Spanner in the Works, 1995, a single by Tom Petty titled "Leave Virginia Alone," which made it to the Top 10 of the adult contemporary charts. The latter half of the 1990s was not as popular as the 1996 album If We Fall in Love Tonight debuted at number eight in the United Kingdom and went gold and hit No. 10. 19 on the Billboard album chart.

When We Were the New Boys, his last album on the Warner Bros. label, appeared on top of British pop hits including Oasis and Primal Scream, and debuted at number two on the UK charts, with versions of songs by Oasis and Primal Scream. He recorded the song "Faith of the Heart," written by Diane Warren for the film Patch Adams in the same year. Stewart left Warner Bros. in 2000 and moved to Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group's other division. Human being was born in 2001. In the adult contemporary, the single "I Can't Deny It" reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom and the top 20. Stewart then signed to Clive Davis' new J Records brand. So Far: Rod Stewart's Very Best of Rod Stewart, a greatest hits compilation compiled from his time at Warner Bros., has been named number one in the United Kingdom with over 1.2 million copies sold, and in 2001, Belgium and France, ranked number one.

Stewart appeared at "Handbags and Gladrags" at the Palace's Garden party in June 2002, a performance that commemorated Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee and starred stars from five decades of music.

Stewart had sold over 100 million records in his career by 2002. Cole Porter, Gus Kahn, George, and Ira Gershwin's home classic songs were gaining in popularity. Stewart appeared with others who had recorded the classic hits. With great success, he concentrated on singing 1930s and 1940s pop songs from the Great American Songbook. These albums have been released on Clive Davis' J Records label, and Stewart has seen his album sales equal to those of the 1970s.

When released in late 2002, the first album from the songbook series, It Had to Be You: the Great American Songbook, ranked fourth in the US chart, number eight in the UK, and number ten in Canada. "These Foolish Things" (which is actually a British, not American song) reached number 13 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, and "They Can't Take It Away From Me" reached the top 20.

As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook 2, the second series album in the United States, ranked second in the United Kingdom, number four in the United Kingdom, and number one in Canada. On the US adult contemporary charts, "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" a duet with Cher topped the Top 20. On the US adult contemporary charts, "Time After Time" was another Top 30 track. The Night, a musical starring many of Stewart's songs, opened in London on November 7th, 2003. It is written and directed by Ben Elton, who has produced We Will Rock You with Queen music. The musical tells about a "Faustian pact between Detroit gas station mechanic Stu Clutterbuck and Satan."

Stewart and Ronnie Wood reunited in 2004 for a concert of Faces material. Changing Faces, a Rod Stewart and the Faces best of album collection, debuted on the top 20 of the UK album charts. Five Guys Walk into a Bar, a Faces box set compilation, was announced. Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3, Stewart's third album in his songbook collection, was released in late 2004. In its first week, it was his first US top-one album in 25 years, with over 200,000 copies selling over 200,000 in its first week. It also debuted in Canada, ranked third in the United Kingdom and Top ten in Australia, and ranked No. 1 in the world. His interpretation of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" starring Stevie Wonder appeared in the top 20 of the world adult charts. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is also a duet with Dolly Parton on the album. Stewart received his first Grammy Award for his album.

Thanks for the Memories: The Great American Songbook 4 was released in 2005; it featured duets with Diana Ross and Elton John. The CD debuted on the Top 200 list within weeks of its debut and has risen to the second position on the top 200 chart. Stewart made his return to rock music and his new approach to country music with the introduction of Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time, a new album containing rock and southern rock hits from the past four decades, as well as a preview of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "First single" was released when it first appeared. With 184,000 copies in the first week, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts for the first week. A concert in New York City on MSN Music as well as an appearance on Dancing with the Stars helped support the number one debut. On October 9th, he performed tracks from his latest album live from the Nokia Theater. Live on MSN and in 117 theaters around the country via National CineMedia. Stewart was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2006.

Stewart appeared at the Concert for Diana in Wembley Stadium, London, on July 1, 2007, an event that commemorated Princess Diana's life almost ten years after her death. "Sailing," "Baby Jane," and "Maggie May" were among his shows. He performed at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum for the first time on December 12th, alongside HRH Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's "Father and Son" and Bonnie Tyler's "It's a Heartache" (Song from the Movies). Stewart hosted the 8th Annual A Home for the Holidays special on CBS on December 22, 2006, 8:00 p.m. (PST).

On the grand finale of American Idol season 8, Stewart performed "Maggie May" on May 20th. Stewart appeared at Home Park, Plymouth, on July 2, 2009, on his only UK date of the year. Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998, a 6-track compilation, was released on September 29, 2009; it is made up of previously unreleased tracks and outtakes from the bulk of his career. Stewart has also discussed plans for a collection of covers of soul classics, the potential unveiling of another copy of the Great American Songbook album, as well as a country covers album.

Stewart's new studio album Soulbook, which featured covers of soul and Motown songs, was released on October 17, 2009. Stewart appeared on ITV in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2009, just the first week of the season. The program featured tracks from his latest album as well as some old favorites. Stewart's "Behold the Blue Moon," Bob Dylan's "Ruby Tuesday" and Stevie Nicks' "Stand Back," as well as Tom Waits' "Tom Traubert's Blues," were released on January 14, 2010. Stewart's Great American Songbook series, Fly Me to the Moon, was released on October 19th by the artist on J Records.

On their Heart & Soul Tour in 2011, Stewart appeared alongside Stevie Nicks. The tour began in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, beginning on March 20th with performances in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, and Montreal.

On Sunday in Hyde Park, Stewart appeared on the Sunday show at the 2011 Hard Rock Calling Festival. Stewart has completed his two-year stay at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, beginning on August 24th. In addition to performing his best hits, the residency saw him perform selected tracks from his forthcoming, untitled blues album.

Stewart signed a recording deal with Universal Music Group on June 7, 2012. On the 30th of October 2012, Stewart released his first Christmas album, titled Merry Christmas, Baby, on the Verve Music Group (a Universal Music Group affiliate). Many duets were included on the album, as well as a Stewart, Foster, and Amy Foster's original song "Red-Suited Super Man." Merry Christmas, Baby was the seventh best-selling album in the United States in 2012, according to IFPI. Rod: The Autobiography of Stewart Wilson was published in October 2012 (actual dates vary globally).

Stewart performed "Auld Lang Syne" from his Christmas album and his hit "Sailing" at the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, which was attended by Queen Elizabeth II. During the 100th Royal Variety Performance, Stewart performed "When You Wish upon a Star" later that month. Stewart's recording of "Let It Snow" on November 26, 1996.

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The Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart has risen to the top of the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart. Stewart had the top one song on this chart three times before, with "Have I Told You Lately" in 1993, the second-highest hiatus among top number ones in history. The album remained in the No. 1st. The chart's longest-leading holiday title is tied for the first-longest holiday title in the chart's 51-year history. Stewart appeared on Michael Bublé's Holidays Christmas special on December 10, 2012. According to year-end Nielsen Soundscan Canada's report, Stewart was the tenth best-selling artist in Canada in 2012. Stewart was nominated for a Canadian Juno Award in February 2013 for his album Merry Christmas, Baby.

Stewart released Time, a rock album of his own creation in May 2013. It was a return to songwriting after what Stewart referred to as "a dark period of twenty years"; he said that writing his autobiography gave him the inspiration to write music again. The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 1, establishing a new British record for the longest gap between chart-topping albums by an artist. Stewart's last No. is out. The chart had been ranked No. 1 in 1979, and his last studio album on the Top was 1976's A Night on the Town.

In September 2013, Stewart presented Elton John with the first Brits Icon award at the London Palladium, honoring John's "long-lived" influence on British culture. Before the two performers performed a duet on stage, Stewart said that John was "the second-best rock singer ever."

On October 23, 2015, Another Country, a new studio album, was released. On his Vevo account, the video for the first single "Love Is" is posted.

On the Frankie Miller album Frankie Miller's Double Take, Stewart performed vocals with Joe Walsh, which was released on September 30, 2016. "Sgt." He performed his cover of the Beatles' "Sgt." As Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Pepper is a character from the Beat Bugs episode 17b, which premiered on Netflix on 18 November 2016. Stewart's reply to John Lennon's 1980 assertion that Stewart's hit "The Killing of Georgie (Part 1 and 2)" plagiarized his song "Don't Let Me Down" plagiarized his album "Don't Let Me Down"; "It does sound like it." "Italian Theme, a story about an old lady, is a joke."

Stewart's 30th studio album, Blood Red Roses, was released on Republic Records on September 28, 2018. On the track "Battle of the Sexes," she and Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler's latest studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars, she duets with him. In November 2019, Stewart performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the publication of You're in My Heart. The album includes updated versions of "Maggie May" and "It Takes Two" with Robbie Williams.

You're in My Heart: Rod Stewart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, produced by Trevor Horn, on November 22, 2019. The album features vocal tracks from UK number one's "Sailing," "I Don't Want To Talk About It," and "The First Cut Is the Deepest" with new orchestrations by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as 1971 chart toppers in both "Maggie May" and "Reasons to Believe" in both UK and US. You're In My Heart was released in tandem with Stewart's biggest-ever UK stadium tour in November and December 2019, a continuation of his popular summer stadium tour. You're In My Heart includes "Stop Loving Her Today," a new song, as well as Robbie Williams' new recording of 'It Takes Two'. You're in My Heart Top ten charts for three weeks, despite being in first position for three weeks and making it his tenth Number 1 album. In November 2021, Stewart's 31st studio album The Tears of Hercules debuted. Stewart is only the fifth British act in UK chart history with ten or more number-one albums, and BPI Gold.

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Awards and recognition

• Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, 1993.
• Received a Legend Award from the World Music Awards, 1993.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1994 (as a solo artist.)
• Received the first ever Diamond Award from the World Music Awards for over 100 million records sold worldwide, 2001.
• Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, 2005, Stardust ... The Great American Songbook Volume III.
• On 11 October 2005, Stewart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the music industry, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.
• Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, 2006.
• According to Stewart, soul singer James Brown called him music's "best white soul singer" in September 2006.
• Awarded CBE in the 2007 New Year Honours.
• Appointed Knight Bachelor in the 2016 Birthday Honours.
• Received the ASCAP Founders Award in 2011.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2012 (as a member of Faces).
• To date, Stewart has received seven various Canadian Juno Award nominations.
• Goldene Europa 1991 Best International Singer
• Ivor Novello Awards 1999 Lifetime Achievement Award