📰 The Faces Living With Stewart’s Fame – Article: Apr. 1972
- Faces
- Apr 29, 1972
- 2 min read
A lively, behind-the-scenes newspaper feature captured Rod Stewart and The Faces at the height of their fame, balancing rock ’n’ roll excess with the realities of sudden superstardom.
Published on Saturday, 29 April 1972 in The Charlotte Observer, this colourful piece followed the band during their 1972 US tour.
📰 Publication Details
Publication: The Charlotte Observer
Date: Saturday, 29 April 1972
Country: United States
Section / Page: Page 68 (Entertainment / Feature)
Format: Feature Article with photographs
📰 What the Clipping Shows
A large headline “The Faces’ Living With Stewart’s Fame” dominates the page, accompanied by several black-and-white portraits of Rod Stewart, Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan, Ronnie Lane, and Ron Wood. The article is packed with colourful anecdotes about the band’s private jet, Stewart’s dogs, hotel antics, and life on the road.
This clipping is a wonderful snapshot of The Faces during their peak popularity in America, just as Rod Stewart’s solo stardom was beginning to overshadow the band.
📰 The Story Behind It
In the spring of 1972, The Faces were riding high on the success of albums like A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse and hits such as “Stay With Me.” However, the enormous solo success of Rod Stewart was already creating tension within the group dynamic.
The article paints a vivid picture of life on tour — from Stewart rolling in the grass with his dogs while shouting “Bibbiboo, bibbiboo,” to the band’s chaotic travel arrangements and the constant attention that came with fame. It perfectly illustrates the fun, hedonistic, yet increasingly complicated world the band inhabited.
📰 Related Material
• Related entries on A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... (1971)
• The Faces 1972 US Tour
• Rod Stewart’s rising solo career
Additional material connected to this entry is listed in the tag index at the foot of the page.
📰 Visual Archive
Full newspaper feature with multiple band member portraits and the headline “The Faces’ Living With Stewart’s Fame.”
Rod Stewart and The Faces on the road in 1972 — The Charlotte Observer, 29 April 1972.
📰 Closing Notes
This delightful 1972 feature captures The Faces in all their chaotic glory — a band full of personality, talent, and rock ’n’ roll spirit, yet already beginning to feel the strain of Rod Stewart’s solo fame. A warm and entertaining time capsule from the golden era of British rock.
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