Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart [ tickets ] has sketched out the first dates of a summer tour, with shows scattered throughout the Western US and Canada.

The singer kicks off the trek July 29 in Denver, CO, before heading to the West Coast for several appearances. After moving northward into Canada, Stewart begins to turn east again, with the outing, as currently aligned, coming to a close Aug. 10 in Edmonton, Alberta. Dates are below.

Stewart, who cultivated a new and growing audience with his "Great American Songbook" series, returned to his rock-and-roll roots with his latest chart-topping album, 2006's "Still the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time." The set, which marked the singer's first rock record in more than eight years, features covers of '60s and '70s classics originally performed by Bob Dylan ("If Not For You"), Van Morrison ("Crazy Love") and Bob Seger (the title song), among others.

The four-part "Great American Songbook" collection was released between 2002 and 2005, and has sold 15 million copies worldwide, according to Stewart's bio. The corresponding tour, dubbed "From Maggie May to the Great American Songbook," sold out for three consecutive years and made the Grammy winner one of the top-grossing musical artists in the world.

Last year also saw the release of "The Definitive Rod Stewart," a two-CD career overview that culls material from a period of the performer's career spanning 1975-1998. Included is one unreleased track, "Two Shades of Blue," recorded in 1998 during the sessions for Stewart's "When We Were the New Boys" album. A deluxe version adds 14 music videos.

Earlier this month, Rhino Records released a special collector's edition of Stewart's 1993 live album, "Unplugged...and Seated." The two-disc reissue includes the singer's complete performance for MTV's "Unplugged" series on one CD, with the complete, 13-song MTV performance taped live at Universal Studios in California on the package's DVD disc.