Kid Rock
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 Kid Rock performs on a United Service Organizations show at Camp Phoenix. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert James Ritchie |
| Born | January 17, 1971 Romeo, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern rock, rap metal, hard rock, country, hip hop |
| Occupations | Musician, Singer-songwriter, Actor, Rapper |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, banjo, dobro, synthesizer, drums, harmonica, turntables, organ |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Jive, Top Dog, Continuum Records |
| Associated acts | Uncle Kracker, Sheryl Crow, Hank Williams Jr., Run D.M.C., Eminem, Trick Trick |
| Website | www.KidRock.com |
Robert James "Bob" Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations. Kid Rock released several studio albums that mostly went unnoticed before his 1998 record Devil Without a Cause, released with Atlantic Records, sold 11 million albums behind the hits, "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy", and "Only God Knows Why". In 2000, he released The History of Rock which was a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from his previous albums as well as the hit single, "American Bad Ass". In 2001, he released the follow up, Cocky.
After a slow start, his country-flavored hit "Picture" with Sheryl Crow resurrected the album and it went gold as a single and pushed the album's sales to more than 5 million. It was followed by 2003's self-titled release, which failed to chart a major hit. In 2006 he released Live Trucker, a live album. In 2007 Kid Rock released Rock n Roll Jesus, which produced a hit in "All Summer Long". It was his first worldwide smash hit, charting #1 in eight countries across Europe and Australia.[1][2] Rock N Roll Jesus would go on to sell 5 million albums worldwide including being certified triple platinum in the US. He released Born Free on November 16, 2010.
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