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Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story

On or around January 5th 1964, Stewart was drunk and waiting on the Twickenham railway station platform, playing "Smokestack Lightnin'" on his harmonica. Long John Baldry heard him and invited him to sit in with his group. Stewart gradually overcame his shyness and was sometimes added to the billing as "Rod the Mod" Stewart, the nickname coming from his dandyish style of grooming and dress. He appeared on several regional television shows around the country and recorded his first single in 1964. Stewart insisted that the session musicians he was given, including John Paul Jones, learn a couple of Sonny Boy Williamson songs he had just heard. The resulting single, "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", was recorded and released in October 1964. Stewart played some dates on his own in late 1964 and early 1965, sometimes backed by the Southampton R & B outfit The Soul Agents. Baldry and Stewart put together Steampacket, with Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll. Their first appearance was in support of The Rolling Stones in July 1965. Stewart's "Rod the Mod" image gained wider visibility in 1965, when he was the subject of a 30-minute London television documentary titled "An Easter with Rod" that portrayed the Mod scene. His parallel solo career attempts continued on EMI's Columbia label with the November 1965 release of "The Day Will Come", a more heavily arranged pop attempt, and the April 1966 release of his take on Sam Cooke's "Shake", with the Brian Auger Trinity. Stewart departed ...

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