50 years ago, 'Up Above My Head' was Rod Stewart's first live performance

Rod Stewart
Singer Rod Stewart performs during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park in Glasgow on July 23, 2014.
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Today's Morning Edition music is from 50 years ago today when Rod Stewart performed on television for the first time.

He appeared on the BBC program "The Beat Room" as a member of the blues group Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men.

The song "Up Above My Head" was released as the B-side of a single. It was the first time Rod Stewart was heard on a record.

During his brief tenure with the Hoochie Coochie Men, Stewart earned the nickname "Rod the Mod" for the way he dressed.

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