Rod Stewart biography and Discography.

Rod Stewart (Rod Stewart) started in the 1960s as a bold and original interpreter rock standards, one of the best in its genre. Performance artistry combining it with a clear compositional talent. Compositions of its authorship, energetic fusion rock, umbrella, blues and country pieces, there were quite mixed. This was a unique variety folk-roka and kantri-roka. And yet straightforward his creativity is not. Test copper pipes Stewart was not capable of : in a time of "star" musician overshadow it. Music responded to the mutual contempt-of album artist appeared frankly mediocre albums. But even perebolev stellar disease and breaking with the original folk-kornyami, he never ceased to be a first class singer with a strong, beautiful, unique voice. Roderick David Stewart was born Jan. 10, 1945 in a large London family (he was the fifth child). His father moved to London from Scotland, which will remain a tantalizing mystery for Roderick. Individual adult life he started getting excited, tried many things, sometimes IGA, digging graves. Although 14 years Rod has begun to exploit the guitar, his first passion was football. He managed to play in the football club Brentford (by the way, the Scottish), and almost has a professional contract, but a love of music still won. In the early 1960s Rod begins to sing in a group, which plays music skiffl, then goes on hiatus Europe with folk-pevtsom Vizzom Jones (Wizz Jones). Tour is not without adventure : he is deported from Spain for vagrancy. Back in 1963, the home kolesit country, speaking in quick different groups playing ritm-n-blyuz. Have him work alongside future celebrity-John Paul Jones (John Paul Jones; Subsequently Led Zeppelin bassist) and Mika Fleetwood (Mick Fleetwood; Fleetwood Mac). After all, he had waited in R'n'B-gruppe Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions, sang and played harmonica on the lip. The team went to Europe for concerts and recording for Pye Records label first and last single, which Stewart wrote blyuz-arfy party. Having gone to London, he was admitted to recap Hoochie Coochie Men, led by Long John Boldry (Long John Baldry). With the issuance of the 64th year singles "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" the situation obscure group has not changed - to charts song never reach. The soon pereformirovalas, called Steampacket and summer of 1965 went to Britain to spend heated by Rolling Stones and the Walker Brothers. At the same time, they recorded a full debut, which had been shelved for up to 1970. In the early 66th Steampacket smoothly died, but Stewart found a warm place in blyuz-rok-proekte Shotgun Express. At the habit, releasing its first single, the team disintegrated. By the end of 1966, Rod already listed in the Jeff Beck Group, which, in fact, a way to a stellar musician Olympus. Jeff Beck, eks-gitarist Yardbird, for a couple of Rod Stewart suggested a shock to personnel issues, which will be the standard for future heavyweights blues : virtuoso guitarist and a dynamic, lid-vokalist sexiness. In the fall of 1968 Jeff Beck Group introduced debut plate "Truth, which has made some impression on the fans of America and Great Britain. In 68-69 years, the team traveled to concerts both countries several times and was given tremendous support rok-fanov. Before becoming history, the group recorded another album "Cosa Nostra Beck-Ola". While he was active response and musicians at home and in distant America, on the team he had not yet had an effect. In the fall of 1969 Jeff Beck Group samoraspustilis. Rod Stewart, no longer in need of advice vocalist, as many teams can only dream about, rejected the proposal to work with American rocker Cactus. Together with bassist Ron Wood (Ron Wood), eks-kollegoy on Jeff Beck Group, he joined the team Small Faces, which recently left songwriter and guitarist Steve Marriott (Steve Marriott). Stewart began executing repertory group, in Wood perekvalifitsirovalsya guitarist, The shortened name to the Faces, and the studio began work on the first album, First Step. " Having learned from bitter experience not to trust the collective project, Rod Stewart signed a solo contract in conjunction with the label Phonogram and prepares his own debut. He made his first attempt itself as a composer, he wrote five songs for the album. In late 1969, his plate "An Old Raincoat Will not Let You Down" is ready. Volk, ritm-n-blyuz and rock intertwine in a sound intriguing story, and the acoustics aiming to rock and roll eloquently to the birth of the original talent. In the United States drive goes under the title "The Rod Stewart Album" and noted the 134 positions charts. At home album largely ignored. The debut long-pley Faces "First Step" was published in spring 1970. The album has little in common with the pop-oriented ritm-n-blyuzom Small Faces, and the heavy blues Jeff Beck Group. Through Faces in the music was loud, emotional, troubled airplay team, inspired by the example of Rolling Stones. The home team more fortunate than Rod Stewart. "First Step" has been deprived mind, and after living brazen show of force loudly spoke English rok-fany. "Concurrently," Stewart continued to work on the second solo album "Gasoline Alley", which was issued in the 70th year. One of the most beautiful rooms on the album is the song "Lady Day" and a key part of a successful home-studio guitar Kuittentona Martin (Martin Quittenton), in whose hands it sounded like mandolin. "Gasoline Alley" zasvetivshiysya American Tor 30, singer's first solo tour in the United States. Rod Stewart became a critical and the most successful band of their careers. In early 1971 Faces issued a second plate "Long Player", vstrechennuyu get to the previous release groups, but much calmer than third solo disc lid-vokalista. With plate "Every Picture Tells a Story" Rod Stewart became an international star. Album charts leads America, England and other European countries, although the first promo-singl "Reason to Believe" has been almost unnoticed. At first singles "Reason To Believe" enjoyed relative success, but when DJs began to be broadcast on the second side plate with the song "Maggie May" - poluakusticheskoy lovely folk ballads almost instantly-off single to No. 1 in the British charts. In the wake of that success came in a dozen hot (in Britain and the United States) and the third album - The Faces' A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… To A Blind Horse "(1971). On both sides of the Atlantic "Maggie May" would last for the first line charts for five weeks. Personal achievements songwriter had a direct impact on the perceptions of and releases Faces. Third studio long-pley team "A Nod Is as Good as a Wink ... To a Blind Horse" by the end of 1971, marked in the top ten hit at the major music markets. Vesnoy'72 Faces went to the long tour. Career Rod Stewart has developed rapidly, much bigger success of his team. The mounting tension in the relationship is a good team that does not augur. In the summer of singer released fourth solo album "Never a Dull Moment" practically povtorivshy success of his predecessor. Stewart brought here mature performer, with excellent taste in selecting material for kaver-versy. His version of Jimi Hendrix compositions (Jimi Hendrix), "Angel" comes in the Tor 40 dollars. The irresistible charm, and he performs his own things that are compositionally no less interesting than classical standards, such as the beautiful song "You Wear It Well" (# 13 linked). Finally, at the beginning of the 73rd Faces produced his fourth and, as it turned out, the latest album from frivolous as "Ooh La La". Lid-vokalistu record frankly not satisfied, and he felt no need to hide it from the press. The public has a different view and drive guaranteed first place in the British band and 21 string ranking dollars. 1974 team started with a large tour. They said goodbye to their fans. New studio attempt Stewart "Smiler" baked on the already proven recipe, use reasonable success, breaking the American frontier Tor 20. But this album is 1974 brings the first signs of fatigue and ultimately produced the limited formula. By that time reached a climax loud novel Rod Stewart with the Swedish actress Britt Ekland (Britt Ekland). This is a romantic adventure and the (first) problem with taxes forced him to seek citizenship in the United States. The move also reflected in a creative musician. His new record is a full symbolic name "Atlantic Crossing" (1975). This album created with producer Tom Dowd (Tom Dowd) and push Muscle Shoals, had almost nothing to do with folkovym past Stewart, emphasizing pop-sostavlyayuschey his creativity. Long-pley included future number one hit "Sailing" (written Gevinom Sutherland) and lovely version of "Drift Away" Dobie Gray. By the end of the year, it became clear that the return of Faces lid-vokalista not be for ever, and the team quietly disbanded. Meeting artist musicians helped write the new plate "A Night on the Town" (1976), finalized at soskolznuvshuyu'm pop-territoriyu. The wonderful vocal ability Stewart helped him to maintain the status quo. The impactor single "Tonight's the Night" restrained leadership in the Americas linked 8 weeks. The success of the Trojans worked and a small scandal that has been raised about the 'Rasprav wings and let me join you, by today's standards it is a harmless, but in 1976 it was enough for many radio stations did not put a song on the air. Millionnaya circulation album (hit # 2 in the United States) looked quite logical. Far beyond its success next long-pleya "Foot Loose and Fancy Free, which operates the same pop-formulu and found only in America three million customers. Some update home plate in 1978 marked "Blondes Have More Fun", which included elements of disco. Add singer liked it. Hit-singl "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" conquers rating the United States, to be leaders and is embossed album for the first time in the last seven years. The commercial success is progressing. This time, sold four million discs. Success has again cast skandalnosti : song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" debated and rejected, as no other actor of the song. He did otkrestilsya of it and listed all of the profits from the single to charities. Rod Stewart is now Superstar. He would be happy to enjoy the privileges stellar life, in anything not deny, regularly goes into the secular novels : a list of actresses and models, he is surrounded constantly replenished and renewed. The search for new means of expression led him to a new wave and even sinti-popu which will gradually penetrate its following. Long-pley 1981, "Tonight I'm Yours" has become platinum. But since that time, it alters fortunes. After a decade of almost continuous strip apparent triumph begins creative decline. Four consecutive album "Absolutely Live" (1982), "Body Wishe" (1983), Camouflage (1984) and Rod Stewart (1986), seem vymuchennymi and are far less interesting than the list of 71-81 years. Of that quartet only "Camouflage" is a gold certificate, and only three singles in six years fall into the American Top 10. Nonetheless, Stewart remained a constant hero secular Chronicle, which provides gently newspaper scandalous stories. He married and divorced a few years later with the former wife of George Hamilton (George Hamilton) named Alan, who manage to give birth to two children, leads Flirting with Kelly Emberg (Kelly Emberg), travels around the world, shines on the secular parties. Chronicler and paparazzi running behind him on the heels. In the late 1980s Stewart firmly taken for the restoration of another of its popular music. Enlisting the help of Andy Taylor (Andy Taylor; Duran Duran) and Bernard Edwards (Bernard Edwards; Chic), he writes solid album "Out, OF Order" (1988), which comes in the first Tkhelidze bestseller. Feed interest in the release of two promo-singla - "Lost in You" and "Forever Young" recorded in the Torah pop-charta 20. In hindsight, the previous release of "Rod Stewart" suddenly become very popular commercial product. In 1990, the artist, noting the twentieth anniversary of solo career, the four-drive their most famous, as well as a number of unpublished songs, which are issued under the title "Storyteller : Complete Anthology 1964-1990." The publication of this new version of the track Tom Wates (Tom Waits) "Downtown Train" is the most raskruchennym hit in his career for the past 10 years - ever since the "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" in 1978. It Track "Downtown Train" for the first time makes the nominator artist Grammy. In the 1990s Stewart entered a new companion for life-model Rachel Hunter (Rachel Hunter), in 1924 under him. He twice was happy father, as if ostepenilsya was set to the serious work and unambiguous success, which brought him a new long-pley "Vagabond Heart" (1991). More mature, reflexive, insightful work is sympathy from the public. Kambek clearly a success. In 1993, Stewart, as in good old days, combined with Ron Wood and record a live album "Unplugged ... and Seated" at the material show "MTV Unplugged." The contagion drive and the quality of work that fans appreciate greatly. For the first time since the late 1970s, the name of a musician on the second album charts. Writing marked the return of Stewart mostly acoustic guitar and give a new start in life hit-singlu "Have I Told You Lately" (# 5 ranking in the Billboard Hot 100). More smoothed, crafted version poluakusticheskogo to drive home before 1995 "A Spanner in the Works", conceived and written about the course, during the highly successful world tour in support of "Unplugged ... and Seated." In 1995, musician again in a road-obkatyvat "A Spanner in the Works." His bek-gruppa has 12 people, but also on the scene to join him 22 musician. 14 months on the road accompanied by enthusiastic reviews and box office records in one country after another. Other albums 1990s also presented gifts actor from various quarters, while Rod virtually ceased "rok-n-rollstvovat", working mostly old and radio-format. The big hit was the ballad "All For Love" spetaya "magnificent Trinity" - Stewart, and Bryan Adams song (included in the compilation in 1996 "If We Fall in Love Tonight"). Artist does not recognize and delays in the next year released a new record "If We Fall in Love Tonight", combining both fresh recruits and reprinted material. Drive into the American Top 20, and Canada is even more popular. In 1998, a CD "When We Were the New Boys" (the hit number two in Britain), in which singer will give his talent interpreter. The album presents some interesting remakes of contemporary compositions British team-Oasis ( "Cigarettes and Alcohol"), Primal Scream ( "Rocks"), Skunk Anansie ( "Weak"), as a cover "Ooh La La" Faces group. The musician obkatyval in public its new material, fate has produced a serious test. Diagnosed in the early stages of thyroid cancer was not a direct threat to their lives, but questioned further musical career. Fortunately, the ligaments are not damaged. In time prooperirovannaya tumor and one-year rehabilitation enabled Rod fully restore their primary working tool-unique voice. After three years, the singer returns with a new CD "Human" (2001), which is Anjou attempt to find one's place in modern R & B-stsene. His vocal qualities, as in the best of times, was outstanding. The album maintains an impressive concert tour, after more than six months on the road and obehav both the United States and Europe. In 2002-2003, Discography musician fed two great work : "It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook Volume I (4 positions in the Billboard 200) and" As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook Volume II "(# 2 in the Billboard 200). Stewart, who will soon celebrate the 40th birthday of entertainers, proposed their own interpretation of many famous American pop-standartov. The first "that" perezapisannoy classics Rod Stewart, to his surprise (and who did not hide), has been nominated for the Grammy. Exit second collection kaver-versy almost coincided with the London premiere of the musical "Tonight's the Night", called on the most famous rock musician and created by two dozen of its most striking songs. Scenario spectacle wrote Ben Elton (Ben Elton), the author of the musical creativity Queen "We Will Rock You" had tremendous success. In purely professional news, the yellow press willingly discusses latest novel secular Rod Stewart model Penny Lancaster (Penny Lancaster) : old musician had not changed their habits. The short but intensive performance charisma Rod Stewart gave an interview Elton John : "I think Rod has the perfect voice for rock and roll and ballad. The sweeping it ... I hripottsa absolute freedom. " The main components of his music, the warmth and friendly is not lost in any changes.
Discography Rod Stewart:

Seventies Collection 2007
Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time 2006
Stardust...The Great American Songbook: Volume III 2004
Early Years 2003

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Full Discography: Rod Steart