Rod Stewart

Born: London, England, 1945

Years Active: 1971-2007

Member of: Faces

Influenced by: The Rolling Stones, The Small Faces, Smokey Robinson, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Marvin Gaye, Sam & Dave, Tim Hardin, The Temptations, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: Rod Stewart may have begun his career as a respected singer, yet that critical respect eroded as he got older, as he became ...

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Oct 28 2009 13:00PM by Benjy Eisen

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Spinner: Rod Stewart has sold 250 million albums and counting, but his career hasn't always been so charmed. He once thought about becoming a history teacher if the music thing didn't work out. It worked out. And now, all these years later, Stewart is ... Read more

 
Oct 27 2009 7:30AM by Benjy Eisen

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Spinner: Following an enormously successful album series in which he covered classics from the 'Great American Songbook,' Rod Stewart is digging even deeper into his pockets for a new collection of soul tunes entitled, appropriately, 'Soulbook.' The album's ... Read more

 
Jul 13 2009 7:00AM by Benjy Eisen

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Spinner: In the early '90s, Rod Stewart did a popular early '90s thing to do: he released a live album taken from his 'Unplugged' session for MTV. It worked -- the album ('Unplugged ... and Seated') peaked at No. 2 and yielded several hit singles in 1993. But ... Read more

Soulbook
Released: 10/27/09
Rod Stewart Live
Released: 10/25/05
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