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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. On his new album, "Soulbook," he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in song — and even gets a chance to sing with one of them on the CD.
Smokey Robinson is one of the guest stars on "Soulbook," which features Stewart singing some of soul music's most revered tunes. It follows in Stewart's trend of recording classic covers (he had a resurgence with his "Great American Songbook" album series).
In an interview, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer said he was elated to sing "Tracks of My Tears," which Robinson recorded with the Miracles decades ago on Motown, with the legendary singer and composer.
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