Sir Rod Stewart keeps his late friend's ashes in a special but bizarre place
dailyrecord.co.ukSir Rod Stewart has revealed how he stays close to his late friend almost two decades after his death. The Maggie May singer, 78, shared a close bond with his mentor Long John Baldry who helped him get started in the music industry as a backing singer.
Sir Rod got his big break after being hired as the backing singer in Baldry's blues band, The Hoochie Coochie Men. Baldry passed away in 2005 at the age of 64, and Rod wasn't ready to part ways with his dear friend and keeps him in a special place where he can still 'hear him'.
In an interview with Classic Rock magazine, Rod recalled their first meeting: “I’d just gone to see his band, and I was on the way home, on platform seven, but he [Baldry] was on platform six or whatever."He continued: “I was playing a harmonica and singing by myself, doing an old Muddy Waters song, and he came over and said, ‘Young, man, would you like to join the band as a backup singer?’“So I did, and that’s what started it all.
Thirty-five pounds a week, which was a fortune in those days. The average wage was twenty pounds a week.”The Hoops-daft singer sang with The Hoochie Coochie Men - who changed their name to Steampacket in 1965 - before splitting the following year.
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