Rod Stewart chords |
Songs in Mine:
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No of Chords:
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| Most popular chords: | D, G, A, Bm, C |
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Chord Types used:
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| Most popular chord types: | Maj, m, m7, 7, maj7 |
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Sub-Styles:
Adult Contemporary, Album Rock, Arena Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, British Blues, Folk-Rock, Hard Rock, Pop-Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock | Links:
Learn to play folk guitar, Learn to play rock guitar, Artist Info | 
Artwork courtesy of http://www.music-atlas.com | | Biography: | | Born in Highgate, North London, on 10th January 1945. Rod's father Robert Joseph Stewart came from King's Port in Edinburgh, Scotland. Rod's mother, Elsie, came from Upper Holloway, North London. The Cockney girl fell for the Scot and the couple married in 1928. The Stewart clan began to appear afterwards. Rod's brothers Don and Bob and his sisters Mary and Peggy were all born in Scotland. However the family moved to London to 507 Archway Road, Highgate where after a gap of eight years, young Roddy was born. This means that Rod is the only member of the family to have been born in England, a misfortune which Rod has tended to overlook.
Rod Stewart's childhood was conventional. He lived above the newsagent's shop in Archway Road in North London. The newsagent's shop was owned by the Stewarts themselves. As already mentionned, Roderick was the youngest of five so he was spoilt by his family but of course he was taught to respect his elders, especially his parents. He was mainly interested in football and model railways. He's never lost that passion over the years. He still enjoys to play with the model railway and football is still as important (or even more) to him than it was way back in the fifties. He was very much interested in the singer Al Jolson, an American Jewish baritone, who was very popular in the thirties. Rod's father and the two brothers were football fans. They even started a local team called the 'Highgate Redwings'.
Al Jolson was Rod's great love and many times the Stewart family would regularly gather around the piano and sing Jolson's hits. When Rod became older, he started to read books about him and began to collect his records. He was very impressed by Jolson's performing style. Jolson died in 1953. He was Rod's strongest influence and that stayed with him throughout his life.
So, Rod felt that only playing football could be a way he could earn a living. He practised as much as possible and eventually signed apprentice papers with Brentford FC in West London. Robert Stewart was very pleased....however, the apprenticeship wasn't a holiday. Young Rodders was expected to get up early in the morning and much to his dismissal found himself cleaning the first team's boots most of the time. The training programme didn't appeal to him either and so after a few weeks, much to Robert Stewart's disappointment, he decided to leave the place and quit.
By the early sixties Rod had become more and more drawn into music. He'd often go out and see local bands and was interested in folk music. He was also interested in left-wing politics and began to grow his hair long and eventually became a beatnik and a communist. Of course he was a keen supporter of …
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