Rod Stewart started as an apprentice footballer with Brentford F.C. based in West London. He soon switched to a career in music joining folk singer Wizz Jones in the early 1960s as a street singer travelling around Europe; this resulted in his being deported from Spain for vagrancy. Stewart also worked as a gravedigger during this period. On his return to England, he went to Birmingham to join Jimmy Powell & the Five Dimensions as a vocalist and blues harp player — he and the band recorded a single for Pye Records. He is also co ...

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Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles

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The US band Cactus offered Stewart a job as lead singer but he decided to join The Faces with Ron Wood. (Wood had played bass guitar with the Jeff Beck Group, but wanted to switch to guitar. The Faces were previously The Small Faces until the departure of Steve Marriott.) Stewart also signed a solo recording contract. An Old Raincoat Won't Let You Down became his first solo album in 1969; it was known as The Rod Stewart Album in the US. It established the template for his solo sound: a heartfelt mixture of folk, rock, an ...

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Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles

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See also: 1978 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1979 in music - Events. Disco reigned supreme in 1979, with several #1 hits from The Bee Gees and Donna Summer that year. Several artists who were not regarded as dance/disco acts, scored major successes by releasing disco singles, including New Wave band Blondie with their first US number one single "Heart Of Glass" and Rod Stewart with "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy". However, the backlash against d ...

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1979 in music - Grammy Awards 1979 in music - Country Music Association Awards 1979 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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From Ten Summoner's Tales 1992 "It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) #30 UK 1993 "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" #14 UK, #17 US 1993 "Seven Days" #25 UK 1993 "Fields of Gold" #16 UK, #23 US Non-album single; soundtrack from the film of the same name 1993 "Demolition Man" #21 UK From The Three Musketeers soundtrack 1994 "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart) #2 UK, #1 US From Ten Summoner's Tales ...

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Sting musician, Sting musician - Biography, Sting musician - The Police, Sting musician - Solo, Sting musician - Personal life, Sting musician - Trivia, Sting musician - Discography, Sting musician - Singles, Sting musician - Acting career

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From Ten Summoner's Tales 1992 "It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) #30 UK 1993 "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" #14 UK, #17 US 1993 "Seven Days" #25 UK 1993 "Fields of Gold" #16 UK, #23 US Non-album single; soundtrack from the film of the same name 1993 "Demolition Man" #21 UK From The Three Musketeers soundtrack 1994 "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart) #2 UK, #1 US From Ten Summoner's Tales 1994 ...

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Sting, Sting - Biography, Sting - The Police, Sting - Solo, Sting - Personal life, Sting - Trivia, Sting - Discography, Sting - Singles, Sting - Acting career

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Other hits Songs peaking at number 2 included "Key Largo" by Bertie Higgins, "Believe It Or Not" (Theme from Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury, "If You Want My Love" by Cheap Trick, "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Go's, "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" by Split Enz, "Shy Boy" by Bananarama and "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Other hits (with peak positions shown), included "Waiting For A Girl Like You" (3) by Foreigner, "Young Turks" (3) by Rod Stewart, "You Should Hear How She Talks About ...

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List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1980, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1981, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1982, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1983, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1984, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1985, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1986, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1987, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1988, List of Number 1 singles in Australia during the 1980s - 1989

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His works for movie soundtracks include: "Heaven" in 1982 for the film A Night in Heaven. "Drive All Night" in the 1989 film Pink Cadillac. "Everything I Do (I Do It for You)" from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. "All for Love" from The Three Musketeers in 1993 (sung alongside Rod Stewart and Sting). "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" in 1995 from the film Don Juan DeMarco. "Star" from the Robin Williams film Jack. "I ...

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Bryan Adams, Bryan Adams - Musical career, Bryan Adams - Social activist, Bryan Adams - Soundtrack works, Bryan Adams - The mid 1990s to the present, Bryan Adams - As a photographer, Bryan Adams - Trivia, Bryan Adams - Discography, Bryan Adams - Albums, Bryan Adams - Singles, Bryan Adams - Songs written for other artists, Bryan Adams - B-sides of singles, Bryan Adams - Filmography

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Idlewild band - Current. Roddy Woomble - Vocals (1995-present) Rod Jones - Guitar (1995-present) Colin Newton - Drums (1995-present) Allan Stewart - Guitar (2001-present) (touring guitarist until 2002, when he became a permanent member) Gavin Fox - Bass (2002-present) Idlewild band - Previous. Bob Fairfoull - Bass (1997-2002) < ...

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Idlewild band, Idlewild band - History, Idlewild band - Beginnings 'Captain' and 'Hope Is Important' 1995-1998, Idlewild band - '100 Broken Windows' 1999-2001, Idlewild band - 'The Remote Part' 2001-2003, Idlewild band - 'Warnings/Promises' 2003-2005, Idlewild band - The Future, Idlewild band - Line-Up, Idlewild band - Current, Idlewild band - Previous, Idlewild band - Discography, Idlewild band - Albums, Idlewild band - Singles/EPs, Idlewild band - Singles

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"Too Much Heaven" - Bee Gees (2) "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" - Rod Stewart (4) "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor (3) "Tragedy" - Bee Gees (2) "What A Fool Believes" - Doobie Brothers (1) "Knock On Wood" - Amii Stewart (1) "Heart Of Glass" - Blondie (1) "Reunited" - Peaches & Herb (4) "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer (3) "Love You Inside Out" - Bee Gees (1) "Ring My Bell" - Anita Ward (2) "Bad Girls" - Donna Summer (5) "Good Times" - Chic (1) "My Sharona" - The Kn ...

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Morrison's influence can be readily seen in the music of many major artists, including U2 (much of The Unforgettable Fire), Bruce Springsteen ("Spirit in the Night", "Backstreets"), John Mellencamp ("A Little Night Dancin'", a cover of Morrison's "Wild Night"), Joan Armatrading, Rickie Lee Jones, Rod Stewart, Patti Smith (her poetic-proto-punk "Gloria" most explicitly), Elvis Costello (who later toured with Morrison), Graham Parker, Daryl Hall, Thin Lizzy, Bob Seger ("I know Springsteen was very much affected by Van Morrison, and so was I." - interview in Creem), Dexys Midnight Runners, Jim ...

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Van Morrison, Van Morrison - History, Van Morrison - Early History, Van Morrison - 1960s, Van Morrison - 1970s, Van Morrison - 1980s, Van Morrison - 1990s, Van Morrison - 2000s, Van Morrison - Influence, Van Morrison - Awards and Recognition, Van Morrison - Discography, Van Morrison - Albums, Van Morrison - Compilations, Van Morrison - Selected Singles, Van Morrison - See Also

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Disco reigned supreme in 1979, with several #1 hits from The Bee Gees and Donna Summer that year. Several artists who were not regarded as dance/disco acts, scored major successes by releasing disco singles, including New Wave band Blondie with their first US number one single "Heart Of Glass" and Rod Stewart with "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy". However, the backlash against disco among rock loyalists was also peaking. An anti-disco event in Chicago, Illinois ultimately forced the cancellation of a major league baseball game. When The Knack's ...

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1979 in music, 1979 in music - Events, 1979 in music - Albums released, 1979 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles, 1979 in music - Other significant singles, 1979 in music - Published popular music, 1979 in music - Classical music, 1979 in music - Opera, 1979 in music - Musical theater, 1979 in music - Musical films, 1979 in music - Births, 1979 in music - Deaths, 1979 in music - Awards, 1979 in music - Grammy Awards, 1979 in music - Country Music Association Awards, 1979 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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Juno Awards of 2004 - International Album of the Year. Winner: Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, 50 Cent (Interscope/Universal) Other Nominees: Stripped, Christina Aguilera (RCA/BMG) Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff (Disney/Universal) Fallen, Evanescence (Wind-Up/Sony) It Had To Be You…THE GREAT ALL AMERICAN SONGBOOK, Rod Stewart (J/BMG) Juno Awards of 2004 - Francophone Album of the Year. ...

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Juno Awards of 2004, Juno Awards of 2004 - Nominees and winners, Juno Awards of 2004 - Juno Fan Choice Award, Juno Awards of 2004 - Artist of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Group of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - New Artist of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - New Group of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Songwriter of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Jack Richardson Producer of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Nominated and winning albums, Juno Awards of 2004 - International Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Francophone Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Aboriginal Recording of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Country Recording of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Rap Recording of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Pop Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Rock Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Alternative Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo, Juno Awards of 2004 - Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group, Juno Awards of 2004 - Album Design of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Children's Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Nominated and winning releases, Juno Awards of 2004 - Single of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Video of the Year, Juno Awards of 2004 - Music DVD of the Year

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In 1981, Stewart added elements of New Wave and synth pop to his sound for the Tonight I'm Yours album. The title song and "Young Turks" both reached top 5 of the Billboard charts with the album going platinum. Stewart's career then went into a relative slump. He only had three top ten singles between 1982 and 1988 and only 1983's Camouflage album went gold in the UK. A reunion with Jeff Beck produced a successful take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready", but an ...

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Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles

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In recent years, Stewart has concentrated on singing 1930s and 1940s pop standards from the "Great American Songbook", written by songwriters such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, with great popular success but middling critical success. These albums have been released on Clive Davis's J Records label and have seen Stewart enjoy album sales equal to the 1970s. The first album from the songbook series, It Had to Be You ... The Great American Songbook, reached #4 on the US album chart, #8 in th ...

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Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles

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Rod Stewart - Albums. US chart positions are from the Billboard 200 albums chart. Truth (1968) (US #15) Beck-Ola (Cosa Nostra) (1970) (US #15) The Best of Jeff Beck (1985) First Step (1970) (US #119) Long Player (1971) (US #29) A Nod Is as Good as a Wink...To a Blind Horse(1971) (US #6) Ooh La La (1973) (US #21) Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (Live ...

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Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles

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In 2000 Stewart was detected as having thyroid cancer. Besides being a major health scare, the resulting surgery also threatened his famous voice, and he had to re-learn how to sing. [4] Since then he has been active in raising funds for The City of Hope Foundation charity to find cures for all forms of cancer, especially those affecting children. [5] Stewart has remained physically active in recent years, playing in a senior football league and still kicking balls into the audience during concerts. As a fan he is a well-known supporter of Celtic F.C. and the Scotland national team. In appearance Stewart still ma ...

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Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart - Early life, Rod Stewart - Rod the Mod 1960-1969, Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment 1969-1975, Rod Stewart - Atlantic Crossing 1975-1980, Rod Stewart - Out of Order 1981-2001, Rod Stewart - Crooner 2002-, Rod Stewart - Current life, Rod Stewart - Quotes, Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition, Rod Stewart - List of bands, Rod Stewart - Discography, Rod Stewart - Albums, Rod Stewart - Singles

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