When Rod Stewart was 16, he lost his virginity. The event took place at the Beaulieu Jass Festival in July of 1961 and, admittedly, it only lasted a few seconds. “‘Maggie May’ was more or less a true ...

Stewart also initially issued “Maggie May” as the B-side of “Reason to Believe,” a cover of a 1966 song by U.S. folk artist Tim Hardin that he released as a single in July 1971. “Reason to Believe” ...

Rod Stewart was singing a folk song about a prostitute when he started writing his classic rock song “Maggie May.” Stewart revealed the song was inspired by one of his sexual experiences. Listeners ...