Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. With a distinctive, husky 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. With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has achieved numerous hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he has achieved six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit singles includes 24 that went Top 10, of which six went to number one. It has been estimated that Stewart's album and single sales total more than 250 million,[LINK: http://www.barrystickets.com/concert-tickets/rod-stewart-tickets.php] [1] Barry's Tickets; Accessed December 2006; Claims 250 million records easily earning him a place on the list of be