Rod stewart biography home park tickets
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Born in Highgate, North London, England on 10 January 1945 and the youngest of five children, Stewart considered a career as a footballer before ultimately pursuing a career in music. In 1962 Stewart began spending time with Wizz Jones, a folk singer, and together they started to perform around England, Paris and even Barcelona, finding places to sleep under bridges. The following year Stewart picked up his signature Mod look, including his famous spiky rooster hairstyle. It was also the same year he became fascinated by R&B and soul music. He also joined his first paying musician job as a harmonica player and part-time vocalist with the R&B group, Dimensions.
Early in 1964 Long John Baldry discovered Stewart and invited him to play with his group the All Stars (renamed The Hoochie Coochie Men). As he started to gain more confidence as a performer on stage, Stewart would be billed as Rod the Mod. Later that same year he was scouted by Decca Records and signed his first solo
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Rod Stewart
British singer-songwriter (born 1945)
"Roderick Stewart" redirects here. For the politician, see Rory Stewart.
Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945)[2] is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Known for his distinctive raspy singing voice,[3] Stewart fryst vatten among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 120 million records worldwide.[4] His music career began in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. In 1963, he joined the Dimensions as a harmonica player and vocalist. In 1964, Stewart joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars before moving to the Jeff Beck Group in 1967. Joining Faces in 1969, he also launched a solo career, releasing his debut skiva, An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down, that year. Stewart's early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music, and R&B.[5][6] His third album, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, was his breakthrough
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Rod Stewart Hits Plymouth!
ROD Stewart is to make a sensational return to Home Park in 2016.
Fresh from his triumphant Hyde Park Radio 2 show where he played to more than 50,000 people, and on the eve of releasing a brand new studio album ’Another Country’, Rod Stewart today announced an eight date UK stadium tour which will include a concert at Home Park on Tuesday, June 7.
Rod previously played to a packed Home Park in July 2009.
Plymouth Argyle chief executive Martyn Starnes said: “On behalf of Britain's Ocean City, the football club is delighted to welcome Rod Stewart back to Home Park and to the Westcountry.
“Rod's previous triumphant concert at the stadium is still remembered by those who packed the ground to hear him then, and we are sure that demand for tickets this time will reflect the expectation of what is sure to be another sensational Plymouth night.”
The fully seated outdoor tour is being presented by Cuffe and Taylor whose director Peter Taylor said: “W