It was in November 1970 when he had a major breakthrough as an artist. It took several months to recover, and then he recorded his third album Mona Bone Jakon, which was released in April 1970. In 1969, Yusuf/Cat Stevens contracted tuberculosis and became seriously ill. Here’s a video of Yusuf/Cat Stevens performing his hit “Peace This album was not a commercial success, but it contained “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” which later became a classic song when both Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow had cover hits with this song. Then in December 1967, he released his second album, New Masters. His debut album, Matthew and Son, was released in March 1967, and not only did it contain his first two singles, but it included his song “Here Comes My Baby,” which was recorded by the rock group The Tremeloes, and became a hit in the U.K., U.S. By age 18, he signed with a record label and released his first single (called “I Love My Dog”), and his second single (“Matthew and Son”) became a hit in the U.K. When he was 15, he began to play guitar and started writing songs. Now 70 years old, Yusuf/Cat Stevens was born in London, England, where he learned to play piano at a young age. But in more recent years, he has embraced the name Cat Stevens again, and he is now known as Yusuf/Cat Stevens. When he returned to music in 2006, he went by the name of Yusuf. It was in 2006 that he returned with his album An Other Cup, which showed that his singing & songwriting remained in prime form. But in the early 2000s, he began playing guitar again, and rediscovered his love for writing & performing music. Yusuf Islam then spent the next 28 years away from the music business, and he seldom played music during this period. Here’s an excerpt of our interview with Yusuf/Cat Stevens, who tells how he wrote his classic hit song, “Peace Train.” At the time, it was a very surprising and unusual move, for a pop artist at the height of his popularity and success, to leave the music business and change his name. He released his albums under that name until 1978, when he decided to leave the music business, convert to the Muslim faith, and change his name to Yusuf Islam. When he first emerged as an artist in 1967, he was known by the name, Cat Stevens. He will be inducted in a special ceremony on June 13 in New York City. Now in 2019, he has been selected for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2014, Yusuf/Cat Stevens was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Known for writing and singing such classic songs as “Peace Train,” “Wild World,” ‘Oh Very Young,” “Moonshadow” and “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” he has blended pop, rock & folk music to create a very unique and soulful style. With a career now spanning over 50 years, Yusuf/Cat Stevens has long been regarded as one of the great singer/songwriters in pop & rock music history.
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