Roderick David „Rod“ Stewart, (* London, 10. siječnja 1945. - ) je britanski rock i pop pjevač. U svojoj dugoj karijeri imao je više #1 hitova poput; Maggie May, You Wear It Well, Sailing, Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright), I Don't Want to Talk About It, Hot Legs, Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Downtown Train, Some Guys Have All the Luck, Young Turks, This Old Heart of Mine, Forever Young, My Heart Can't Tell You No i Rhythm of My Heart.
Povijest
Školu je napustio s 15 godina, i radio kod oca na sitotisku, tad je i silno želio postati nogometaš i igrao je u klubu Brentford F.C, zbog toga je cijeli život bio vatreni navijač Škotske nogometne reprezentacije i kluba Celtic.
Stewart se glazbom počeo baviti ranih 1960-ih nastupajući kao pjevač u brojnim tadašnjim rock sastavima; Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions, The Hoochie Coochie Men ( sastav Long John Baldry-a), The Soul Agents, Shotgun Express, The Steampacket i The Jeff Beck Group.
1967. godine otpjevao je demo-inačicu pjesme In A Broken Dream za australski sastav Python Lee Jackson. Nakon prvih Stewartovih uspjeha 1970-ih, objavili su australci ploču 1972. s tim naslovom, ali nisu naveli Stewarta kao pjevača.
1969. godine postao je solo pjevač u novom sastavu Faces koji je osnovan od tri člana Small Faces i dva bivša člana Jeff Beck Group Ronnie Wooda i samog Rod Stewarta. Sastav se okrenuo više bluesu koji je odgovarao baršunasto hrapavom Stewartovu glasu i odmah privukao pažnju publike na sebe.
1969. godine izdao je Stewart svoj prvi solo album An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down, u Sjevernoj Americi se zvao The Rod Stewart Album. 1970. izdao je album Gasoline Alley. Tek nakon svojeg trećeg izdanog albuma Every Picture Tells A Story njegov status rock solista postao je neupitan. Status zvijezde potvrdio je i s istovremeno izdanom singl pločom Maggie May koja se ubrzo popela na #1 Britaniji i Sjedinjenim Državama. Gitarist Ron Wood puno je pomogao Stewartu kod skladanja pjesama za njegov prvi solo album, a sastav Faces kod uglazbivanja.
1975. godine izdao je veliki hit Sailing, a 1978. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? pa zatim 1983. godine Baby Jane. 1990. godine izdao je pjesmu Tom Waitsa Downtown Train koja je postigla osrednji uspjeh kod publike (#10 UK. 1991. godine albumom Vagabond Heart uspio se kvalitetom materijala vratiti u vrh. 1994. primljen je Rock kuću slavnih (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Rod Stewart na stranicama Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2002. godine Stewart je izdao album s odabranim jazz - standardima pod nazivom It Had To Be You - The Great American Songbook. Nakon velikog uspjeha albuma i više platinastih nagrada koje je dobio, Stewart je objavio tri nove inačice s istim materijalom.
2007. godine za svoj doprinos u glazbi dobio je najviše britansko odličje Orden Britanskog carstva (Commander of the Order of the British CBE.
Bolest
1999. godine obolio je od raka štitnjače, te je u lipnju 2000. operiran. Operacija je zaprijetila uništiti njegov slavni hrapavi glas, ali je Stewart i onako nakon postoperativne terapije morao napustiti pjevanje po koncertima, danas je angažiran u zakladi „City Of Hope Foundation“, koja se bavi podrškom u istraživanju raka.
Lista sastava
Tijekom svoje karijere Rod Stewart je bio član brojnih britanskih grupa, dolje je lista:
Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions (1963) The Hoochie Coochie Men (1964–1965) Soul Agents (1965-1966) Shotgun Express (1966) The Jeff Beck Group (1966–1969) Faces (1969–1975)
Diskografija thumb|right|Rod Stewart 2006. u Zaragozi. Singl ploče
1968: Little Miss Understood 1971: Maggie May 1972: You wear it well 1972: What made Milwaukee Famous 1973: Oh no, not my baby 1974: Farewell/Bring it on home to me/You send me 1975: Sailing 1976: Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright) 1976: This old heart of mine 1976: Get back 1977: I don’t want to talk about it / The first cut is the deepest 1977: You’re in my Heart 1978: Hot legs 1978: Ole Ola 1978: Da ya think I’m sexy? 1979: Ain’t love a bitch 1980: Passion 1981: Tonight I’m yours (don’t hurt me) 1981: Young Turks 1983: Baby Jane 1983: What am I gonna do 1983: Sweet Surrender 1984: Infatuation 1984: Some guys have all the luck 1985: People get ready (zajedno s Jeff Beckom) 1986: Love touch 1986: Every beat of my heart 1986: Another Heartache 1987: Twistin the night away 1988: Lost in you 1988: Forever Young 1988: My Heart can tell you no 1989: Crazy about her 1989: I don’t want to talk about it (inačica iz 1989-ih) 1989: This Old Heart of mine (s Ronald Isley) 1990: Downtown Train 1990: It Takes Two (Duett With Tina Turner) 1991: Rhythm of my heart 1991: The Motown song 1991: Broken Arrow 1992: Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) 1993: Ruby Tuesday 1993: Shotgun wedding 1993: Have I told you lately? (unplugged) 1993: Reason to believe (unplugged) 1993: People get ready (unplugged) 1994: All for love (s Bryan Adams i Sting) 1995: You’re the star 1995: Lady Luck 1996: Purple heather (zajedno sa škotskom nogometnom reprezentacijom) 1996: So far away 1996: If we fall in love tonight 1996: When I need you 1998: Ooh La La 1998: When We Were The New Boys 1998: Rocks 1999: Faith of the heart (glazba za film „Patch Adams“) 2000: Run back into your arms 2001: I can’t deny it
Albumi
1970: An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down aka The Rod Stewart Album 1970: Gasoline Alley 1970: First Step (The Faces) 1971: Every Picture Tells A Story 1971: Long Player (The Faces) 1971: A Nod’s As Good As A Wink… To A Blind Horse (The Faces) 1972: Never A Dull Moment 1973: Sing It Again Rod (best of) 1973: Ooh La La (The Faces) 1974: Smiler 1974: Coast To Coast… Overtures And Beginners (The Faces live) 1975: Atlantic Crossing 1976: A Night On The Town 1976: Snakes And Ladders - The Best Of Faces (The Faces) 1977: Foot Loose & Fancy Free 1978: Blondes Have More Fun 1979: Greatest Hits 1980: Foolish Behaviour 1981: Tonight I’m Yours 1982: Absolutely Live 1983: Body Wishes 1984: Camouflage 1986: Every Beat Of My Heart 1988: Out Of Order 1989: The Best Of Rod Stewart 1990: Storyteller - The Complete Anthology 1991: Vagabond Heart 1993: Lead Vocalist 1993: Unplugged …And Seated (unplugged - with special guest Ronnie Wood) 1995: A Spanner In The Works 1996: If We Fall In Love Tonight 1998: When We Were The New Boys 2001: Human 2002: It Had To Be You… The Great American Songbook 2003: As Time Goes By… The Great American Songbook Vol. II 2004: Stardust… The Great American Songbook Vol. III 2005: Thanks For The Memory… The Great American Songbook, Vol IV 2006: Still The Same… Great Rock Classics Of Our Time 2009: Soulbook 2010: Once in a Blue Moon: The Lost Album 2010: Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V 2012: Merry Christmas, Baby 2013: Time 2015: Another Country 2018: Blood Red Roses 2021: The Tears of Hercules 2024: Swing Fever with Jools Holland
Literatura
2005: Rod Stewart. Live / Private / Backstage – Photos 1970–1980 (Wolfgang Heilemann & Sabine Thomas) 1994: Forever Young (Tim Ewbank & Stafford Hildred) 1985: Rod Stewart (George Tremlett)
Izvori
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