After young Roderick David Stewart left school at the age of 15, he worked briefly as a newspaper delivery boy, silk screen printer, and general laborer at a cemetery. He also had an unsuccessful tryout with a soccer club in his native London. Had any of those jobs stuck, we might never have heard the iconic voice of Rod Stewart.
Beginning in 1961, Rod Stewart performed as a harmonica player and eventually singer with such bands as The Dimensions, Steampacket, The Jeff Beck Group, and Faces. By the early-1970s, Stewart’s solo career had taken on a life of its own.
The hits kept on coming for Rod Stewart in the ’80s, ’90s, and well into the 2000s. He picked up just about every award and honor along the way. Rod even had success with a number of American standards and Christmas songs. The man can sing anything and make it sound good. Let’s look back at three of his earlier singles.
