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 Award 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. 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.Personnel :
- Kid Rock – vocals, guitar, banjo, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, bass
- Jimmy Bones – keyboard, organ, piano, arp, synth bass
- Joe C. – raps
- Stefanie Eulinberg – drums, percussion
- Shirley Hayden – background vocals
- Jason Krause – metal guitar, electric guitar
- Misty Love – background vocals
- Kenny Olson – lead guitar
- Uncle Kracker – turntables, background vocals
- Eminem – vocals on "Fuck Off"
- Kenny Tudrick – guitar, drums
- Robert Bradley – vocals on "I Got One For Ya"
- Thornetta Davis – vocals on "Wasting Time"
Source : Kid Rock Band
