Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE , is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He has Scottish and English parentage.
With a distinctive, raspy voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then The Faces and began a solo career in 1969, with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down.