‘Maggie May’: Rod Stewart’s Epic Trek From Twickenham Station To No.1

 

"The gap between the first break for Rod Stewart, when Long John Baldry heard him playing harmonica on Twickenham railway station and the singer’s first British chart-topper, was just three months shy of eight years. Rod’s rocky road to No.1 was completed, when the chart for 9 October 1971 showed 'Maggie May' climbing to the top. Not bad for what was originally a B-side. Stewart’s long apprenticeship included his days with Baldry in the Hoochie Coochie Men and then Steampacket, Shotgun Express and then as lead vocalist with the Jeff Beck Group. ..."  

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