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“We wrote the biggest-selling single that Rod ever had, and it took us an hour to put it down. It ended up selling millions all around the world”: When Rod Stewart and drummer Carmine Appice created a controversial disco-era smash hit

Friday November 7, 2025. 09:53 AM , from Keyboard Magazine
It all started when Rod said, 'I want something like Miss You by the Stones'
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