Aretha Franklin and Rod Stewart also recorded " Amazing Grace " around the same time, and both of their renditions were popular.

It also attracted a wider crowd of mostly younger fans, some of whom occasionally performed with the group, including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Geoff Bradford, Rod Stewart, John Mayall and Jimmy Page.

* On December 31, 1994, the New Year's Eve celebrations featured a Rod Stewart concert, which featured 3. 5 million, making it the largest concert crowd ever.

ELO's last performance of the century occurred on 13 July 1986 in Stuttgart, Germany playing as support band to Rod Stewart.

* 1945 – Rod Stewart, Scottish singer ( The Jeff Beck Group and Faces )

This left them with no choice but to adopt more youthful formats, though the Standards format ( also known as the Great American Songbook from the series of albums produced by rocker Rod Stewart ) has undergone something of an off-air revival, with artists such as Stewart, Tony Bennett and Queen Latifah putting their own interpretation on the music.

It was also the first theme song in Star Trek history not originally written for the show it was used ; it was originally the theme song to the movie Patch Adams ( where it was sung by Rod Stewart and originally entitled " Faith of the Heart ").

His songs are best-known through cover versions by more commercial artists: " Jersey Girl ", performed by Bruce Springsteen, " Ol ' ' 55 ", performed by the Eagles, and " Downtown Train ", performed by Rod Stewart.

The album also spawned the 12 " single " Downtown Train / Tango Till They're Sore / Jockey Full of Bourbon ", with Jean Baptiste Mondino filming a promotional music video for " Downtown Train " ( which would later become a hit for Rod Stewart ), featuring a cameo from boxing legend Jake LaMotta.

** Rod Stewart, British rock singer

Hosted by The Bee Gees, other performers include Donna Summer, ABBA, Rod Stewart and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Rod Stewart and Nicks co-headlined The Heart & Soul Tour.

In recent weeks, a series of summer 2012 dates have been announced as Stevie will reunite with Rod Stewart for another leg of the very successful Heart & Soul Tour.

* Heart & Soul Tour ( with Rod Stewart ): 2011, 2012

Existing acts, some not usually considered central to the genre, also adopted glam styles, including Rod Stewart, Elton John, Queen and, for a time, the Rolling Stones.

He worked with numerous artists including the Rolling Stones on Their Satanic Majesties Request ( Jones ' string arrangement is heard on " She's a Rainbow "); Herman's Hermits ; Donovan ( on " Sunshine Superman " and " Mellow Yellow "); Jeff Beck ; Françoise Hardy ; Cat Stevens ; Rod Stewart ; Shirley Bassey ; Lulu ; and numerous others.

Its first program was Celebration, a concert special featuring Rod Stewart, Pink Floyd and ABBA.

* Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III ( album ), by Rod Stewart

Nasty, however, insisted that he had been misquoted by a slightly deaf journalist, and had actually said they were bigger than Rod, referring to Rod Stewart, then a relative unknown.

Together with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, Sting performed the chart-topping song " All for Love " for the film The Three Musketeers.

British rock star Rod Stewart was so moved by the Marathon of Hope that he was inspired to write and dedicate the song " Never Give Up on a Dream " — found on his 1981 album Tonight I'm Yours — to Fox.

Some examples include Cyndi Lauper, Sheena Easton, Queen Latifah, Willie Nelson, Joan Osborne, Rita Coolidge and Rod Stewart, all of whom have made forays into this once-shunned territory.

In recent years, Rod Stewart has concentrated on reintroducing the " Great American Songbook " to a large scale audience in the same manner Linda Ronstadt did twenty years prior.

* 1938 – Rod Laver, Australian tennis player

* 1962 – John " Hot Rod " Williams, American basketball player

* 1970 – Rod Brind ' Amour, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1935 – Rod Hull, English comedian and actor ( d. 1999 )

* 1968 – Rod Beck, American baseball player ( d. 2007 )

* 1925 – Rod Steiger, American actor ( d. 2002 )

* 1953 – Rod Morgenstein, American drummer and educator ( Winger, Dixie Dregs, Platypus, and The Jelly Jam )

* Complete Shepherd's Rod publications by Victor T. Houteff from original sources ( 1930 – 55 ) – Universal Publishing Association

* Shepherd's Rod studies and Information for Seventh-day Adventists – No Branch Information

joined car owner Rod Osterlund Racing, in a season that included a rookie class of future stars – Earnhardt, Harry Gant and Terry Labonte.

* 2008 – The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.

* 1957 – Rod Harrington, English darts player

* Rod Reisman – drums

The 1985 and 1986 teams combined for only eight wins, including an 0 – 13 start in 1986, which prompted the firing of head coach Rod Dowhower, who was replaced by Ron Meyer.

Controversially, the Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh and opening bowler Dennis Lillee both placed bets on England to win, later claiming that 500 – 1 were silly ( if not incredible ) odds on any two-horse race.

* 1941 – Rod Gilbert, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1930 – Rod Taylor, Australian-born American actor

* 1966 – Rod Strickland, American basketball player

* 1947 – Rod Evans, British musician ( Deep Purple and Captain Beyond )

* 1957 – Rod Langway, American ice hockey player

* 1965 – Rod Woodson, American football player

* 1950 – Rod Milburn, American athlete ( d. 1997 )

* 1984 – Rod Pelley, Canadian ice hockey player