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Rod Stewart's childhood ambition was to be a football player, but after an apprenticeship at Brentford F.C. he found himself diverted towards music. He recorded his first single 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl' in 1970 with the Hoochie Coochie Men, who evolved into Steampacket, and he became singer with the Jeff Beck Group where he first worked with Ronnie Wood. Stewart and Wood joined three members of the Small Faces to become the Faces, releasing their debut album 'First Step' in 1970, laying the groundwork for Stewart's marathon reign as a solo star. A string of number one singles like 'Maggie May', 'You Wear It Well', 'Sailing' and 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?' followed along with albums 'Every Picture Tells a Story', 'Never a Dull Moment', 'Smiler', 'Atlantic Crossing' and 'A Night On the Town', all which achieved the number one spot on the UK Albums Chart. Rod was still at the top two decades later when his career had a resurgence in the 2000s with four volumes of Great American Songbook albums. In 2013 he released 'Time', his 28th studio album marking a return to songwriting after a considerable break. The album charted at number one in the UK and he wasted no time in making his next record, 'Another Country', which he released in 2015. His 30th album, 'Blood Red Roses', was released in 2018.Artist biography compiled by BDS/West 10. All rights reserved
