Sir Rod Stewart won’t be slowing down.
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In his 79th year, he continues to lead a busy year at full throttle. Highlights for 2024 include his 200th performance at a Las Vegas residency, an ongoing world tour and a new swing album.
“Swing Fever” is a collaboration with Jools Holland and the talk show host’s rhythm and blues orchestra that explores some timeless tunes from the big band era, such as “Pennies From Heaven,” “Lullaby of Broadway” and “Sentimental Journey.”
Stewart, no newcomer to the American songbook, approached Holland with one request: “I’m not going to do slow songs,” Stewart said. “I want an upbeat fun song, which is what we need in these dark times we’re living in.”
Stewart expressed gratitude by performing songs created at a time when songwriting was a specific job, even before bands wrote their own.Holland , who began his career in the 1980s band Squeeze, joked about how the paradigm has changed.
