Kid Rock
Alternative rock, Musical Artist
1971 –
Who is Kid Rock?
Robert James Ritchie, known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American multi-instrumentalist and actor. He is most popularly known for his first commercial success, the 1998 studio album Devil Without a Cause, which sold 13 million albums worldwide. He is a five time Grammy Award nominee and has sold 23.5 million albums in the U.S. and 27.5 million worldwide. He was Soundscan's number one selling male solo musician of the 2000s, selling 17.6 million albums; he was 17th overall for the decade.
Born in Romeo, Michigan, Rock was a rapper and hip hop performer with 5 releases between 1990 and 1997, including a reissue and an EP. After signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1998, he gained commercial success in the rap-rock genre behind the singles "Bawitdaba", "Cowboy" and "Only God Knows Why". After Devil Without a Cause's success in 2000, he released The History of Rock, a compilation of remixed and remastered versions of songs from previous albums as well as the hit rock single, "American Bad Ass".
Rock's follow-up records became more rock-, country-, and blues-oriented, starting with 2001's Cocky. His collaboration with Sheryl Crow on the song "Picture" was his first country hit and biggest pop hit in the US to date charting at No. 4 on the Hot 100. After 2003's Kid Rock and 2006's Live Trucker sales declined from the previous releases, he then released Rock n Roll Jesus in 2007. The album featured the song "All Summer Long", which charted at No. 1 in eight countries across Europe and Australia. In 2010, he released Born Free, which featured an eponymous song that became the political campaign theme of Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election.
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- Born
- Jan 17, 1971
Romeo - Also known as
- Robert James Ritchie
- Bob Ritchie
- Bob
- Bobby
- Robert James "Bob" Ritchie
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Pamela Anderson
(2006/08/03 - 2007/02/01)
- Pamela Anderson
- Children
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Romeo
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on July 23, 2013
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