Take on soul to Rod Stewart

If you are going to get a copy of Rod Stewart' new CD, Soulbook, and I highly recommend you do, please make sure you read his liner notes on the sleeve before you listen to even the very first cut. He makes such a heartfelt introduction to the album.
Rod says: “This is the album I have waited my whole life to record. These are the songs that I’ve danced to, made love to, cried to and yes, even fell on the floor to as a young man in the infancy of my career. These songs and singers were the oxygen that fueled my passion to sing…”
Those songs may have also given us the passion but only a lucky few from among us ended up singing them on the stage. Otherwise though, what Stewart says truly holds true for most of us who also grew up during that time. That was when the beautiful, strangely new sound of Motown and other soul labels woke us up to the pop appeal of Black America’s music.
Rod has done the oldies before and I do consider his Great American Songbook series landmark recordings. Who would have thought it would be the Maggie May rocker who would put a new spin to those classics? And he did. Wonderfully so! Rod could have gone on doing the same for a lifetime. The treasure trove of American hits has no limits. But he has instead chosen to give us something new to enjoy. It is soul and he is singing the songs we love to remember.
I think Rod missed out on having something by The Supremes, think Baby Love or Aretha Franklin, Chain Of Fools would have been perfect. But from the way the CD plays, he certainly did very nicely in choosing e tunes he could do justice to. I believe that is what counts most when doing albums like this one. Don’t touch the song if you cannot do it well.
Here’s the line up: It’s The Same Old Song from The Four Tops; My Cherie Amour featuring original artist and creator Stevie Wonder on the harmonica; You Make Me Feel Brand New by the Stylistics as a duet with Mary J. Blige. I didn’t know she could sing like this!; (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher by Rita Coolidge; Tracks Of My Tears featuring also the creator and original artist Smokey Robinson.
Let It Be Me, a bit of country from The Everly Brothers as a duet with Jennifer Hudson who sounds magnificent; Rainy Night in Georgia by Brook Benton; What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted by Jimmy Ruffin; Love Train, the No. 1 seller from The O’Jays; You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me by The Miracles; Wonderful World by Sam Cook; If You Don’t Know Me By Now by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes; and Just My Imagination by The Temptations.
I have always thought Michael McDonald, another rocker, remember, the guy was a Doobie Brother, did the best remake of this type of songs in his Motown series. Vocally and arrangement by arrangement, his version still ranks high, but Rod’s Soulbook has a lushness of tone that is almost magnetic. This, I believe, is what took the songs out of the nostalgia circuit and brought the album into the present time.
I thought only one guy could have thought of this approach, Clive Davis, who was responsible for Rod’s Great American Songbook. Besides, the label is J Records, and that is Davis’. Clive remains big boss of J, but what do you know, listed as producers are Steve Jordan and Steve Tyrell. I checked out Jordan and it turns out he is a famous producer, drummer plus other things who has worked with Keith Richards, John Mayer and other big names. Tyrell, who was in town last year, is a well known producer and vocalist. With these two at the helm I am not surprised Soulbook turned out so well.
But of course, this CD is really about Rod Stewart. The guy is a superb interpreter and he so loves what he does, you can almost hear the smile in his heart for every song.

Rod Stewart: Rod Stewart bares his soul

With a catalogue spanning 40 years, Rod Stewart catalogue has shown he has no problem baring his soul, or wearing his heart on his sleeve, as in the ballads “Have I Told You Lately” and “You’re In My Heart.”
The spiky haired Englishman has covered essentials such as Sam Cooke’s “Twistin’ the Night Away” and the Isley Brothers’ “This Old Heart of Mine” in a stretch of time where he has managed to merge his more rock oriented persona with a more soulful sensibility. The combination has led him to create the highly successful “Songbook” series of albums that feature him wrapping his rasp around “It Had to Be You” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” pulling

e and not only reaching a new audience, but reinventing himself in the process.
“Soulbook” (J Records) is his latest album of covers. Stewart’s impeccable taste in material is only matched by the genuine love he has for these melodies that he shamelessly exhibits on the first few a capella moments of the opening track, the Four Tops’ “It’s the Same Old Song.” It hardly is, as the track’s tastefully restrained arrangements serve as a comfortable backdrop against which Stewart can sing these songs without sounding self conscious or overwrought.
And while his version of Jackie Wilson’s “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” sounds somewhat flat, he more than makes up for it on luminous versions of Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes’ “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and Brook Benton’s “Rainy Night in Georgia.”
To make the affair even more impressive, Stewart shares the microphone with some of soul’s best: Smokey Robinson (“Tracks of My Tears”) and Stevie Wonder (“My Cherie Amour”).
But Stewart isn’t interested in creating duets with only the legends, as he offers a sweet and sultry version of “Let It Be Me” with Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and a smooth reworking of the Stylistics’ “You Make Me Feel Brand New” with Mary J. Blige.
His affection for these songs is most obvious on his gorgeous reading of the Temptations’ “Just My Imagination,” a song that ironically fits his latest persona of a man who is far from being caught up in a daydream.
Hall, Oates hit it
Daryl Hall and John Oates hit their first No. 1 single in 1977 with “Rich Girl,” but the duo’s breakthrough album, “Voices” didn’t happen until 1980.
That album spun off four Top 40 hits that included “How Does It Feel To Be Back,” a cover of the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin,” the infectious “You Make My Dreams” and the runaway chart-topper “Kiss On My List.”
The duo’s musical story is presented in a collection of rarities, demos and million elling songs on “Do What You Want Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall and John Oates” (RCA/Legacy), an ambitious four baisc box set. Every No. 1 hit is here including “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” and “Out of Touch” as well as every Top 10 hit, among which “Say It Isn’t So,” “One on One” and “Family Man” are highlights.
Rare live performances, including songs from their first British concert in 1975 and outtakes from their best selling albums, not only offer a peek into the duo’s creative process, but cast a new light on their albums as some of these tracks are as good as the material released.
The impressive booklet not only houses an expansive collection of memorabilia, but also includes interesting testimonials from such luminaries as Gamble and Huff, Todd Rundgren, Carly Simon, Mick Jagger and Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick.
The title of the collection is taken from an early Hall and Oates hit that reflects the duo’s collective and individual philosophies of being true to oneself, and with their unabashed love of soul music along with their uncanny pop sensibilities successfully executed through their stellar musicianship, Hall and Oates have created history by simply being themselves.

Rod Stewart: Hot for no8

RANDY Rod Stewart still thinks he's sexy at 64 - and is trying for CHILD No8.
But then the red blooded rocker - who first became a dad 45 years ago - says he's going to "close the office".
The singer's seven kids include four year old Alistair with wife Penny Lancaster. And he revealed he and ex-model Penny, 38, are "working on" a sibling for their young son.
Rod added: "We're gonna try for one more, then I'm going to close the office."
He joked: "I'll be 95 when the child graduates!"

Rod Stewart Sings: Legendary Lyrics on 'Soulbook'

Following an enormously successful album series in which he covered classics from the 'Great American Songbook,' Rod Stewart is digging even deeper into his pockets for a new collection of soul tunes entitled, appropriately, 'Soulbook.' The album's 13 tracks include covers of timeless gems from Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations and the like. But as with all of Stewart's new recordings these days, he's the singer, not the songwriter. Granted, he's covering some of the greatest songs ever written, but one could argue that Stewart's originals belong right there in that lineage. Surprisingly, the man himself disagrees."Songwriting was never something that came naturally to me," Stewart tells Spinner. "I can't imagine that I'll ever put pen to paper ever again. I'm having too much fun doing these."Indeed, taken a respectfully playful approach to these revered classics, sprucing some of them up with additional vocals by modern artists like Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Hudson. And he doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon. "I've been enjoying recording these albums, these 'concept' albums, for wont of a better word," he says. "I could go on and on and on. I want to do a blues album, a country album. I've got 50 'American Songbook' songs already recorded."'Soulbook' is in stores now, and if it gets a reception anything like its 'Songbook' predecessors, expect sales in the tens of millions. Yes, even in 2009.

Rod Stewart shoots and scores

Rod Stewart, who realized a life long goal when he finally recorded an album of soul music classics (Soulbook, out Oct. 27), scored in another way this past weekend when he potted his first soccer goal in six long years. "Grown men were seen to be weeping," the forever young football fanatic told the Globe and Mail. "My wife ran on the field to congratulate me."

Rod Steward 'Tonight's the night'

When Jason Blake declared “tonight’s the night," he wasn’t talking about a Rod Stewart song.
The Maple Leafs’ left winger hopes a new assignment some might call it a demotion will snap him and the team out of a scoring funk. Blake, who has just one assist in three games, will be with physical centre John Mitchell and winger Jamal Mayers when Toronto takes on the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins at the Air Canada Centre.
“I’m feeling good, but I haven’t played as well as I could,” Blake said this morning. “We haven’t done as good a job as forwards as we can do. We need more. Tonight’s the night.”
Regular centre Matt Stajan Blake has been split, who enters the game with three of Toronto’s eight goals.
“What Jason hasn’t done is shoot the puck as much as in the past,” coach Ron Wilson said. “He had (302) shots last year and he’s got seven. He should be leading our team. Hopefully, he gets a little more room tonight.”
But Wilson pointed out the double dangers when playing the Pens, getting into a run-and-gun game with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin or carried away in a physical match that could look Pittsburgh’s power play in full operation.
“This team will pick you apart,” Wilson warned. “First and foremost, try and stay out of the penalty box. I don’t want to see that group of five stepping out there and lashing the puck around against the best penalty killing team, which obviously to this point we’re not.
“We have to be aware of who we are playing against. We can’t have all our eyes on Crosby and Malkin. Their defence likes to jump in.”
Vesa Toskala gets the start in goal for Toronto, with a opportunity to redeem himself in the eyes of fans after an overtime loss to Montreal and poor start versus the Capitals led to Jonas Gustavsson playing ahead of him. Gustavsson is now on short term IR with a groin injury.
The Leafs were 3-1 against the Penguins last year, which led Wilson to recount a humourous tale from encountering Pittsburgh GM Ray Shero at the Team USA Olympic development camp meeting last summer.
“I kidded Ray whether Brian (Burke) and I get rings, too. By beating the Penguins, it was the last straw bychancely for (fired coach Michel Therrien). They made their coaching change and everything turned around. So I’m still waiting for my ring.”

Superstars Harbor Beach hosts Salute

HARBOR BEACH —In three years for the seventh time , a Salute to the Superstars concert was conducted in Harbor Beach. The concert gave tribute to three of this country’s legendary performers Shania Twain, Cher, and Rod Stewart.
Bringing life to Shania Twain, Kelly Smith gave an brillent tribute to the county singer. When one reads Smith’s credentials, it is no wonder that she is able to portray Twain. Her credits include working with Roy Clark, Wayne Newton, Jim Stafford and others.

The second outstanding performance was given by Mr. Art Reed. He performed a stellar tribute to the great Rod Stewart. Whether singing or talking to the audience, Reed never fell out of character. His voice and accent was remarkably close to the legendary Stewart.
Last, but certainly not least, was a tribute to Cher. The salute to her was specially noteworthy because it was also performed by Kelly Smith. Totally changed in character and vocal pattern, Smith sang several of Cher’s hits from the 1970s to present day. From the long black hair to the gravel voice, Kelly Smith was ‘right on’ in this spectacular impersonation of this renown story.
Cher/Kelly took time out after the concert to mingle with the audience. She shook hands, posed for individual footages and talked to anyone who stayed afterward. She was an obvious hit with Steve McHugh (above right), one of several people to stay after the show to have a photograph taken with her.
According to Al Kleinknecht, this concert series began 3-4 years ago.
“It started by daydreaming,” he said.
While attending a local wedding, he was highly impressed by a Frank Sinatra impersonator. Kleinknecht, head of the Harbor Beach Maritime Festival Committee, thought the use of impersonators may be a good way to generate funds for the summer festival.
After researching tribute performers, Kleinknecht gathered a pair of volunteers. And, as they say on television, “the rest is history.”
Of course, it wasn’t quite that simple. But after a lot of hard work, it did turn out to be remunerative.
Five concerts have been held to benefit the Maritime Festival.
Two were conducted to benefit American soldiers who have ties with the Harbor Beach area.
And, according to Kleinknecht, over $10,000 has been raised.

Treat for Rod Stewart fans

ROD STEWART is a top lad.
The Scottish lord has given Biz readers the opportunity to listen to a selection of previously unreleased and exclusive tracks this weekend.
New versions of hits You Wear It Well, The First Cut Is The Deepest and Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) all feature on his new Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998 album.

Soul This Halloween Own Rod Stewart's

(PR) Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart will be releasing SOULBOOK on October 27th (J Records), a collection of classic Sixties/Seventies-era soul favorites, all newly recorded by the quintessential "blue eyed soul" singer of our generation. Rod Stewart possesses one of the most distinctive and interpretive voices in music his Grammy Award winning recordings of the Great American Songbook have sold over 19 million albums and is the biggest selling ongoing series of new music recordings in history. With the same passion, Rod approaches some of the greatest soul songs ever written. Rod currently said in Rolling Stone's "Greatest Singers of All Time" issue that at the age of 15, he used to listen to soul singers on the radio like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, and blues singers like Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, and knew that is how he wanted to sing. Elton John said "Bar none, Rod's the best singer I've heard in rock 'n' roll. He's also the greatest white soul singer" and in 2006, James Brown called Stewart "the best white soul singer."
Comments Rod Stewart: "This is the album I've waited my whole lifetime to record. These are the songs that I've danced to, made love to, cried to and yes, even fell on the floor to as a young man in the infancy of my career. These songs and singers were the oxygen that fueled my passion to sing. When I was a skinny, cocky, all mouth and trousers teenager living in North London without two pennies to rub together, I discovered the artistry of Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, James Brown, The Temptations, The Four Tops and so many more. They were my Gods and my heroes."The album features two stunning superstar duets, one with Mary J. Blige joining Rod on the Stylistics' 70s hit "You Make Me Feel Brand New" and the other with Jennifer Hudson on "Let It Be Me," inspired by the Jerry Butler/Betty Everett duet. In addition, soul great Smokey Robinson guests on "Tracks of My Tears" which he made famous as a member of the Miracles who recorded that track in 1965, and musical giant Stevie Wonder accompanies Rod on harmonica on his massive 1969 hit "My Cherie Amour."Album producers include Stewart's longtime collaborator Steve Tyrell who worked with Rod on his Grammy award-winning Songbook series, and joining Rod for the first time is Grammy/Emmy award-winning producer Steve Jordan (Keith Richards, John Mayer) who bring legendary musicians into the studio including Motown players Bob Babbitt and George Bohannen, Memphis storys Willy Mitchell, Charles Hodges, Wayne Jackson and Jack Hale. Additional musical heavyweights include Ray Parker, Jr., Dean Parks, Waddy Wachtel, Darryl Jones, Leland Sklar, David Paich, Greg Phillinganes, Michael Bearden, Tom Scott, Chuck Finley, Ricky Lawson, many of whom played on the original recordings of these classic songs. Recorded this summer and engineered by Al Schmitt, Sam Cooke's original producer/engineer, along with Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Warren Zevon, Keith Richards) and Bill Schnee (Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight), the album features Rod singing great landmark tracks such as "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" (originally performed by The Miracles) , "Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke) "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Jimmy Ruffin), "Tracks of My Tears" (The Miracles)," "My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder)," "Just My Imagination" (The Temptations), "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (Jackie Wilson), "It's The Same Old Song" (The Four Tops), "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and & Blue Notes), and "Love Train" (O'Jays). Find a complete track listing below.With an estimated 250 million in album and single sales, Rod Stewart is one of the most successful performers of all time. A Grammy Award winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rod Stewart's Great American Songbook series has been a record breaking success. In 2006, he released Still The Same, Great Rock Classics of Our Time, his first rock album in over eight years, which entered the charts at #1. He has sold out concerts across the globe and his last 5 studio albums have held the top spots on the Billboard charts. Rod spent this summer recording the album and criss-crossing the country on a 20 city North American tour.

Soulbook - Track Listing

"It's The Same Old Song"

"My Cherie Amour" (Featuring Stevie Wonder)

"You Make Me Feel Brand New" (Duet with Mary J. Blige")

"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher"

"Tracks Of My Tears" (Featuring Smokey Robinson")

"Let It Be Me" (Duet with Jennifer Hudson")

"Rainy Night In Georgia"

"What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted"

"Love Train"

"You've Really Got A Hold On Me"

"Wonderful World"

"If You Don't Know Me By Now"

"Just My Imagination"

THE FACES PLAY REUNION SHOW

The Faces are reuniting for a show in London next month without frontman Rod Stewart.
The Faces are reuniting for a show in London next month.
The surviving members of the pair will get together for the gig at London's Royal Albert Hall although legendary frontman Rod Stewart will not be joining them.
Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagen and Kenny Jones will play in aid of the Performing Rights Society's Music Members' Benevolent Fund with guest vocalists including Simply Red's Mick Hucknall, former Spice Girl Mel C and Kiki Dee joining them.
Paying tribute to former bass player Ronnie Lane, who passed away in 1997, Ronnie Wood said: "This will be so special for us, staging a reunion for such a greatful and prestigious event. Sadly Ronnie Lane can't be with us, but I'm sure he will be there in spirit, God bless him."
Although it is not known why Rod is not performing with the pair who originally split in 1975 rumours of a reunion have followed the band for some time. Late last year Rod Stewart confirmed the band would reunite for a tour, but he then fell out with Ronnie, supposedly over how much the guitarist would be paid to perform at the shows.

Sean Stewart, son of Rod, rams Bentley to tune of $200,000

Rod Stewart's son, Sean, was involved in a car accident Wednesday in Beverly Hills. RadarOnline resulted entirely that Sean drove on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles when he pulled a broad turn that caused $200,00 damage to the driver's side of his convertible Bentley GT. Stewart was not hurt, and walked away from the accident. His car was towed after he called a tow truck company. He joked the incident was "the car's fault, it was a malfunction".

Rod Stewart's son in car smash

September 17: ROD STEWART's troubled son SEAN is in hot water yet again he smashed his USD 200,000 (133,000Pounds) convertible Bentley in Beverly Hills on Wednesday (16Sep09).

The rock offspring has been in the spotlight as he tries to beat his alcohol addiction in front of millions of TV viewers, and even appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew last year (08).The 29 year old reportedly managed to quit booze, but insiders claim he currently relapsed after over a year sober.Now, he faces disappointing his famous father again after crashing his luxury car on Sunset Blvd in the afternoon. He walked away from the vehicle unscathed claiming that the crash was 'the car's fault, it was a malfunction', according to TMZ.com.

Take beach holiday in California to Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster

Rod lives in Essex, but spends a good deal of time in the US and while over there he’s been taking the family, including Penny’s mum, down to the beach.
The Daily Mail reports that the group were very sun conscious, providing their son, Alistair, with good deal of shade and remaining covered themselves with sun hats and reasonable clothing on.
They were spotted at Paradise Cove, which is a private beach in Malibu. Malibu, in California, is a reach of coastline well known for the quality of its beaches and for being a hangout for the rich and famous.

X Factor, Tragedy-hit hopeful

A man who missed out on last year's X Factor because of a family catastrophe will finally get a chance to wow Simon Cowell and the other judges on this week's show.
Daryl Markham missed last year's audition to be his brother's best man, only to see him diagnosed with lung cancer soon after and die six weeks later.
Viewers of tomorrow night's show, the second in the new series, will see the 40 year old carpenter from East Sussex fight back emotions to perform Rod Stewart ballad I Don't need To Talk About It.
Daryl told judge Simon Cowell: "I utilized to come on last year but it was my brother's wedding, but unluckily shortly after his wedding he was diagnosed with lung cancer and six weeks later he passed away.
"Me and my brother were inseparable, we did everything together, he was my best friend. Only six weeks after being told, he died, he was only 37."
Daryl said he had worked as a carpenter for 24 years, sharing a business with his brother, but had always dreamed of being a singer.
"I promised my brother I'd look after his young nine year old boy Kian, he's a very bright young boy but goes back into himself... We all have to be strong for him, that's why I'm here today, to make him gallant."

ROD STEWART: HIS SON RELAPSES

ROD STEWART's worried son SEAN has werkened after a year long battle to stay sober, according to U.S. reports.The validity TV star and celebrity DJ fought his alcohol addiction in front of millions of TV viewers when he appeared on season two of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew last year (08). Stewart, 29, had reportedly managed to quit booze for good following several unsuccessful effort at rehab prior to the show. He sparked fresh fears for his health in current weeks after he was seen partying in California and new reports advise Stewart is back on the bottle. A source tells the New York Post, "He is drinking again and has lost everyone's trust. He's been discontinued by his publicist and manager." Sean Stewart's former person who communicates for another has declined to comment.

Rod Stewart to Cancel gig

Legendary singer/songwriter Rod Stewart has a injure throat infection, RadarOnline.com can reveal merrely, that has pressured him to cancel several U.S. gig dates.
"Rod Stewart has a throat infection and went to the doctor who decreed antibiotics and 4 days of complete vocal rest. Ignoring the doctor's advice, he efforted to go through his ordinary warm ups yesterday but it was excluded," Stewart's rep tells us.
"Particularly frustrating, is that he had to cancel the last show of a 16 date run."
Tulsa, OK residents were disappointed on Thursday when the last minute repeal came through.
Also cancelled are shows slated for Saturday evening in Burgettstown, Pa. and the final scheduled gig in Virginia Beach, Va. on Sunday, August 22.

Rod Stewart Gig is Canceled TO Fan Disappointed

Tulsa, OK Thousands of fans paid excellent money to hear Rod Stewart at the BOK Center Thursday night. But just hours before the show, it was canceled because he's bad and it won't be rescheduled.The turn of accident left Green Country fans very disappointed.Shelia West had some very big plans.

"Two days vacation from Rogers, Arkansas. It's our 31st wedding anniversary," explains West.So did Nancy and Val Saamer."We work 24/7. This was going to be the big affair," says Nancy.But everything fell apart after the Rod Stewart gig was canceled only hours before show time. And soon after the report began to fly that the gig was canceled not because of sickness but because of low ticket sales. We checked it out and discovered that is probably not the case.In fact, Stewart canceled not only at the BOK Center tonight, but also several additional gig next week, including one in Virginia Beach and another outside of Pittsburgh. "It happens a whole lot more frequently than people accomplish in all sorts of market for all sorts of reasons," explains Gary Hizer, Music Editor for Urban Tulsa Weekly. "There's going to be a level of frustration, definite frustration involved."But the night must go on even if the show didn't.Sheila West says they "decided to spend the night. Make the best of it; drown our trouble."The Saamers say, "We don't get out much anymore. It was moving to plan a night in downtown Tulsa."The BOK Center is tendering full rebate, but you must have the credit card used to buy tickets. That means if you bought tickets on "Craig's List," you may not be able to get your money back.

Rod Stewart Veteran rocker puts on a nostalgia show

A very breakable and aged-looking woman riding home on the light rail train from Rod Stewart's all famous show Tuesday at Target Center said she has been going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's concerts since she was a young woman. And she added that she and Stewart are the same age, both 64.

"He's aged," she said sadly. "He doesn't move like he used to."

But then she smiled with a hint of wicked nostalgia. "But he moves a lot much better than I do," she said.

During his 90 minute show, Stewart sweated through three costume changes, strutted and twitched, wriggled a still lean fanny that could breath in shrieks and proved his late 40 something audience (the average age, possibly) that they were going to get a good show.

And they did. The crowd turning out for Stewart's concerts know all the songs and sing along to most of the lyrics. Stewart's music has been part of their lives and has underline memories. The fans come primed for a love fest.

And it's artfully managed, with nostalgic psychedelic visuals projected on a biggest screen, a trio of Motown like backup singers, a voluptuous blond female sax player and a backup band of top tier rocker talent.

Stewart's instantly recognized singing voice has diminished power, and it was obvious during Tuesday's agreement that he rations it. The backup performers pushed the songs, sometimes obliterating Stewart's trademark rasp, then backing off for a well known construction. You got the feeling the person operating the sound mixing equipment was following a script.
No matter. This wasn't an interpretive performance by the man once considered rock's best interpretive singer. This was a celebratory review of an era.

The songs, starting with "Some Guys Have All the Luck," included "It's a Heartache," "Forever Young," "Downtown Train," "The First Cut Is the Deepest," "Rhythm of My Heart," "Tonight's the Night," "Having a Party," "Have I Told You Lately," "You're in my Heart" and many others including an encore of "Maggie May," with whole sections sung a cappella by the conference.

Perhaps inevitably, not all the memories arouse by the songs were wonderful. To this listener, for agency, Stewart's upbeat appearance of "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" brought back memories of the Vietnam War. Give me the Creedence Clearwater Revival account.

Of course, Stewart didn't sing all the hits; officially, there are more than 60 of them. I heard a few conference members yearning for "You Wear It Well" or "Infatuation." You can't have them all.

But Stewart did kick soccer balls,not problem at all lofting them high in the air more than halfway across the Target Center floor. What legs.

Rod Stewart success despite a few hiccups

Calling it a success, the promoter of the Rod Stewart agreement at City Park on the weekend was pleased.Debra J. Cameron says music fans got their money's worth:"The show was very, very good. The conference particularly was fantastic. You could tell by their responses. And Rod Stewart really gave their money's

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Rod Stewart success despite a few hiccups Calling it a success, the promoter of the Rod Stewart agreement at City Park on the weekend was pleased.Debra J. Cameron says music fans got their money's worth:"The show was very, very good. The conference particularly was fantastic. You could tell by their responses. And Rod Stewart really gave their money's worth. It truly was admits fabulous show."Cameron a that while the venue is beautiful, it has its fair share of drawbacks:"First of all, we had a lot of people sneak in you cannot protect. There's too much that's wide open, particularly Hot Sands beach. That makes it very difficult. We also had some people that got refunds because they in effect bought tickets particularly because it was going to be on Heartland and they felt that was a far more compatible venue."Cameron believes Heartland Ranch is a perfect venue for agreement and will be asking for approval in the next group of months.And another hiccup in the evening was the early closure of the beer garden. But Cameron says they were just following the city's bylaw.She tells us, "The City has a new rule in the park now. The last call was at 7:30 and the last pour was at 8 o'clock."

Organizer says she’s ready for Rod Stewart, tomorrow night’s the night

Rain won’t put a damper on Saturday night’s Rod Stewart presntation in City Park.
Organizer Deborah J. Cameron says she’s not disturbed about the weather the prognosis calls for the rain to let up tonight, allowing a dry spell in time for to tomorrow night’s presntation.
While the group continue into their third day setting up the stage, Cameron says to an audience member, it would look like it’s already finished.
Cameron has been busy meeting all city demands for the presntation, but at the same time had to work to accomplish Stewart’s agreement rider, which included 48 FIFA soccer balls to be kicked off stage into the audience.
Gates open Saturday at 5 p.m. for the show, opening act The Kin take the stage at 6:30 p.m. and Stewart will be performing at 8 p.m. Tickets are still available from Ticketmaster or at the gate.
According to Don Backmeyer, facilities administrator for the city, City Park will be closed to the public at 4 p.m. Saturday and will reopen Sunday morning. The Brigadier Walkway will be the only part of the park open.

Rod Stewart living the good life

Artistically lazy is the critical stone that’s been slung at Rod Stewart repeatedly since the mid-1970s.
Any one who heard the British rock star’s early solo albums, his not mention to this albums groundbreaking work with The Jeff Beck Group and Faces, knows full well how superb the soulful, raspy-piped Stewart can be when he’s at his best.
But since the mind 70s, with old exceptional moment, someone critics would tell that you’re the Rock and Roll Hall has not been best that he’s half-heartedly drifted from one album to the next, shifting styles as it suited the marketplace. Indeed, Stewart’s been a folky, a blues rocker, a disco artist, a champion of adult contemporary soft rock and, most recently, a singer of easy listening jazz standards.
I don’t thing that I am famous on current trends, ‘Stewart says over the phone as he promotes his latest tour, which will focus on his rock and roll hits.
“I established a quite true love music all of them and I am gifted in so much as I can do. The Great American Songbook, I can do Hot Legs, I can do what I want. I’ve been gifted with a voice.”
“I’m not setting out to make better versions all of them than what [the soul legends] have recorded,” he says. “Just Rod Stewart versions. Simple as that.”
Rod Stewart is not only to challenge himself artistically and the writer of such classic songs as Maggie May and Stay With Me admits as much when asked why he hasn’t recorded a s ong of his own in over a decade.
“I’ve always found it really hard work writing songs, although I think I was pretty good at it when it was finished,” Stewart says. “Being a bit of a lazy sod as I am, I didn’t find it easy. After American Songbook came out, I’ve glad doing these concept albums. That’s not to say I won’t put pen to paper again. Before I’m on the wrong side of the grass, I definitely will.”

Aftermath: Rod Stewart at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Ageism has always pissed off Aftermath immensely. There's something awfully arrogant and defeating about shamming older cats for still wanting to rock out, even if they are edging dangerously close to seventy years of age, as Rod Stewart is. No one begrudges B.B. King or Leonard Cohen for still shilling their songs, each sitting at eighty-three and seventy-four respectively.

True it is, that to most people "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Bird on the Wire" hold much more weight than say, "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" The point is that Mr. Stewart can still captivate and thrill an all-ages crowd, neverminding what the cynics say. Imagine telling a writer that he's told to exercise his craft, or telling a painter that they must stop painting because they are too old to be relevant or expressive.

Rod Stewart live at the O2 and the RDS

Rod Stewart is pure entertainer, and makes pretenders like Robbie Williams seem go colorless imitations. He hasn’t released a decent album in many years , he somehow manages to get by on point, carefully-chosen covers, and that voice. With a cracking band and a trio of sassy soulful, female backing singers, he had the crowd fully controlled for the entire show. There was no room for ‘Reason to Believe’ or ‘Have I Told You Lately’.

Still, we got ‘You Wear It Well’, ‘This Ole Heart of Mine’, ‘Twisting The Night Away’ and his take on Tom Waits’ ‘Downtown Train’, while the encores inevitably included ‘Maggie May’ and ‘Sailing’.

HURTED ROD STEWART FAN GRANTED COMPENSATION

A follower of ROD STEWART has been gifted $19,050 (£12,700) in compensation after a ball the star kicked into the crowd at a concert left her concussed.Sally Price suffered the injury when the Maggie May hit maker booted the ball into the viewers at a gig in Dublin, Ireland - hitting her in the head. The rocker frequently kicks 30 autographed balls into the crowd at concerts. Price won her payout from the show's promoters.

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Rod Stewart Blind Prayer Lyrics

I was born and raised the only son of a lawyer
till I was approximately the age of four or perhaps five
I lost both my mother and my father
Killed in a fire way up on the fourteenth floor
Struck down by the time I was ten by an illness
which robbed me of the sight of the morning sun
And that ain't all

A homeless child for the next five years
with my dog Clown by my side and my only friend
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I fought my way through school
Sound and touch the thing on which I could depend
And you know what the, the, the kids
down my street weren't too playful
And right then it seemed like the whole world picked on me
And ah yeah

I worked my fingers to the bone
Stretchin' hide for a boot man in Jersey Town
But then, but then I lost the last thing I had
When fate reared its ugly head and took my dog Clown
I wandered way up north found a girl that loved like a woman
Sixteen years old and felt like a woman
But, but, but, but, but what I'm trying to say is
God please don't take her away from me

I lost everything that I ever had
you kicked my name into the dirt
Tread my name into the dirt yeah

I lost everything that I ever had
you kicked my name into the dirt
What could I do

I never knew how much love could hurt me
But it never ever come my way before
No, no, no, no, no
I never knew how much love could hurt me
Good God it ain't never come my way before
Oh but, but you know what I'm trying to say
really what I'm trying to say is
God please don't take her away from me

Ah turn it down

I lost everything that I ever had
you kicked my name into the dirt

You got a lotta lotta lost everything
that I ever had ever had

Rod Stewart - Live & Studio Albums

Live albums

Year	Album	Chart Position		Certifications
		US 200	UK Albums	U.S.	CAN
October, 1982	Absolutely Live	46	35	Gold	Platinum
May, 1993	Unplugged...and Seated	2	2	3x Multi-Platinum	3x Platinum

Studio Albums

Year	Album	Chart Positions		Certifications
		US 200	UK Albums	U.S.	CAN
November, 1969	An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (Released as The Rod Stewart Album in the U.S.)	139	—	—	Gold
June, 1970	Gasoline Alley	27	62	—	Platinum
May, 1971	Every Picture Tells A Story	1	1	Platinum	Platinum
July, 1972	Never a Dull Moment	2	1	Gold	Gold
October, 1974	Smiler	13	1	—	Gold
August, 1975	Atlantic Crossing	9	1	Gold	4x Platinum
June, 1976	A Night on the Town	2	1	2x Multi-Platinum	2x Platinum
November, 1977	Foot Loose & Fancy Free	2	3	3x Multi-Platinum	4x Platinum
November, 1978	Blondes Have More Fun	1	3	3x Multi-Platinum	3x Platinum
November, 1980	Foolish Behaviour	12	4	Platinum	Platinum
October, 1981	Tonight I'm Yours	11	8	Platinum	Gold
May, 1983	Body Wishes	30	5	—	Gold
June, 1984	Camouflage	18	8	Gold	2x Platinum
June, 1986	Every Beat of My Heart (Released as Rod Stewart in the U.S.)	28	5	—	Gold
May, 1988	Out of Order	20	11	2x Multi-Platinum	5x Platinum
March, 1991	Vagabond Heart	10	2	Platinum	3x Platinum
May, 1995	A Spanner in the Works	35	4	Gold	Platinum
June, 1998	When We Were the New Boys	44	2	—	Gold
February, 2001	Human	50	9	—	Gold
October, 2002	It Had to Be You: the Great American Songbook	4	8	3x Multi-Platinum	3x Platinum
October, 2003	As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2	2	4	2x Multi-Platinum	2x Platinum
October, 2004	Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3	1	3	Platinum	Platinum
October, 2005	Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4	2	3	Platinum	Platinum
October, 2006	Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of our Time	1	4	Gold	Gold

Rod Stewart Best Songs

UK/US number one singles

• 1971 "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" (UK/US)
• 1972 "You Wear It Well" (UK)
• 1975 "Sailing" (UK)
• 1976 "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (US)
• 1977 "I Don't Want to Talk About It" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (UK)
• 1978 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (UK, US)
• 1983 "Baby Jane" (UK)
• 1990 "Downtown Train" (US Adult Contemporary)
• 1990 "This Old Heart of Mine" with Ronald Isley (US Adult Contemporary)
• 1993 "All for Love" (US) (featuring Bryan Adams and Sting, first appearing on the official soundtrack from the movie "The Three Musketeers")
• 1993 "Have I Told You Lately" (US Adult Contemporary)

Rod Stewart UK/US albums list

UK/US number one albums

• 1971 Every Picture Tells a Story (UK / US)
• 1972 Never a Dull Moment (UK )
• 1973 Sing It Again Rod (UK )
• 1974 Smiler (UK )
• 1975 Atlantic Crossing (UK )
• 1976 A Night on the Town (UK )
• 1978 Blondes Have More Fun (US )
• 1979 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (UK )
• 2004 Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3 (US )
• 2006 Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (US )

Rod Stewart Band Members

During his career, Rod Stewart has been a member of a number of groups including:

• Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions (1963)
• The Hoochie Coochie Men (1964–1965)
• Soul Agents (1965-1966)
• Shotgun Express (1966)
• The Jeff Beck Group (1966–1969)
• Faces (1969–1975)

Rod Stewart - Awards and recognition

• Awarded CBE in 2007 New Year's Honours.
• Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, 2005, Stardust ... The Great American Songbook Volume III
• Diamond Award of World Music Awards show for over 100 million records sold worldwide, 2001.
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1994
• Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, 2006
• "Bar none, he's the best singer I've heard in rock 'n' roll. He's also the greatest white soul singer." —Elton John on Rod Stewart
• "Is this a white guy? You are kidding me!!" Chuck Berry commented when asked what he thought about Rod's cover of Sweet Little Rock & Roller in an interview by the Belgian Rock magazine Humo in 1975.
• Rod Stewart played to the largest concert crowd ever, with 3.5 million fans in attendance. This was at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro for the 1994 New Year’s Eve celebrations.
• According to Stewart, soul legend James Brown called him music's "best white soul singer" in September 2006.

Rod Stewart - Relationships

Throughout his career Stewart has been known for his liaisons with attractive women (fathering seven children with five of them; the oldest being born in 1964 and his latest child being born in November 2005):
1963-1964: Art student Susannah Boffey; one daughter Sarah Thubron Streeter (born 1964) who was put up for adoption
1971-1975: Model Dee Harrington
1975-1977: Actress
First marriage (1979-1984): to Alana Hamilton (ex-wife of actor George Hamilton); one daughter Kimberly (born 21 August 1979) and one son Sean Stewart (star of A&E's Sons of Hollywood) (born September 1 1980)
1983-1990: ModelKelly; one daughter Ruby Stewart (born 17 June 1987)
Second marriage (1990-2006): to model Rachel Hunter; one daughter Renée Stewart (born 1 June 1992) and one son Liam McAlister Stewart (born 4 September 1994). Rod was quoted as saying that he'd rather have his penis cut off than cheat on her. They separated in 1999 and eventually divorced in 2006.
Third marriage (2007-present): With his new wife, model Penny Lancaster-Stewart, he had his seventh child, a boy, Alastair Wallace Stewart, on 27 November 2005 in London. The couple married on 16 June 2007 on board the yacht Lady Ann Magee moored in the Italian port of Portofino.
In reference to his many relationships, Rod Stewart was once quoted as saying, "Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and just give her a house."

Rod Stewart - Gallery

Rod Stewart Brief Introduction

Roderick David Stewart was born in 10 January 1945 in Highgate, London. Rod Stewart is an English-born artist and songwriter of Scottish descent, most known for his specially raspy, gravelly, hoarse-sounding voice and personable singing style, as exemplified in his signature song “Maggie May”.

In a career now putting its fifth decade, Stewart has got 27 top 10 hit singles worldwide. Although the good thing of his recordings has changes with times, he is widely known as among the best interpretive singers of recent times, and has consistently been a presence on the charts since the early 1970s.