Paul Rodgers ( GB )
   Paul Rodgers er ein av rockens store stjerner.  Han har seld meir enn 90 millionar plater og har skrive, spelt inn og gitt ut  28 album siden 1968 då han danna bandet Free.  Seinare leda han m. a. legendariske Bad Company og The Firm.  Han er både låtskrivar, vokalist og multi-instrumentalist.  Han har opptredd saman med andre legender som Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brain May, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Slash, Nils Lofgren, Charlie Watts, Bryan Adams, Motown's Sam Moore & The Four Tops and others.  I 2005 turnerte han og spelte inn eit album saman med Queen.  Mange meiner at Paul Rodgers har ein av rokcens beste stemmer.  Han stå bak rockeklassikarar som All Right Now, Feel Like Makin' Love, Can't Get Enoug" og Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy.  Det er eit rockeikon som kjem til Skånevik Bluesfestival laurdag 7. juli.  Vi er verkeleg stolte over å kunna presentera han for vårt store og kvalitetsbevisste publikum. 

Everyone knows that Paul Rodgers is one of the greatest singers in the world. What they are only just waking up to is that there may never be another like him." 
- Mick Wall Classic Rock Magazine

Kort biografi
PAUL RODGERS' passion is writing and performing music. He continues to record and tour Internationally, although this year on a limited basis. For a man who prefers to keep a low profile he has left his indelible mark on music...

Platinum selling Singer, Songwriter & Self-taught Multi-instrumentalist
Written, Recorded, Produced and Released 28 albums since 1968
Sold over 90 million records
Formed and Led 3 bands to worldwide success: Free, Bad Company, & The Firm
Grammy Nominated Solo Career
Has Recorded/Performed with Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brain May, David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh, Slash, Nils Lofgren, Charlie Watts, Bryan Adams, Motown's Sam Moore & The Four Tops and others.

2007
Currently Recording New Songs.
Will perform just ten US spring dates and one summer date in Holland. ( Kjem også til Skånevik den 7. juli! )

2006
Sold Out UK Tour including London’s Royal Albert Hall
Voted #1 SINGER by Japan's Player Magazine
Voted " A ROCK ICON" in Classic Rock Magazine by fellow Musicians
Received the Three Million Air Award from BMI for "All Right Now," which
passed three million radio airplay in the US.
Recorded with Soul Legend Sam Moore CD "Overnight Sensational," including
Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons, and Bon Jovi.
Paul Rodgers & Free released "Free Forever" DVD. Charted at #1 in the UK. Gold
Status
Q+PR appeared on Entertainment Tonight and American Idol
Played 6 Solo US concerts
The Pussy Cat Dolls, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Kiss, Alice in Chains, Godsmack
and Paul Rodgers all performed two nights at Japan's Udo Music Festival

2005
Q+PR performed in South Africa at Nelson Mandela's 46664 Aids Awareness Benefit
Q+PR toured Europe and England
Q+PR released a Live Double CD & DVD "Return of The Champions" recorded in
Sheffield, England, featuring songs from Paul Rodgers' + Queen's catalogues.
Charted Top Ten. Gold Status
Queen + Paul Rodgers toured North America and Japan
Q+PR Released "Super Live in Japan" recorded in Tokyo featuring songs from Paul Rodgers' + Queen's Catalogues

2004
Voted #1 Vocalist by Classic Rock Magazine
Paul Rodgers performed the finale "All Right Now" on the First UK Music Hall of
Fame's Televised Induction Ceremony, with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor.
Joined Hendrix's Band of Gypsies drummer Mitch Mitchell & bassist Billy Cox,
Carlos Santana, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready, and Kid Rock's Kenny Olsen for 3
Sold Out US Dates as "Experience Hendrix"
Performed with Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and The Four Tops at The Tops'
50th Anniversary. "From The Heart" DVD was released.
Featured vocalist at Wembley with guitarists Joe Walsh, David Gilmour, Ronnie
Wood, Brian May, Gary Moore, Hank Marvin and others for the Fender Strats 50th Celebration." Strat Pack" DVD was released
Played 23 concerts in North America plus one in Holland

2003
Played two sold out nights at London's Royal Albert Hall with Jools Holland.
Recorded a new song "I Told The Truth" on Holland's "Small World Big Band"
Friends 3 CD also featured Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Soloman Burke, Ringo Starr,
David Gray, Peter Gabriel, Michael McDonald, Smokey Robinson and others.
Played 22 Concerts in North America.

2002
Paul Rodgers & Bad Company released "Merchants of Cool" CD & DVD featured Rodgers' new single "Joe Fabulous.” Gold Status
Rodgers & Bad Company played 32 US dates
Rodgers played 4 solo Concerts in the US
Performed with Jeff Beck in London
At the invitation of Prime Minister Tony Blair, Paul Rodgers performed at the
Labor Party Conference.

2001
Sold Out Australian and UK Solo Tours
Sold Out UK Tour with Bad Company

2000
Released his 6th Solo CD “Electric”, " His single, “Drifters” remained Top Ten for 8 weeks on Billboard's Monitor Heritage Rock Radio Charts
Presented with “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Joe Walsh from the LA Music
Foundation.
Sold Out concerts in the UK, Australia, US and Canada
Performed a concert in Cleveland "Tribute to Muddy Waters," also featuring
Bonnie Raitt, Hubert Sumlin, Levon Helm, and many blues greats.
Toured Australia with Roger Daltrey, Peter Frampton, Alice Cooper, a full
orchestra and rock band as “The Ultimate Rock Symphony.”

1999
Toured with Bad Company for the first time in 20 years
Paul Rodgers and Bad Company released "The Anthology" a double CD
Rodgers’ New Song "Hammer Of Love" reached #2 on Billboard's Monitor
Heritage Rock Radio Charts
VH1 filmed "Behind the Music" TV Special

1997
Released his first Double CD "Now & Live.” His single "Soul of Love" remained in rotation on more than 86 rock stations for 6 months.
"Now & Live" charted Internationally in the top 30

1995-1998
World Tour included the usual countries, US, Canada, England, and Japan, plus the unusual countries of Russia, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, Argentina, Brazil and Greece

1994
Performed at Woodstock's 25 Anniversary Concert
Headlined at Gibson’s Night of 100 Guitars' at Wembley
Performed at the 'Elvis Tribute' in Memphis
Collaborated with Slash and Hendrix's Band of Gypsies to record " I Don't Live
Today" on Stone Free: A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix

1993
Released his Grammy Nominated "Muddy Water Blues" CD with contributions
from Jeff Beck, Richie Sambora, David Gilmour, Brian May, Steve Miller, Slash,
Buddy Guy and others. Rodgers wrote the title track, “Muddy Water Blues.”
Released the 'Hendrix Set' CD

1991
Formed the "Law" and Released CD "The Law" that included America’s # 1 AOR
hit "Laying Down The Law" written by Rodgers.
1988 Performed at Madison Square Garden for the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary

1986
The Firm released a Multi-Platinum CD "Mean Business"
World Tour SOLD OUT

1985
The Firm released Multi-Platinum CD "The Firm"
World Tour SOLD OUT

1984
Formed "The Firm" with Jimmy Page

1983
Released his First Solo Album "Cut Loose.” Paul Rodgers played all of the
instruments.
Rock's First Charity Tour, US ARMS Tour, to help musician Ronnie Lane's
fight against Multiple Sclerosis included Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Joe Cocker,
Paul Rodgers and others.

1973-1982
Formed Bad Company with Guitarist Mick Ralphs
Released 6 Multi Platinum Albums spawning rock classics "Can't Get Enough",
"Feel Like Making Love", “Shooting Star", “Bad Company” and "Rock & Roll
Fantasy"

1968-1973
Formed "Free" with Guitarist Paul Kossoff
Released four Top Five Albums, included smash hits “All Right Now,” (which was
a #1 hit in 20 Territories), “Wishing Well,” “Fire & Water”….
Played over 700 live shows throughout the world, including England's Legendary Isle of Wight Festival, also on the bill, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, The Who and others

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