As a followers of British Rock and Blues, Rick St. James and Carmine Appice created a show that salutes the music came quite naturally to them, and the Rod Stewart part received the biggest reception. This became the show that Rick and Carmine would take around the world.

This star-studded tribute covers Rod Stewart’s career and his influences including his greatest hits, as well as other Rock, Motown, Soul, and Rhythm and Blues classics. While in Las Vegas, Rick teamed with Carmine Appice to put together The Rod Experience with all the original touring band members that backed Rod from 1976 to 1982. They recruited former Rod Stewart bandmates Danny Johnson (Alice Cooper), Paul Warren (Tina Turner, Joe Cocker), Phil Chen (Jeff Beck) and Jimmy Crespo (Aerosmith) among others to form one of the genres truly great performances.