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Stewart performing in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in August 2014
Born
Roderick David Stewart

(1945-01-10) 10 January 1945 (age 79)
Highgate, London
, England
Other namesRod the Mod
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician
Years active1961–present
Spouses
  • Alana Collins
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1979; div. 1984)​
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 1990; div. 2006)​
  • ​
    (m. 2007)​
Partners
  • Susannah Boffey (1963–1964)
  • Jennie Rylance (1965–1967)
  • Dee Harrington (1971–1975)
  • Britt Ekland (1975–1977)
  • Kelly Emberg (1983–1990)
Children8; including
Sean and Ruby
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Member ofFaces
Formerly of

Sir Roderick David Stewart

singles in the UK, six of which reached number one.[4] Stewart has had 16 top-ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.[5]

Stewart's music career began in 1962 when he took up

R&B.[6][7] His third album, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, was his breakthrough, topping the charts in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, as did its ballad "Maggie May". His 1972 follow-up album, Never a Dull Moment, also reached number one in the UK and Australia, while going top three in the US and Canada. Its single, "You Wear It Well
", topped the chart in the UK and was a moderate hit elsewhere.

After Stewart had a handful more UK top-ten hits, the Faces broke up in 1975. Stewart's next few hit singles were ballads with "

Da Ya Think I'm Sexy
" both went to number one in Canada, Australia and the US, with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" also hitting number one in the UK and the top ten in other countries. Stewart's albums regularly hit the upper rungs of the charts in the Netherlands throughout the '70s and in Sweden from 1975 onward.

After a disco and new wave period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stewart's music turned to a soft rock/middle-of-the-road style, with most of his albums reaching the top ten in the UK, Germany and Sweden, but faring less well in the US. The single "Rhythm of My Heart" was a top five hit in the UK, US and other countries, with its source album, 1991's Vagabond Heart, becoming, at number ten in the US and number two in the UK, his highest-charting album in a decade. In 1993, he collaborated with Bryan Adams and Sting on the power ballad "All for Love", which went to number one in many countries. In the early 2000s, he released a series of successful albums interpreting the Great American Songbook.

In 2008,

Brit Award recipient, he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time.[9] As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and he was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Faces.[10][11]

Early life

Roderick David Stewart was born at 507 Archway Road,

Highgate, North London, on 10 January 1945, the youngest of five children of Robert Joseph Stewart (26 December 1904[12]–1990)[13] and Elsie Rebecca Gilbart (14 December 1905[12]–1996).[14][15] 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. Married in 1928, the couple had two sons and two daughters while living in Scotland
, and then they moved to Highgate.

Stewart was born at home during

railway modelling.[22]

The family was mostly focused on

centre-half.[24]

Grave of Stewart's parents in Highgate Cemetery

The family were also great fans of the singer Al Jolson and would sing and play his hits.[23][27] Stewart collected his records and saw his films, read books about him, and was influenced by his performing style and attitude towards his audience.[23][25][28] His introduction to rock and roll was hearing Little Richard's 1956 hit "The Girl Can't Help It", and seeing Bill Haley & His Comets in concert.[27] His father bought him a guitar in January 1959; the first song he learned was the folk tune "It Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song"; the first record he bought was Eddie Cochran's "C'mon Everybody".[22] In 1960, he joined a skiffle group with school friends called the Kool Kats, playing Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt hits.[22][28]

Stewart left school at the age of 15[29] and worked briefly as a silk-screen printer.[28] Spurred on by his father, his ambition was to become a professional footballer.[26][29] In summer 1960, he went for trials at Brentford,[30] a Third Division club at the time.[31] Contrary to some longstanding accounts, Stewart states in his 2012 autobiography that he was never signed to the club and that the club never called him back after his trials.[nb 2] In any case, regarding possible career options, Stewart concluded, "Well, a musician's life is a lot easier and I can also get drunk and make music, and I can't do that and play football. I plumped for music ... They're the only two things I can do actually: play football and sing."[23][29]

His parents are buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery, on the main north–south path, opposite the grave of Malcolm McLaren.

Music career

1961–1963: Early work and The Dimensions

Stewart worked in the family shop and as a

funeral parlour[34] and as a fence erector and sign writer.[28] In 1961, he went to Denmark Street with The Raiders and got a singing audition with well-known record producer Joe Meek, but Meek stopped the session with a rude sound.[36] Stewart began listening to British and American topical folk artists such as Ewan MacColl, Alex Campbell, Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and especially Derroll Adams and the debut album of Bob Dylan.[36][37]

Stewart became attracted to

bed-sit in Muswell Hill to be near her.[39] She became pregnant, but neither Rod nor his family wanted him to enter marriage; the baby girl was given up for adoption and Rod and Suzannah's relationship ended.[39]

In 1962, Stewart began hanging around folk singer

vagrancy in 1963.[33][40][42] At this time, Stewart, who had been at William Grimshaw School with three of their members, was briefly considered as singer for the embryonic Kinks.[20][37][43][44][45]

In 1963, Stewart adopted the

Highgate Underground station.[46][47][48]) Disillusioned by rock and roll, he saw Otis Redding perform in concert and began listening to Sam Cooke records; he became fascinated by rhythm and blues and soul music.[46]

After returning to London, Stewart joined a rhythm and blues group, the Dimensions, in October 1963, as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist.

Millie Small's 1964 hit "My Boy Lollipop". That was probably Peter Hogman of the Dimensions, although Powell has also claimed credit.[32][53] Powell did record and release a single during this period, though Stewart did not appear on it.[49]

1964–1967: Steampacket and "Rod the Mod" image

In January 1964,

Smokestack Lightnin'" on his harmonica, and invited him to sit in with the group; when Baldry discovered Stewart was a singer as well, he offered him a job for £35 a week, after securing the approval of Stewart's mother.[53] Quitting his day job at the age of nineteen, Stewart gradually overcame his shyness and nerves and became a visible enough part of the act that he was sometimes added to the billing as "Rod the Mod" Stewart,[41][53][54] the nickname coming from his dandyish style of grooming and dress.[37] Baldry touted Stewart's abilities to Melody Maker magazine and the group enjoyed a weekly residence at London's fabled Marquee Club.[54] In June 1964, Stewart made his recording début (without label credit) on "Up Above My Head", the B-side to a Baldry and Hoochie Coochie Men single.[56] While still with Baldry, Stewart embarked on a simultaneous solo career.[57] He made some demo recordings,[nb 5] was scouted by Decca Records at the Marquee Club, and signed to a solo contract in August 1964.[58] He appeared on several regional television shows around the country and recorded his first single in September 1964.[57][58]

Turning down Decca's recommended material as too commercial, Stewart insisted that the experienced session musicians he was given, including

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", was recorded and released in October 1964; despite Stewart performing it on the popular television show Ready Steady Go!, it failed to enter the charts. Also in October Stewart left the Hoochie Coochie Men after having a row with Baldry.[58]

Stewart played some dates on his own in late 1964 and early 1965, sometimes backed by the

Ike & Tina Turner Revue, with multiple vocalists and styles ranging from jazz to R&B to blues.[63] Steampacket toured with the Stones and The Walker Brothers that summer, ending in the London Palladium;[63] seeing the audience react to the Stones gave Stewart his first exposure to crowd hysteria.[64] Stewart, who had been included in the group upon Baldry's insistence, ended up with most of the male vocal parts.[63] Steampacket was unable to enter the studio to record any material because its members all belonged to different labels and managers,[63][65] although Gomelsky did record one of their Marquee Club rehearsals.[nb 6]

Stewart's "Rod the Mod" image gained wider visibility in November 1965, when he was the subject of a 30-minute

Brian Auger Trinity.[66] Both failed commercially and neither gained positive notices.[67] Stewart had spent the better part of two years listening mostly to Cooke; he later said, "I didn't sound like anybody at all ... but I knew I sounded a bit like Sam Cooke, so I listened to Sam Cooke."[51] This recording solidified that singer's position as Stewart's idol and most enduring influence; he called it a "crossing of the water."[37][51][63]

Stewart left Steampacket in March 1966,[66] with Stewart saying he had been sacked and Auger saying he had quit.[63] Stewart then joined a somewhat similar outfit, Shotgun Express, in May 1966 as co-lead vocalist with Beryl Marsden.[63][66] The other members included Mick Fleetwood and Peter Green (who would go on to form Fleetwood Mac), and Peter Bardens.[66] Shotgun Express released one unsuccessful single in October 1966, the orchestra-heavy "I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Round", before disbanding.[63][66] Stewart later disparaged Shotgun Express as a poor imitation of Steampacket and said, "I was still getting this terrible feeling of doing other people's music. I think you can only start finding yourself when you write your own material."[66] By now, Stewart had bounced around without achieving much success, with little to distinguish himself among other aspiring London singers other than the emerging rasp in his voice.[52]

1967–1969: Jeff Beck Group period

Guitarist Jeff Beck recruited Stewart for his new post-Yardbirds venture,[68] and in February 1967, Stewart joined the Jeff Beck Group as vocalist and sometime songwriter.[69] This would become the big break of his early career.[37] There he first played with Ronnie Wood[63] whom he had first met in a London pub in 1964;[58] the two soon became fast friends.[68] During its first year, the group experienced frequent changes of drummers and conflicts involving manager Mickie Most wanting to reduce Stewart's role. They toured the UK and released a couple of singles that featured Stewart on their B-sides.[69][70] Stewart's sputtering solo career also continued with the March 1968 release of non-hit "Little Miss Understood" on Immediate Records.[69]

The Jeff Beck Group toured Western Europe in spring 1968, recorded, and were nearly destitute. Then assistant manager

New Musical Express reporting that the group was receiving standing ovations and pulling receipts equal to those of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors.[69]

In August 1968, their first album Truth was released, and by October, it had risen to number 15 on the US albums chart but failed to chart in the UK.[69] The album featured Beck's masterly guitar technique and manipulated sounds as Stewart's dramatic vocalising tackled the group's varied repertoire of blues, folk, rock, and proto-heavy metal.[52][70][73] Stewart also co-wrote three of the songs[73] and credited the record for helping to develop his vocal abilities and the sandpaper quality in his voice.[51] The group toured America again at the end of the year to a strong reception, then suffered from more personnel upheaval[69][74] (something that would continue throughout Beck's career). In July 1969, Stewart left following his friend Wood's departure.[51][75] Stewart later recalled, "It was a great band to sing with, but I couldn't take all the aggravation and unfriendliness that developed.... In the two and a half years I was with Beck I never once looked him in the eye – I always looked at his shirt or something like that."[69]

The group's second album,

UK albums chart.[37][75][76] During his time with the group, Stewart initially felt overmatched by Beck's presence, and his style was still developing; but later Stewart felt the two developed a strong musical, if not personal, rapport.[69][77] Much of Stewart's sense of phrasing was developed during his time with the Jeff Beck Group.[51] Beck sought to form a new supergroup with Carmine Appice and Tim Bogert (of the similarly just-breaking-up Vanilla Fudge) joining him and Stewart, but Stewart had other plans.[78]

1969–1975: Solo career established and Faces albums

Ron Wood replaced him as guitarist in June and on 18 October 1969, Stewart followed his friend and became the band's new singer.[75] The two joined existing members Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, and Kenney Jones, who soon decided to call the new line-up Faces.[80]

7th Order) and Martin Quittenton (also from Steamhammer).[81]

Every Picture Tells A Story

Faces released their début album First Step in early 1970 with a rock and roll style similar to the Rolling Stones. While the album did better in the UK than in the US, the Faces quickly earned a strong live following. Stewart released his second album, Gasoline Alley that autumn. Stewart's approach was similar to his first album and mandolin was introduced into the sound. He then launched a US tour with the Faces. Stewart sang guest vocals for the Australian group Python Lee Jackson on "In a Broken Dream", recorded in April 1969 but not released until 1970. His payment was a set of seat covers for his car. It was re-released in 1972 to become a worldwide hit.

Stewart's 1971 solo album

picaresque adventures of the singer.[citation needed
]

The second Faces album,

The Sex Pistols regarded the Faces highly and named them as a main influence on the British punk rock movement.[85]

The Faces toured extensively in 1972 with growing tension in the band over Stewart's solo career enjoying more success than the band's. Stewart released Never a Dull Moment in the same year. Repeating the Every Picture formula, for the most part, it reached number two on the US album charts and number one in the UK,[86] and enjoyed further good notices from reviewers. "You Wear It Well" was a hit single that reached number 13 in the US and went to number one in the UK, while "Twisting the Night Away" made explicit Stewart's debt to Sam Cooke.

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:[52]

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 [... 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.

Stewart (right) while in Faces, with Ronnie Wood (left)

The Faces released their final album Ooh La La, which reached number one in the UK and number 21 in the US in 1973.[83][84] During the recording of the album, the rift between Stewart and the rest of the Faces grew further, as (according to Ian McLagan), Stewart did not participate until two weeks into the sessions, "and then complained that some songs were in the wrong key for him. So we recorded them again and waited a week for him to come back. We cut the track for 'Ooh La La' three times before he eventually passed on it, leaving it for Woody to sing. [...] The week the album came out he did all he could to scuttle it and told anyone who would listen how useless it was."[87] The band toured Australasia, Japan, Europe and the UK in 1974[88] to support the album and the single "Pool Hall Richard".

In late 1974, Stewart released his

Warner Bros. Records and remained with them throughout the vast majority of his career (Faces were signed to Warner Bros., and Stewart's solo releases in the UK appeared on the Riva label until 1981). In 1975, Faces toured the US twice (with Ronnie Wood joining The Rolling Stones' US tour in between).[88] With Ronnie Wood having released his second solo album in 1975 and also 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 maintain the Faces as a viable band, so the Faces broke up at the end of the year.[89]

1975–1988: Height of fame and critical reaction

On stage in Dublin, 1981

In 1975, Stewart moved to

Holland-Dozier-Holland cover "This Old Heart of Mine" was also a Top 100 hit in 1976.[83] In 1976, Stewart covered The Beatles' song "Get Back" for the musical documentary All This and World War II.[90]

Later in 1976, Stewart topped the US

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.[83]

Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) featured Stewart's own band, the original Rod Stewart Group that featured Carmine Appice, Phil Chen, Jim Cregan, Billy Peek, Gary Grainger and John Jarvis. It continued Stewart's run of chart success, reaching number two. "You're in My Heart" was the hit single, reaching number four in the US.[83]

"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 and spandex clothes. Stewart scored another UK number one and US 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.[83] This was the lead single from 1978's Blondes Have More Fun, which went to number one on the Billboard album charts and sold three million albums.[91]

A focal point of criticisms about this period was his biggest-selling 1978 disco hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", which was atypical of his earlier output, and disparaged by critics.

Jorge Ben Jor's earlier "Taj Mahal" and a lawsuit ensued. Stewart donated his royalties from "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" to UNICEF, and he performed it with his band at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in 1979.[citation needed
]

Stewart moved to a more

synthpop to his sound for the Tonight I'm Yours album. The title song reached No. 20 in the US, while "Young Turks" reached the Top 5 with the album going platinum.[83] On 18 December 1981, Stewart played the Los Angeles Forum, along with Kim Carnes and Tina Turner, in a concert broadcast worldwide via satellite.[93]

Stewart performing in Paris, 1986

Stewart was criticised by the

Sun City resort complex in Bophuthatswana as part of his Body Wishes (1983) and Camouflage (1984) tours.[94]

Stewart had four US Top 10 singles between 1982 and 1988; "Young Turks" (No. 5, carrying over from 1981 into 1982), "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (No. 10, 1984), "Infatuation" (No. 6, 1984) and "Love Touch" (No. 6, 1986, a Holly Knight/Mike Chapman collaboration). "

Some Guys Have All The Luck" reached No. 15 in the UK and No. 10 in the US.[83]

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. In the UK, "Every Beat of My Heart" reached number two in 1986. In January 1985, Stewart performed to a large audience at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro.[95]

1988–1994: Out of Order Tour, Vagabond Heart and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

In 1988, Stewart returned with

Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for the song.[96]

In January 1989, Stewart set out on the South American leg of the

heat prostration
.

Stewart's version of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.[83] This song was taken from a four-CD compilation set called Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990.

Released in 1991, the Vagabond Heart album continued Stewart's renewal and inspiration.[97] The lead single "It Takes Two" with Tina Turner, was released in 1990 in advance of the full album's release, and reached number five on the UK charts, but did not chart in the US. The follow-up songs from Vagabond Heart both reached the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, with "Rhythm of My Heart" peaking at No. 5 and "The Motown Song" peaking at No. 10.[83]

Concert ticket, 1993

At the

1993 Brit Awards in London, Stewart picked up the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music.[98] Stewart brought back the Faces on stage for an impromptu reunion.[98] In 1993, Stewart recorded "All For Love" with Sting and Bryan Adams for the soundtrack to the movie The Three Musketeers; the single reached number one in the US and number two in the UK.[84] Also in 1993, he reunited with Ronnie Wood to record an MTV Unplugged special that included "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 topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.[83] A rendition of "Reason to Believe" also garnered considerable airplay. The resulting Unplugged...and Seated album reached number two on the Billboard 200 album charts.[83]

Stewart was inducted into the

largest free rock concert attendance in history
.

1995–2001: New ventures and record labels

Stewart in Paris, 1995

By the early 1990s, Stewart had mostly abandoned creating his own material, saying that he was not a natural songwriter and that the tepid response to his recent efforts was not rewarding.[99] 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. The latter half of the 1990s was not as commercially successful though the 1996 album If We Fall in Love Tonight reached number 8 in the UK and went gold and hit No. 19 on the Billboard album chart.[83]

The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, a greatest hits album compiled from his time at Warner Bros., is certified four times platinum in the UK with over 1.2 million copies sold and reached number one in 2001 in Belgium and France.[100]

2002–2010: The Great American Songbook series and Soulbook

In June 2002, Stewart performed "Handbags and Gladrags" at the Party at the Palace held at Buckingham Palace Garden, a concert which celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II and featured stars from five decades of music.[101]

By 2002, Stewart had sold over 100 million records during his career.[102] While growing up, he heard in his home classic songs written by songwriters such as Cole Porter, Gus Kahn and George and Ira Gershwin. Stewart joined others who had recorded the classic songs.[103] He concentrated on singing 1930s and 1940s pop standards from the Great American Songbook with great popular success. These albums have been released on Clive Davis's J Records label and have seen Stewart enjoy album sales equal to the 1970s.

The first album from the songbook series,

They Can't Take That Away From Me" went Top 20.[104]

The second series album,

Tonight's The Night, featuring many of Stewart's songs, opened 7 November 2003 at London's Victoria Palace Theatre. It is written and directed by Ben Elton, who previously created a similar production, We Will Rock You, with music by Queen.[105] The musical tells about a "Faustian pact between Detroit gas station mechanic Stu Clutterbuck and Satan."[106]

In 2004, Stewart reunited with Ronnie Wood for concerts of

Grammy Award for this album.[107]

2005 saw the release of the fourth songbook album,

Dancing with the Stars. He performed tracks from his new album live from the Nokia Theater on 9 October. Control Room broadcast the event Live on MSN and in 117 cinemas across the country via National CineMedia. In November 2006, Stewart was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame.[108]

Performing in Zaragoza, Spain, November 2006

On 1 July 2007, Stewart performed at the

It's a Heartache
". On 22 December 2006, Stewart hosted the 8th Annual A Home for the Holidays special on CBS at 8:00 pm (PST).

On 20 May 2009, Stewart performed "Maggie May" on the grand finale of American Idol season 8. On 2, July 2009 Stewart performed his only UK date that year at Home Park, Plymouth. On 29 September 2009 a 4-CD, 65-track compilation entitled Rod Stewart Sessions 1971–1998 was released; it is composed of previously unreleased tracks and outtakes from the bulk of his career. Stewart has also mentioned plans for a compilation of covers of soul classics, the possible release of another edition of the Great American Songbook album and a country covers album.[112]

On 17 October 2009, Stewart released the studio album

Fly Me to the Moon...The Great American Songbook Volume V on J Records
.

2011–2012: Christmas album and autobiography

In 2011, Stewart performed with Stevie Nicks on their Heart & Soul Tour. Starting on 20 March in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the tour visited arena concerts in North America – with performances in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa and Montreal, among others.[113]

Stewart headlined the Sunday show at the

Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, commencing on 24 August.[115][116] Performing his greatest hits, the residency also saw him perform selected tracks from his upcoming, untitled blues album.[116]

On 7 June 2012, Stewart signed a recording agreement with

IFPI, Merry Christmas, Baby was the seventh best-selling album worldwide in 2012.[119] In October 2012, Stewart's autobiography titled Rod: The Autobiography was released (exact dates vary worldwide).[120]

In November 2012, Stewart performed "

Juno Award in the International Album of the Year category for his album Merry Christmas, Baby.[127]

2013–2015: Return to songwriting – Time and Another Country

Performing in Hamburg in September 2013

In May 2013, Stewart released Time, a rock album of his own original material. It marked a return to songwriting after what Stewart termed "a dark period of twenty years"; he said that writing his autobiography gave him the impetus to write music again.[45] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, setting a new British record for the longest gap between chart-topping albums by an artist.[128] Stewart's last No. 1 on the chart had been Greatest Hits Volume 1 in 1979 and his last studio album to top the chart was 1976's A Night on the Town.[129]

In September 2013, Stewart presented his friend Elton John with the first Brits Icon award in a special show at the London Palladium, recognising John's "lasting impact" on UK culture. Stewart quipped that John was "the second-best rock singer ever", before the two performed a duet on stage.[130]

A new studio album, Another Country, was released on 23 October 2015. The video for the first single "Love Is" is available on his Vevo account.[131]

2016–present: Continuing to record – Blood Red Roses and The Tears of Hercules

Stewart recorded vocals with

Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" as Sgt. Pepper for Beat Bugs episode 17b, which debuted 18 November 2016 on Netflix.[133] At the same, Stewart was quoted responding to John Lennon's 1980 assertion that Stewart's hit "The Killing of Georgie (Part 1 and 2)" plagiarised his song "Don't Let Me Down", declaring to The Guardian: "It does sound like it, [...] Nothing wrong with a good steal!".[134][135][136]

On 28 September 2018, Stewart released his 30th studio album, Blood Red Roses, on Republic Records.[137] He duets with Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler on the track "Battle of the Sexes" from her 2019 studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars.[138] Stewart collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the release of You're in My Heart in November 2019. The album contains new versions of the hit songs "Maggie May", and "It Takes Two" with Robbie Williams.[139]

On 22 November 2019, Stewart released

I Don't Want To Talk About It" and "The First Cut is the Deepest" with new arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,[140] as well as 1971 chart toppers in both the UK and US "Maggie May" and "Reasons to Believe". The release of You're In My Heart coincided with Stewart's biggest-ever UK stadium tour throughout November and December 2019, a continuation of his successful summer stadium tour. You're In My Heart also included "Stop Loving Her Today", a new song, as well as a new recording of "It Takes Two" featuring Robbie Williams.[141] You're in My Heart topped the UK Albums Chart, staying in the number one position for three weeks and making it his tenth UK chart-topping album.[142] Stewart released his 31st studio album The Tears of Hercules in November 2021.[143] Stewart is only the fifth British act in UK chart history with 10 or more number-one albums, and BPI Certified – Gold.[144][145]

In June 2022, Stewart performed at the Platinum Party at the Palace.[146] In November 2022, he revealed that he had refused to perform in Qatar the year before, despite an offer of "over $1m", citing the country's human rights record.[147] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Stewart at No. 49 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.[148] In May 2023, Stewart performed at the Jeff Beck tribute concerts held at the Royal Albert Hall, sharing the stage with Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, Kirk Hammett and Johnny Depp among others.[149]

In late 2023,

Warner Music announced a new album, Swing Fever, recorded with Jools Holland's Rhythm And Blues Orchestra, for 23 February 2024 release. A single from the album, "Almost Like Being in Love", was released on 5 December.[150]

In February 2024, Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists Group acquired Stewart's catalogue for close to $100M.[151][152]

Personal life

In May 2000, Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, for which he underwent surgery the same month. It had been previously reported he suffered from a benign vocal cord nodule.[153] Besides being a major health scare, the resulting surgery also threatened his voice, and he had to re-learn how to sing.[154] 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.[153] In September 2019, Stewart revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, and has been given the all-clear after treatment.[155]

Before returning to the UK, Stewart played for his LA Exiles team made up of mostly English expatriates plus a few celebrities, including

Palos Verdes, California.[156]

Despite his father having been a supporter of

2015 Scottish League Cup Final.[159]

Stewart is a

colour-blind.[163][164] In a 2019 interview with Railway Modeller magazine, he said the hobby is "addictive" for him; Stewart has admitted to taking cocaine in the past.[165]

A car collector, Stewart owns one of the 400 Ferrari Enzos. In 1982, Stewart was car-jacked on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard while he was parking his $50,000 Porsche.[166] The car subsequently was recovered. In March 2022, Stewart and others personally filled in some potholes on the country lane near his Essex residence, claiming that an ambulance had burst a tyre and his Ferrari could not get through. Dominic Zaria, one of Stewart's neighbours, praised the singer's action and said the lane had "a massive crack" and could be dangerous when it was dark and wet. In response, the county council cautioned that potholes should be reported and repaired by professionals, adding residents making their own repairs "could become liable for any problems or accidents".[167]

In September 2002, Stewart's son, Sean, was sentenced to three months in jail for attacking a man outside a restaurant in Los Angeles. Sean Stewart was also required to pay compensation and to attend anger management, drug and alcohol treatment courses.[168]

Rod Stewart was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for services to music. At his investiture in July 2007, at Buckingham Palace, Stewart commented: "It's a marvellous occasion. We're the only country in the world to honour the common man."[169] He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for "services to music and charity".[5]

Stewart was estimated to have a fortune of £215 million in the Sunday Times Rich List of 2021, making him the 12th wealthiest person in the British music industry.[170] He lives with his wife in the Grade II listed Durrington House, a £4.65 million property in Essex.[170]

During February 2023, it was announced that Stewart paid for a day's worth of MRI scans for patients at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in order to aid in reducing waiting lists.[171]

Relationships and family

Stewart has eight children, by five mothers:

Duration Partner Child(ren) Note
1963–1964 Susannah Boffey[172] Sarah Streeter
(born 6 November 1963) London[173] 		Daughter Sarah was raised by her adoptive parents, Gerald and Evelyn Thubron.[174]
1965–1967 Jennie Rylance
1971–1975 Dee Harrington
1975–1977 Britt Ekland Ekland stated in 1981 that she ended her relationship with Stewart because he was unfaithful.[175]
First marriage
1979–1984		 Alana Stewart Kimberly Alana Stewart (born 21 August 1979) On 21 August 2011, daughter Kimberly gave birth to her first child, a daughter, with actor
Benicio Del Toro.[176][177]
Sean Roderick Stewart
(born 1 September 1980)
1983–1990 Kelly Emberg Ruby Stewart
(born 17 June 1987)
Second marriage
1990–2006		 Rachel Hunter Renee Cecili Stewart[178][179]
(born 1 June 1992)		 Stewart and Hunter separated in 1999 and divorced in 2006. Son Liam played major junior ice hockey with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League, has played in the Elite Ice Hockey League with the Coventry Blaze and Guildford Flames, and plays professional hockey with the Milton Keynes Lightning of the United Kingdom's National League.[180][181]
Liam McAlister Stewart (born 5 September 1994)
Third marriage
2007–present		 Penny Lancaster-Stewart Alastair Wallace Stewart[182] (born 27 November 2005 in London) The couple began dating in 1999 and married in the cloistered medieval monastery La Cervara in Portofino on 16 June 2007 and honeymooned on board the yacht Lady Ann Magee moored in the Italian port of Portofino.[183]
Aiden Patrick Stewart[182] (born 16 February 2011)[184]

In reference to his divorces, 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."[185]

In January 2020, Stewart and his 39-year-old son, Sean, were arrested and Stewart was charged with alleged assault following an incident at a Florida hotel. He was due to appear in court on 5 February.[186] Stewart's defence lawyer, Guy Fronstin, told Judge August Bonavita in October 2020 that he had been in contact with the prosecutors and the case was unlikely to reach the trial stage.[187] The case was resolved in 2021, with Stewart and son pleading guilty to simple battery in a plea agreement that included no jail time, no probation, and no fine.[188]

Awards and recognition

Stewart's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

List of bands

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

  • Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions
    (1963)
  • The Hoochie Coochie Men (1964–1965)
  • Steampacket (1965–1966)
  • Soul Agents (1965–1966)
  • Shotgun Express (1966-1967)
  • The Jeff Beck Group (1967–1969)
  • Faces (1969–1975, 1986, 1993, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021–present)

Discography

Main article: Rod Stewart discography

Studio albums

Tours

Residency show

See also

Notes

  1. V-2 missile warhead fell on the local Highgate police station.[16]
    In his 2012 autobiography, Stewart said that was "just one of those legends, fables, and downright lies told in the name of publicity" and that the V-2 hit and his birth were separated by some weeks.
    Archway Road on 5 November 1944,[18][19]
    some two miles from the Stewart domicile.
  2. pitch.[29]
    One biography claimed he was there for two months including pre-season fixtures, that he left the team to the great disappointment of his father, and that he later reflected, "I had the skill but not the enthusiasm."[29] Another biography gave an undated Stewart quote saying he was there for three weeks, paid £8 per seven-day week, but never played in any form.[23] In a 2004 Rolling Stone interview, Stewart said he went three or four times a week and did play.[26] In 1995, Brentford Deputy President Eric White was quoted as saying, "He trained with us for a week or two, and he may even have kicked a ball around with the juniors, but there is no record of Rod Stewart ever having signed to Brentford. Unfortunately, nobody at the club remembers his time here."[32] In his 2012 autobiography, Stewart attributes all of this to a tale that took on its own life, partly and deliberately helped by statements he made in interviews, such as to talk show host Michael Parkinson.[30]
  3. ^ For many years it was said that Stewart had been a gravedigger at Highgate, partly to face a childhood fear of death.[34] In his 2012 autobiography he said that was a tale he had gone along with, but that in fact he had only measured out plots with string during a couple of Saturdays.[35]
  4. ^ A much-written-about happenstance, some sources give the date of the Stewart–Baldry rail station meeting as 5 January,[32] some as 7 January (but that may be confusing it with the date of Cyril Davies' death), some imply that it is after 7 January,[54] while some sources give no specific date.
  5. ^ The demo recordings were later released in 1976, against Stewart's wishes.[58]
  6. ^ These later surfaced in 1971 as part of Gomelsky's Rock Generation releases on BYG Records; the poorly recorded material has been repackaged as Rod Stewart and Steampacket many times since.[63][65]

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