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Rod Stewart
Singing Maggie May, Sailing and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
Every Picture Tells a Story · Sailing
- Born
- 10 January 1945
- Birthplace
- London, UK
More people
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart is a British singer with a gravelly voice and a career spanning blues-rock, pop and older American standards. He developed a solo audience while still performing with Faces.
Early life
North London
Grew up in Highgate in a family with a Scottish father.
Early music
Played harmonica and sang in London’s rhythm-and-blues scene.
Career
- 1960s
Working in bands
Performed with groups including Long John Baldry’s Hoochie Coochie Men and the Jeff Beck Group.
- 1969–1975
Faces and solo work
Joined Faces while recording under his own name.
- 1970s–1990s
Solo touring
Became an international concert performer across rock and pop.
- 2002 onward
American standards
Recorded a series devoted to the Great American Songbook.
Selected work
Every Picture Tells a Story
The album containing Maggie May and Mandolin Wind.
Sailing
His recording of the Sutherland Brothers song became a signature ballad.
Blondes Have More Fun
A turn toward dance music, including Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
Beyond work
Football
A devoted football supporter, particularly of Celtic.
Model railways
Has spent decades building detailed model railway layouts.
Sources & photo credit
Life and career ↗Institutional or specialist reference ↗Photo: Michael Cohn Photo. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
