Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart, (born 10 January 1945) is a British pop singer, known professionally as Rod Stewart. He was born in London to an English mother and Scottish father. When he started singing in the 1960s, he was player for Brentford F.C., a football team. He started singing in local R&B groups, in the 1970s he began a solo career which made him very famous.[1]
Rod Stewart | |
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Birth name | Roderick David Stewart |
Also known as | "Rod the Mod" |
Born | Highgate, London, England | 10 January 1945
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, record producer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1961–present |
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Rod Stewart Media
Grave of Stewart's parents in Highgate Cemetery
Stewart (right) while in Faces, with Ronnie Wood (left)
On stage in Dublin, 1981
Stewart performing in Paris, 1986
Performing in Zaragoza, Spain, November 2006
Performing in Hamburg in September 2013
Stewart's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame