Rod Stewart

What becomes an icon most? Rod Stewart has always been a man who lives by his own standards. Over the past three years, the legendarily soulful Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has made musical history -- and a fine living, thank you -- interpreting standards from the great American Songbook. In the process, Stewart has managed to make some of the most enduring and romantic compositions ever written his own. "Singing these amazing songs has moved me deeply and given me a much-needed kick in the arse," Rod the Eternal Mod explains with characteristic honesty and wit.

What started out as something of a commercial long shot and a true labor of love has quickly become a full-blown cultural...

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