Music The Evolution of Rod Stewart By Madeline Boardman Published on January 10, 2017 09:42AM EST Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 46 Rod Stewart Through the Years Gems/Redferns Born in London on Jan. 10, 1945, Rod Stewart celebrates his 72nd birthday Tuesday. Pictured here in 1964, the legendary rocker got his start in the '60s, performing with the Dimensions, the Jeff Beck Group, and the Faces. Stewart dropped his first solo album in 1969, going on to see success with his 1970s and 1980s releases. With more than a dozen Grammy nominations to his name, Stewart landed his first win in 2005, taking home the award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for his Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III. In honor of the musician's birthday, see photos of him through the years, ahead. 02 of 46 Rod Stewart at the Richmond National Jazz and Blues Festival on Aug. 8, 1964 Jeremy Fletcher/Redferns 03 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing on Ready Steady Go! on Oct. 30, 1964 CA/Redferns 04 of 46 Rod Stewart With Ron Wood, Mickey Waller, and Jeff Beck in 1968 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 05 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1969 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 06 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1969 Dick Barnatt/Redferns 07 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing With the Faces in 1970 Peter Sanders/Redferns 08 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1971 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 09 of 46 Rod Stewart at the Oval Cricket Ground in London on Sept. 18, 1971 Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns 10 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing With the Faces at Southern Illinois University in 1971 Debi Doss/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 11 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1971 GAB Archive/Redferns 12 of 46 Rod Stewart With Kenney Jones, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, and Ronnie Lane on the Top Deck of Their Bus on Sept. 1, 1971 Dick Barnatt/Redfern 13 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1972 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 14 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1972 RB/Redferns 15 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1972 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 16 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing on May 6, 1972 Fin Costello/Redferns 17 of 46 Rod Stewart With His Horse Mia in 1973 Evening Standard/Getty Images 18 of 46 Rod Stewart With Elton John at Vicarage Road on Nov. 7, 1973 19 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing With Ronnie Wood on Dec. 1, 1973 Ian Dickson/Redferns 20 of 46 Rod Stewart With Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney in 1974 Graham Wiltshire/Redferns 21 of 46 Rod Stewart With Ronnie Wood in December 1974 Michael Putland/Getty Images 22 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1975 GAB Archive/Redferns 23 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1975 Chris Walter/WireImage 24 of 46 Rod Stewart at a Press Conference for Atlantic Crossing in Amsterdam on Feb. 24, 1976 25 of 46 Rod Stewart at His Home in London on June 17, 1976 Michael Putland/Getty Images 26 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing in Chicago on May 2, 1979 Paul Natkin/Getty Images 27 of 46 Rod Stewart Backstage at a 1981 Concert at the Cow Palace in San Francisco George Rose/Getty Images 28 of 46 Rod Stewart With His Children Kimberly and Sean in 1983 Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 29 of 46 Rod Stewart in 1983 Chris Walter/WireImage 30 of 46 Rod Stewart at BBC Radio 1 Studios on May 15, 1986 Dave Hogan/Getty Images 31 of 46 Rod Stewart at The Prince's Trust 10th Birthday Party at Wembley Arena in London on June 20, 1986 Brian Cooke/Redferns 32 of 46 Rod Stewart in Italy in 1988 Angelo Deligio/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images 33 of 46 Rod Stewart on September 1, 1988 Ebet Roberts/Redferns 34 of 46 Rod Stewart With Rachel Hunter in 1990 Dave Benett/Getty Images 35 of 46 Rod Stewart on April 1991 36 of 46 Rod Stewart With Kenney Jones, Bill Wyman, Ronnie Wood, and Ian McLagan at the Brit Awards on Feb. 16, 1993 Mick Hutson/Redferns 37 of 46 Rod Stewart Performing at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 1, 1993 Ebet Roberts/Redferns 38 of 46 Rod Stewart at the Hollywood Bowl on April 26, 1996 Anacleto Rapping/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images 39 of 46 Rod Stewart at a Recording Studio in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2001 Dave Hogan/MP/Getty Images 40 of 46 Rod Stewart With Ronnie Wood at a Rehearsal For Fashion Rocks 2004 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sept. 8, 2004 Kevin Mazur/WireImage 41 of 46 Rod Stewart With Penny Lancaster at the Langham Hotel in London on Oct. 31, 2006 Dave Hogan/Getty Images 42 of 46 Rod Stewart at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 26, 2008 Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images 43 of 46 Rod Stewart With Jimmy Fallon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 24, 2012 Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images 44 of 46 Rod Stewart at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Aug. 14, 2014 Jason Squires/WireImage 45 of 46 Rod Stewart performs at the Heavyweight World Championships in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Nov. 28, 2015 Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images 46 of 46 Rod Stewart With Penny Lancaster, Alastair Stewart, and Aiden Stewart, Before He Received the Knighthood Medal at Buckingham Palace in London on Oct. 11, 2016 GARETH FULLLER/AFP/Getty Images