Paul Rodgers
| Paul Rodgers | |
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Rodgers performing with Queen, 2005.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Bernard Rodgers |
| Born |
17 December 1949 Middlesbrough, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Victor Entertainment, SPV GmbH, Velvel |
| Associated acts | Free, Bad Company, The Firm, The Law, Queen + Paul Rodgers |
| Website | www |
Paul Bernard Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his success in the 1960s and 1970s as vocalist of Free and Bad Company. He now lives in Canada as a naturalized Canadian citizen. After stints in two less successful bands in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Firm and The Law, he became a solo artist. He has more recently toured and recorded with Queen. Rodgers has been dubbed "The Voice" by his fans. A poll in Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 55 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In 2011 Rodgers received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
Rodgers has been cited as a significant influence on a number of notable rock singers, including David Coverdale, John Waite, Steve Overland, Lou Gramm, Jimi Jamison, Eric Martin, Steve Walsh, Joe Lynn Turner, Paul Young, Bruce Dickinson, Robin McAuley, Jimmy Barnes, Richie Kotzen. Joe Bonamassa, and the late Ronnie Van Zant. In 1991, John Mellencamp called Rodgers "the best rock singer ever".Freddie Mercury, the original Queen vocalist, in particular liked Rodgers and his aggressive style.
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