Rod Stewart (born Jan. 10, 1945) is an English rock vocalist from London who fronted several R&B/beat combos during the mid-1960s before rising to prominence as the frontman of the Jeff Beck Group on the 1968/69 albums Truth and Beck-Ola. In 1969, Stewart left the group along with bassist/guitarist Ron Wood to join the Small […]
Jeff Beck (1944–2023) was an English rock guitarist who emerged as the lead soloist in the Yardbirds during the mid-1960s. In 1968, he formed the first edition of the Jeff Beck Group with vocalist Rod Stewart and bassist Ron Wood, releasing two albums on Columbia in 1968 and 1969. In 1971, Beck formed a second […]
The Faces were an English hard-rock/soul band that released four studio albums between 1970 and 1973 on Warner Bros. They assembled in 1969 when singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ron Wood, both recently of the Jeff Beck Group, stepped into the Small Faces to fill the guitar–vocal talents of Steve Marriott, who moved on to […]
Python Lee Jackson was an Australian blues-rock/soul band from Sydney that released four singles on CBS and Parlophone circa 1966/67. In 1969, the band cut the single “In a Broken Dream” with guest vocals by Rod Stewart. Three years later, renewed interest in the song prompted a namesake album on GNP Crescendo. Members: Frank Kennington […]
Gasoline Alley is the second solo album by English vocalist Rod Stewart, released in June 1970 on Vertigo/Mercury. Featuring Ron Wood on assorted guitars amid layers of sundry stringed instruments, the album further mines the gritty, alternately twangy/pile-driving territory of the singer’s debut. Mandolin filigree engulfs thick-sliding bottleneck across the title track, while vertical piano […]
The First Step is the debut album by Faces, released on March 27, 1970, on Warner Bros. et Tracklist: A1. “Wicked Messenger” (4:00) A2. “Devotion” (4:48) A3. “Shake, Shudder” (3:09) A4. “Stone” (5:33) A5. “Around the Plynth” (5:45) B1. “Flying” (4:10) B2. “Pineapple and the Monkey” (4:23) B3. “Nobody Knows” (4:04) B4. “Looking Out the […]
