Friday, September 9, 2022

Speaking of Rod Stewart

Knighted in 2016

Background - Wikipedia

Career from 1962 to present 

Honors -
One of the best selling music artists of all time 
Over 250 million albums sold worldwide
10 No. 1 albums
31 Top 10 Singles in the UK - 6 are No. 1
16 Top 10 Singles in the U.S. - 4 are No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

No. 17 on Billboard Hot 100 All Time Top Artists 
No, 33 in Q Magazine's Top 100 Greatest Singers of All Time

Awards & Nominations -
Brit Award
World Music Awards Legend Award 
World Music Awards Diamond Award for over 100 million records sold
Grammy Award
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
7 Juno Award Nominations (Canada)
Ivor Novella Award

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 & 2012
1994 - Solo ... 2012 - Member of Faces
Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006

32 albums
Member of 7 bands - most notably Faces (1969 - 1975)

Personal legacy - Rod Stewart is quite the ladies man as he has 8 children with 5 different women and has once been noted for cheating.  Some relationships overlapped and his third marriage came in the same year his second marriage dissolved.  

Aside from his sketchy personal life, Rod Stewart is still an iconic musician with impressive history that continues to the present day. 

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