Rod Stewart Biography

Birth of Rod Stewart

Birth of Roderick David Stewart, later a major British rock and pop singer.

Performs folk and blues material around London during his early years as a singer.

Joins Long John Baldry's Hoochie Coochie Men during the British blues boom.

Sings with The Dimensions, one of his early rhythm and blues groups.

Performs with Steampacket alongside Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger.

Sings with Shotgun Express, a short-lived soul group featuring future Fleetwood Mac members.

Jeff Beck forms a new band called The Jeff Beck Group, which features him on lead guitar, Rod Stewart on vocals, Ron Wood on bass, Nicky Hopkins on piano, and Micky Waller on drums

Joins the Jeff Beck Group and gains wider attention as a powerful blues-rock vocalist.

Sings on Truth, the Jeff Beck Group album that helps shape heavy blues rock.

Joins Faces with Ronnie Wood, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones.

Founder Member of The Faces

Owing to friction within the band, Rod Stewart and Ron Wood leaw the group to replace Steve Marriott in the Small Faces

Sings on Beck-Ola, his second album with the Jeff Beck Group.

Releases his debut solo album while moving toward work with Faces.

Releases "Gasoline Alley"

Releases First Step with Faces after the Small Faces evolve into a new band.

Releases Gasoline Alley, strengthening his mixture of folk, rock and soul influences.

Releases "Every Picture Tells a Story"

Releases Maggie May, which becomes his first major international solo hit.

Releases Long Player with Faces as the band's reputation grows on both sides of the Atlantic.

Releases Every Picture Tells a Story, his major solo breakthrough.

Releases A Nod Is As Good As a Wink with Faces, including the hit Stay With Me.

Releases Album, "Never a Dull Moment"

Releases You Wear It Well, another major single from his early 1970s peak.

Releases Never a Dull Moment, continuing the successful style of his early solo albums.

The Faces release "Ooh La La", UK no 1 Album

Releases Ooh La La with Faces during growing tension between group and solo commitments.

Releases "Smiler"

Releases Smiler, his final Mercury-era studio album of the early 1970s.

Releases "Atlantic Crossing"

Faces effectively break up as members pursue separate projects and Stewart's solo career dominates.

Releases Sailing, one of his best-known ballads and a major British hit.

Releases Atlantic Crossing after relocating his recording focus toward the United States.

Releases "A Night on the Town"

Releases Tonight's the Night, one of his biggest United States number one singles.

Releases A Night on the Town, continuing his move into polished mid-1970s pop rock.

Releases You're in My Heart, combining romantic lyricism with football and Celtic references.

Releases Foot Loose and Fancy Free, including You're in My Heart.

Releases "Blondes Have More Fun"

Releases Da Ya Think I'm Sexy, a disco-era hit that becomes one of his signature songs.

Releases Blondes Have More Fun, his most disco-influenced late-1970s album.

Releases Foolish Behaviour, continuing his late-1970s and early-1980s commercial run.

Releases Young Turks, one of his defining early MTV-era singles.

Releases Tonight I'm Yours as his sound moves toward early-1980s new wave pop.

Releases Baby Jane, which becomes a major British number one single.

Releases Body Wishes, including the UK hit Baby Jane.

Releases Camouflage, featuring production and guitar work from Jeff Beck.

Releases Every Beat of My Heart, including a title song reflecting Scottish family roots.

Releases Out of Order, renewing his late-1980s commercial momentum.

Releases the Storyteller anthology, summarising his first two decades of major recordings.

Releases "Vagabond Heart"

Releases Vagabond Heart, including Rhythm of My Heart and The Motown Song.

Releases a successful live version of Have I Told You Lately from Unplugged and Seated.

Releases "Unplugged ...and Seated"

Releases Unplugged and Seated after an MTV performance with Ronnie Wood.

Releases A Spanner in the Works, continuing his 1990s adult rock style.

Releases When We Were the New Boys, covering songs by younger British rock writers.

Begins the Great American Songbook series with It Had to Be You.

Releases Still the Same, interpreting classic rock songs from earlier decades.

Releases Time, his first album of largely self-written new material in many years.

Releases Swing Fever with Jools Holland, returning to swing and big-band standards.