Kid Rock

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Kid Rock
Kid Rock in concert on September 16, 2006 in Denver, Colorado.
Background information
Birth name	Robert James Ritchie
Born	January 17 1971 (age 36)
Origin	Romeo, Michigan, United States
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Rapcore Southern Rock Country
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Singing, Rapping, Guitars, Synthesizer, Organ, Turntables, Drums
Years active	1982 to Present
Label(s)	Atlantic, Jive,
Website	Official site

Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums Devil Without a Cause and Cocky and his hit singles "Bawitdaba" and "Picture." His backup band is known as Twisted Brown Trucker. Together, they fuse rap, hard rock, southern rock, country and blues. Kid Rock's career started at the age of 11, has a member of the b-boy group 'the furious funkers'. Later, after the success of Run DMC and The Beastie Boys, he bought himself a cheap belt driven turntable, locked himself in his room, and honed his craft. In High School he would DJ parties for beer. He eventually joined Bo Wisdom in Mt. Clemens, MI where he would also meet Uncle Kracker and become part of the rap group 'The Beastcrew', later referred to as The Kid Rock Group. This group had a fallout in 1987 when Kid got signed over fellow member Champtown because Jive Records was looking for a "white rapper".

[edit] Grits Sandwiches For Breakfast Era 1987-1991

Ritchie was born in Romeo, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

Growing up, Ritchie and his father, a well-to-do car dealer in the area, frequently disagreed over young Ritchie's lifestyle choices. Following a lawn-mower accident that resulted in the Ritchie's younger brother, Billy, losing a leg, his father shifted the burden of holding down the house and all the responsibility of his brother on to young Robert (as related in the song My Oedipus Complex). Ritchie found rap music an outlet for expressing his frustrations.

Ritchie eventually left home and moved to the housing projects in Mount Clemens, Michigan, where he took his turntables to basement parties hoping for a chance to play. Bo Wisdom, of Groove Time Production, offered him an opportunity to spin for the crowd. Their enthusiasm for the young DJ led Wisdom to dub him with a moniker after watching "that white kid rock."

After working with Groove Time Productions and the Beastcrew recording demos, Jive Records offered him a contract at the age of 17. Against his parents' wishes, he signed the deal. Later he became part of the Straight From The Underground Tour with several heavyweights of rap including Ice Cube, Too $hort, D-Nice, and Yo-Yo. After he returned from the tour, his occasional girlfriend Kelley Russell had a child by another man, who was incarcerated. Kid came back to help her raise the child. This was later chronicled in the song Black Chick, White Guy.

In 1990, Kid Rock released the album Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast. The first single, Yo Da Lin In The Valley, was mostly ignored by radio as it dealt largely with cunnilingus. The FCC fined New York University US$23,700 for airing it, though it only contained one curse word. Wax The Booty, a much nastier cut, was not fined despite also receiving heavy rotation at NYU.^{[citation needed]}. After the demise of Vanilla Ice's career, in 1991, Jive dropped Kid Rock from their label.

[edit] The Independent Days Era 1992-1997

Bob helped deliver Kelly South's baby girl Liberty on the 4th of July 1992 in the back of his car. He later discovered the child wasn't his, as South had been cheating on him. Bob grew depressed and began using drugs heavily. He also experienced thoughts of suicide. (again chronicled in the song Black Chick,White Guy as well as Abortion.

Once Kid Rock got back on his feet he was picked up by an indie record label, Continuum, recording The Polyfuze Method in 1993. The album saw some college radio success at Central Michigan University. Its first single, "Back From The Dead", became a Top 20 Hot Rap Track. The second single, "U Don't Know Me" which sampled the Door's 'Soul Kitchen', flopped. After 1994's Fire It Up EP, Continuum went bankrupt l. By this time he and South were back together. His son Robert James Ritchie Jr. was born, although the relationship with South would end for good shortly after. Kid was given full custody of his son and with no money and working for his father car dealership,gave it one last shot.

Kid Rock started his own label, Top Dog. From July 1994 through March 1995, he released monthly demo tapes called The Bootleg Series.At a 1994 Roseville,MI concert,Kid spotted Joe C in the crowd and was shocked thinking someone brought their kid to a Kid Rock show. After the show Joe C meet with him backstage, after Bob found out Joey was actually 20, and asking if Rock had access to marijuana, Bob offered him a job as his hype man. In 1995, Kid Rock took a job as a janitor at Whiterooms Studios in order to pay studio fees. During the recording sessions he meet Jimmie Bones, who at the time was cutting a record with Robert Bradley's Blackwater Suprise. Kid asked Bones to jam on some recordings, but Bones declined, thinking Kid Rock was a rapper. One day he heard the Kid doing some Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath tunes to warm up. Bones joined in and eventually become part of Twisted Brown Trucker. Early Mornin Stoned Pimp would be the launching pad he needed to be signed by a major label. Kid Rock 100,000 copies out of the trunk of his car after concerts.

On March 30, 1997, he performed a special showcase concert, with Jason Krause joining on metal gutair, to attract major label attention. The only label that showed up was Atlantic Records. A re-release of The Polyfuze Method with three bonus tracks was first available at this show. Following the performance, record executives said they loved him but expressed doubts about the strength of his material. Kid Rock returned to the studio and cut a 6 song demo tape. Jason Flom (President of Atlantic Records at the time) only heard the first two songs: "I Got One For Ya," a mid tempo blues song that featured Robert Bradley, and "Somebody's Gotta Feel This," a thrash metal/southern rock hybrid. Flom signed Kid Rock to a record deal record deal for $100,000.

[edit] Devil Without A Cause Era 1997-2000

In 1997, Kid Rock added drummer/vocalist Stefanie Eulinberg to his band, joining Kenny Olson, Jason Krause, Jimmie Bones, Uncle Kracker, Mike Bradford, and Joe C. In August 1998, Atlantic released Devil Without a Cause behind the single "Welcome 2 The Party". Kid Rock went on the Vans Warped Tour to support the album.

"Welcome 2 The Party" was ignored by audiences and Devil sat on the shelves collecting dust for eight months. A chance meeting at a New York nightclub with MTV VJ Carson Daly led to the video of "I Am The Bullgod" being aired on MTV. The song, originally on 1994's Fire It Up EP, became a minor rock hit at No 31. After two notable live performances at MTV's Fashionably Loud and Wanna B A VJ, Kid released the single, "Bawitdaba", to renewed interest and sales. The song used Sugar Hill Gangs "Rapper's Delight" on the catchy chorus,with Black Sabbath-esque gutair riffs appealimg to both rap and rock fans.

Kid Rock went on the Family Values Tour with Limp Bizkit and Staind soon after Bawitdaba was released. He performed "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith and Run DMC at MTV's 1999 Video Music Awards, as well as at Woodstock 1999 . He released three more singles from the album: Cowboy, which fused country and folk music with rap, "Only God Knows Why", a Lynyrd Skynyrd-type ballad, and "Wasting Time," a playful ode to getting stoned and drunk. Devil Without A Cause eventually sold 11 million copies, and currently ranks as the 59 th best selling album of all time (link for best selling albums at bottom of page). He was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards at years end ,but did not win any.He went on the first of two tours with Metallica from December 99-January 00.

[edit] The History Of Rock Era 2000-2001

In 2000, after reacquiring the rights to his early material, he released The History Of Rock, a collection of remixed or re-recorded songs. The only new track, "American Bad Ass", sampled the Metallica track "Sad But True". It was later used as professional wrestler The Undertaker's entrance song in World Wrestling Entertainment. Kid And Co. also cut the theme songs for Chris Jericho "Break The Walls Down" and Triple H "Game Over". ECW's Kid Kash used Bawitdaba and WCW's Jeff Jarret used a remixed version of Cowboy as their theme songs as well.

Kid Rock went on the Summer Sanitorium Tour with Metallica, Korn, Powerman 5000, and System of a Down. Kid Rock filled in for James Hetfield of Metallica for three shows after Hetfield was injured. Kid didn't know all of the lyrics, so he had to read them off a sheet of paper. Metallica members Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett joined him on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno for an all-star performance of 'American Bad Ass'. Kid Rock appeared on SNL doing a smoking American Bad Ass complete with snippets of Sweet Home Alabama,Back In Black and La Grange. The second song was Only God Knows Why it was arranged by David Allan Coe and ft Phish's Trey Anatasio.

Later that year, he joined Phish on stage for several songs at a concert in Las Vegas. At the end of 2000, Joe C died of Celiac disease. Kid Rock inducted Aerosmith into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame and performed Sweet Emotion with them at years end. He would have a role in the David Spade film Joe Dirt before going to work on 'Cocky'.

[edit] The Cocky Era 2001-2003

He began dating actress/model Pamela Anderson after the two met at a VH-1 tribute to Arethra Franklin in early 2001. In November of that year, Kid Rock released Cocky, which was marketed as the official follow up to Devil Without a Cause. The first single feature his staple sound of rap rock and funk in "Forever," followed by the country blues ballad "Lonely Road Of Faith" and the Southern rock styled "You Never Met A Motherfucker Quite Like Me". Despite the new tunes it was initially a disappointing album at just barely over 2 million.

However, the release of "Picture," a country-influenced duet with Sheryl Crow, introduced Kid Rock to a new audience. "Picture" was ultimately the most successful single on the album; it would eventually be certified Gold.Behind "Picture," sales of Cocky eventually reached 5 million. Interestingly, neither his record company nor Sheryl Crow's wanted anything to do with "Picture" as a single. Allison Moorer covered the song; as it began climbing the country charts, the Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow version was released.Cocky rank as the 198 th best selling album of all time (best selling albums link at the bottom of the page).

Kid Rock has since gained country music acclaim for such notable performances as his performance of "Luckenbach, Texas" on the Waylon Jennings tribute album I've Always Been Crazy with country mainstay Kenny Chesney; and his appearance on Country Music Television's Crossroads episode with Hank Williams, Jr., in which 2.1 millon people tuned in, a record on CMT.^{[citation needed]}.At Vh-1 Big In 02 Awards he along with Chuck D and Grandmaster Flash performed a tribute medley to Run DMC and murdered member Jason Mizell.

At the end of 2002, Uncle Kracker left the band to start his own music career. Detroit underground rapper Paradime replaced him. In April of 2002 Kid Rock became engaged to Pamela Anderson; the engagement was later called off. Kid Rock also made his second movie, Biker Boyz, with Laurence Fishburne.

[edit] A New Direction 2003-2006

In 2003, Kid Rock returned with a self-titled album which delved even deeper into country music. The first single was a country/hard rock cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love". Other hits included the blues-influenced "Jackson,Mississippi" about heroin addiction; "Cold And Empty" about his first break up with Pamela Anderson; the patriotic ballad "I Am"; and the teary eyed ode to his son "Single Father", which would become his second country hit in 2004.

VH1 aired A VH1 Kid Rock Christmas on December 14, 2003. Rock performed classic tracks along with several new tunes from his self-titled release. Along with Hank Williams, Jr., Shooter Jennings and Jesse James, they prepared Christmas (was actually Thanksgiving) dinner for Drea De Matteo, Leann Rimes, and Kid's parents. Kid Rock performed at Super Bowl XXXVIII, receiving criticism for his choice to wear the American flag as a poncho.

Kid Rock appeared later that year in Jesse James' documentary Motorcycle Mania 3. During a pit stop at a Mexican hotel, he performed a cover of Charlie Daniels "A Long Haired Country Boy." Kid Rock continued his move towards country music with a performance of "Rock N Roll Pain Train" and a country take on Queen's "Fat Bottom Girls" on CMT Outlaws in October of 2004. At Spike TVs Autorox awards in 2005, he took a shot at the people who had him and Twisted Brown Trucker removed from playing at the presidential inauguration concert. Rock altered a verse on "Cowboy" to I've been around the nation entertaining the troops then I got bumped off the inauguration, I don't give a fuck I'm the pimp of the nation. Kid Rock was arrested soon after for beating a dj at a Nashville,TN strip club. He inducted Bob Seger into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March of 2005.

Also in 2005, at a Hurricane Katrina relief concert, Kid Rock filled in for Johnny Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd on the band's epic "Sweet Home Alabama". Van Zant had to undergo surgery and was told not to sing for three months.

He was a surprise guest at Dr Phil's 500th show, performing an acoustic version of "Cowboy." Dr. Phil revealed that Kid Rock was his favorite singer. In 2005, Kenny Olson left the band over a dispute about the band's music direction. He now has his own band, The Flask. Olson was permanently replaced by The Detroit Cobras' Kenny Tudrick on the 2006 "Live" Trucker Tour. Bob inducted Lynyrd Skynyrd into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Kid Rock made cameo appearances in the music videos for Gretchen Wilson's songs, "Redneck Woman" and "All Jacked Up".

A sex tape made after a 1999 Miami concert featuring Kid Rock and Scott Stapp surfaced in January of 2006. The two had release of the video blocked in court.

[edit] 'Live' Trucker

On February 28, 2006, Kid Rock released his first live album, Live Trucker, comprising songs from his homestands of Clarkston (on September 1, 2000, and August 26 through August 28, 2004), and Detroit's Cobo Hall (March 26, 2004). The album contained the last two performances of Joe C on "Devil Without A Cause" and "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp", as well as duetting with Gretchen Wilson on "Picture". Other highlights included "Only God Knows Why", the medley of "Somebody's Gotta Feel This" and "Fist Of Rage", and a thrash metal take on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". He brought back the 'King Of Detroit' Bob Seger from the dead during his Super Bowl concerts on February 2 and 3, 2006.The two performed an arousing 'Rock N Roll Will Never Forget" on both nights. Kid Rock would appear on Bob Seger much anticapated, 10 years in the waiting, 'Face The Promise' on a Vince Gill cover 'Real Mean Bottle" a tribute to Merle Haggard. Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson had a surprise wedding in July of 2006 after it was reported Anderson was pregnant. They divorced 5 months later after Anderson reportedly had a miscarriage. Kid Rock says the pregnancy was false and he was used as a baby sitter for her kids to go out and party without him. The movie Borat might have been the final straw as Kid was angered over her part and stormed out of a personal screening with a group of friends. In January of 2007, Kid Rock and Jerry Lee Lewis made a music video for their single 'Honky Tonk Women' and later performed together on the Tonight Show. Kid Rock was in the February 2007 issue of Blender Magazine, in which he recounted his Christmas trip to Iraq. "Part of why I wanted to spend Christmas in Baghdad: to see exactly what the soliders are going through." Jerry Lee Lewis would release a dvd of Last Man Standing in March of 07 with the two performing another live version of 'Honky Tonk Women'. Devil Without A Cause was named the 68th best album ever in the 'Definitive 200' by the NARM and the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007.

[edit] Kid Rock today

Kid Rock and Twisted Brown Trucker (see below) were to release a live DVD of their performance at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan on May 12/May 13, 2006 by the end of 2006, which never materialized.

A new studio album from Kid Rock is in the works and is set for release in 2007. The set April release looks like it will be pushed back. New rumors have speculated a July release with a limited fan pack. The fan pack is to include the new album and a dvd, and most believe that will be the Detroit concerts that were supposed to be releashed in December of 2006. In a interview with Real Detroit Weekly, Rock said he is attempting to create "a timeless rock-n-roll record" so there will be no rap or country on it. Rock also said the record will be produced by Rick Rubin, and will feature the J. Geils Band's Peter Wolf; the album has been rumored to have a tribute song to New Orleans from the outcome of Hurricane Katrina with Fats Domino on vocals. Kid Rock stated to billboard.com that the album will be full of "bangers" and he will do a full-out media blitz (which he has never done). Rappers Beanie Siegel [1], MURS [2], Trick Trick, and DMC have all expressed interest with working with Bob on their 2007 forthcoming albums.

Kid Rock has been a guest star (acting as himself) in CSI - New York (episode 2x21) which was broadcasted on April 26, 2006 external link.

[edit] Twisted Brown Trucker

Twisted Brown Trucker is Bob Ritchie's band formed in 1994, with Bob Ebeling in Sterling Heights, Michigan.The bands first involvement was on the 1994 demo of Dark & Grey they became both his studio and live back up band in 1997.Dubbed by Kid Rock has "The Loudest Band In America Today", they are well known for the hodge podge of multiple genres,sometimes mixing them in a single song. The name originated as what Kid Rock was going to be known as "Twisted Brown Trucker", before people in clubs began calliing him "Kid Rock" in 1987.The line up went through a change for the 1st album with Atlantic on "Devil Without A Cause", its since seen 2 major changes with Uncle Kracker going solo full time in 2002 and Kenny Olson and Smith Curry leaving in 2005.The background singers for the live shows have worked with Bob Seger (Karen Newman) and The Faces (Lauren Creamer)respectively.Misty Love,Shirly Hayden and Thornetta Davis are the studio background vocals.

[edit] Current members

Kenny Tudrick-Detroit,MI (Lead Gutair)
Jason Krause-Detroit,MI (electric guitar,metal gutair, acoustic guitar)
Jimmie Bones-Roseville,MI (keyboard, organ, piano, clavinet, wurlitzer, harp, Jew's harp,sytheiszer,synth bass,programming,vocals
Stefanie Eulinberg-Cleveland,OH (drums, vocals)
Aaron Julison-Nashville,TN (bass, vocals)
Paradime-Livonia,MI (turntables, vocals)
Karen Newman, Lauren Creamer, Thornetta Davis, Misty Love (vocals)

[edit] Former members

Uncle Kracker -Mt Clemens,MI (turntables, vocals 1990-2002)
Bob Ebeling -Romeo,MI (drums 1993-1997)
Kenny Olson-Royal Oak,MI (lead guitar 1994-2005)
Joe C-Taylor,MI (Vocals-died in 2000)
Mike Bradford-Detroit,MI (bass guitar 1999-2001)
Lonnie Moxley-Detroit,MI (bass guitar 1995-1997)
Bobby East-Detroit,MI (lead guitar, bass guitar, slide guitar 2001-2005)
Chris Labroux -Romeo,MI (drums 1997)
Smith Curry-Nashville,TN (steel guitar, dobro 2005)

[edit] Discography

Please see Kid Rock discography, for a complete discography

[edit] Awards

Kid Rock has won 15 awards out of 37 Nominations

Grammys

1999 Nominee Best New Artist

1999 Nominee Best Hard Rock Performance for Bawitdaba

2000 Nominee Best Hard Rock Performance for American Bad Ass

American Music Awards

2000 Nominee Best New Artist

2000 Nominee Favorite Pop/Rock Artist

2001 Male Artist Of The Year

2003 Male Artist Of The Year

2003 Nominee Pop/Rock Male Album Of The Year For Cocky

Billboard Music Awards

1999 Best New Pop/Rock Artist

1999 Best New Hard Rock Artist

1999 Best New Male Artist

Country Music Award's

2002 Nominee Vocal Event Of The Year For 'Picture'

CMT Flameworthy Awards

2002 Nominee Male Video Of The Year

VH1 Big In 03

Nominee For Song Of The Year for Picture

BMI Awards'

2002 Songwriter of The Year for Picture

Detroit Music Awards

1999 Outstanding National Album for Devil Without A Cause

1999 Outstanding National Single for I Am The Bullgod

1999 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Bawitdaba

1999 Outstanding Hip-Hop Writer/Producer (Ueban/Techno/Funk)

1999 Outstanding National Spokesperson for Detroit

2000 Outstanding National Compilation Album for History Of Rock

2000 Outstanding National Single for American Bad Ass

2000 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Cowboy

2000 Outstanding National Duet for Higher w Robert Bradley

2000 Outstanding Hip-Hop Writer/Producer (Urban/Techno/Funk)

2001 Outstanding National Album Nominee for Cocky

2001 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Forever

2002 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Picture

2003 Outstanding National Album Nominee for Self Titled

2003 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Feel Like Makin Love

2004 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Jackson,Mississippi

2004 Outstanding National Single Nominee for Cold And Empty

Metro Times Detroit Awards

1991 Best New Rap/Techno Artist

MTV Music Awards

2000 Nominee Best New Artist

2000 Nominee Best Music Video for Bawitdaba

2001 Nominee Favorite Hard Rock Performer

2001 Nominee Best Music Video for Cowboy

[edit] Tours

1989 Straight From The Underground Tour- Opening Act For Ice Cube,Too Short,D-Nice,Yo Yo

1991 Unknown Titled Tour-Opening Act For Esham

1998 Lollapolaza Tour

1998 Vans Warped Tour

1998-99 White Thrash On Dope Tour-Opening Act for Monster Magnet

1999 Destroy Your Liver Tour- 20 Dates 1st Headlining Tour

1999 Family Values Tour-33 Dates Opening For Limp Bizkit with Staind as 1st act

1999 European Tour-12 Dates With Blink 182 Opening

1999 Spread Your Legs Tour-33 Dates With Powerman 5000 and Perfessional Murder Music Opening

1999-00 Millennium Tour-11 Dates Opening for Metallica with 7Dust as 1st act

2000 Summer Saniturm Tour- 12 Dates w Metallica,Korn,System Of Down,Powerman 5000

2000 The History Of Rock Tour-20 Dates

2001 The American Bad Ass Tour-18 Dates w David A Coe,Buckcherry,and Fuel Opening

2001 European Tour- 3 Dates Opening for Guns N Roses (Tour Canceled when Axl Did His Thing)

2002 The Cocky Tour- 54 Dates With Saliva,Lit,Tenacious D Opening

2002 Girls Of Summer Tour-53 Dates Opening for Aerosmith w Run DMC as 1st act

2004 Rock N Roll Pain Train Tour-110 Dates With Puddle Of Mudd,Govt Mule,White Starr,Jerry

Cantrell as rotating opening acts

2005 Lazy Muthafuga Tour- 7 Festival Dates

2006 'Live' Trucker Tour-59 Dates with Ty Stone,Peter Frampton Opening

[edit] Roots And Influences

Influences

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Allman Brothers Band

Beastie Boys

Black Crowes

Blackman (Underground Detroit Rapper)

Black Sabbath

Bob Seger

Boogie Down Productions

Champtown (Underground Detroit Rapper}

David Allan Coe

D-Nice

Doc Rounce Cee (Underground Detroit Rapper)

Elton John

Eric B And Rakim

Esham

George Jones

Hank Williams Jr

Hank Williams Sr

Jim Croce

Jimi Henderix

KDC (Underground Detroit Rapper)

Led Zeppelin

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Marshall Tucker Band

Merle Haggard

Parliament Funk

Public Enemy

Queen

Rage Against The Machine

Rolling Stones

Run DMC

Ted Nugent

Too Short

Van Halen

Whotini

Willie Nelson

ZZ Top

Followers

Big And Rich

Brougham

Bubba Sparxxxs

Chance

Cowboy Troy

Dislocated Styles

Eminem

Gretchen Wilson

Huck Johns

Insane Clown Posse

Jocaine

Linkin Park

Paradime

P.O.D.

Pimpadelic

Saliva

Smut Pedalers

Southern Discomfort

Troy Olsen

Ty Stone

Uncle Kracker

White Starr

[edit] Famous Performances

12-28-99 MTV Fashionabaly Loud-1st National Live Performance in Miami,FL

3-19-99 HBO Reverb-1st Televised Concert Special

7-24-99 Woodstock 99-Performance would Skyrocket his and TBT career

9-9-99 MTV VMA Medley w Run DMC and Aerosmith-Highest Rated Performance Ever on MTV

12-99 Grammy's He Came Up emprty on 3 nods but stole the show with a medley of Only God Knows Why/Bawitdaba/We're An American Band

6-20-00 Much Music Studios-1st Concert Special In Canada

12-14-01 CMT Crossroads w Hank Williams Jr- 1st Televised Concert on CMT

1-1-02 MTV USO Special- Gained Troops Respect when he played a full concert instead of what was supposed to be a couple of songs.

2-14-02 MTV Icon:Aerosmith-Performed Mama Kin/Last Child in front of Aerosmith one of his idols growing up.

9-28-02 Farm Aid 15-Debut Of Future Smash Picture Live

12-14-03 VH-1 A Kid Rock Christmas- 1st Full Length Concert On VH-1

[edit] Trivia

Devil Without A Cause has sold 11 million in the U.S. and 4 million in Canada.

History Of Rock has sold 3 million in the U.S. and 2 Million in Canada.

Cocky has sold 5 million in the U.S. and 1 Million in Canada.

Kid Rock has sold 2 million in the U.S. and 1/2 Million in Canada.

The title track to Devil Without A Cause is directed towards Jive Records and his former manager that stole money from him.

Sheryl Crow's favorite Kid Rock song is 'Cowboy.'

Kid Rock has inducted Aerosmith, Bob Seger and Lynyrd Skynyrd into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.

Kid Rock hates his first hit 'I Am The Bullgod.'

Kid Rocks favorite songs of his own are Only God Knows Why,Midnight Train To Memphis and Rock N Roll Pain Train.

He opened for Boogie Down Productions in 1987 with D Nice giving him his break,when he told jive record how good he was.

He is currently dating danish model May Andersen.

He collects antiques.

He reads Good Housekeeping and Home And Garden

On CMT Greatest Southern Rock songs he states Marshall Tucker's Cant You See as his favorite song of all time

Run Off To LA is about is ex James King

Kid Rock hates Radiohead in the Video for You Never Met ... he wipes his butt with radiohead toilet paper

Stephanie Eulinberg used to be lead singer in a punk rock band

Jimmie Bones was in his own band the Graverobbers and Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

The Black Crowes Eddie Harsch played organ and piano on Kid Rock's 1996 Early Mornin Stoned Pimp

Kid Rock battled and defeated Eminem in their only freestyle battle in 1994

Kid Rock's song Abortion received praised from abortion advacates for it showing the father can be affected from an abortion.

[edit] See also

List of best-selling albums in the United States - RIAA certified list.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

v • d • e Kid Rock
Twisted Brown Trucker
Kenny Tudrick \| Jason Krause \| Jimmie Bones \| Stefanie Eulinberg \| Aaron Julison \| Paradime
Former Members: Uncle Kracker \| Bob Ebeling \| Kenny Olson \| Joe C. \| Mike Bradford \| Lonnie Moxley \| Bobby East \| Chris Labroux \| Smith Curry
Discography
Studio albums: Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast \| The Polyfuze Method \| Fire It Up ! (EP) \| Early Morning Stoned Pimp \| Devil Without a Cause \| The History of Rock \| Cocky \| Kid Rock
Live albums: Live Trucker

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