Worldwide, musicians and critics have dubbed Paul Rodgers “THE VOICE”. Never
before has any artist led three bands to international success in addition to
creating a
successful solo career, until Paul Rodgers. He is undeniably one of music’s most
distinctive vocalists. He has written and recorded some of rock’s greatest hits,
released 27
C.D.’s and sold 125 million C.D.’s.
This years Oscar Award winning movie ‘American Beauty' as well as ‘Wayne’s
World’
and ‘Top Gun’, all included Paul Rodgers’ songs. His latest C.D. ‘Electric’ on CMC
International was released June 6. The single “Drifters”, in its debut week, was
#1 Most
Added FMQB Hot Trax, #2 Most Added R&R Rock and #3 Most Added Album Net
Power Cuts. “The Voice’ is one of the finest singers on the planet. ‘Electric’
is a bluesy,
soulful rock treat” - The Times, London. The first date of TOUR 2000 June 8, at
the
Beatles shrine “The Cavern” in Liverpool, sold out in less than one hour. The
tour runs
until October 2000 spanning England and the U.S.
As a Grammy nominated solo artist, he has worked with Bryan Adams, Bruce
Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Charlie Watts and blues great
Buddy
Guy to name a few. This Spring he joined Roger Daltry and Alice Cooper as the
“Ultimate Rock Symphony", playing eight sold out concerts in Australia.
“Rodgers’
voice is unparalleled. The Sydney Superdome will never be the same” - The Herald
Sun,
Australia.
In 1999 Paul Rodgers won the “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Los
Angeles
Music Awards Association. Friend Joe Walsh from The Eagles presented Paul
Rodgers with
the
award. This year, Paul Rodgers will present the same award to the 2000 recipient, Carlos
Santana.
The summer of ‘99, Paul Rodgers hit the charts with the #1 single “Hey, Hey”, one of
four
new tracks off Bad Company’s ‘Anthology’.
The second single released Paul Rodgers’ “Hammer of Love” reached #2 on the rock
charts. For the first time in 20 years, all the original members of Bad
Company toured the U.S.
The overwhelming fan response, spurred on by a potent episode of VH1's “Behind
The
Music”, a televised Pay-Per-View Special and a Global Cybercast, have the
members
open to possibly working together again.
For his 1997 “NOW” C.D., Paul Rodgers assembled a band consisting of guitarist
Geoff Whitehorn (Paul McCartney, Roger Daltry), on bass Jaz Lochrie (Go West) and Jim
Copley (Jeff Beck, Seal) on drums. Paul Rodgers worked the band live for eighteen
months
before recording ‘NOW’. The line-up toured the U.S., Canada, Japan, Russia,
South
America, Europe including the unusual destinations of Romania, Bulgaria, Israel
and
Greece. Now that’s a world tour! “Soul of Love” was the single released and it
remained
in rotation on more than 86 U.S. radio stations for six months. Internationally,
the album
charted in the top 30.
Paul Rodgers also took time to acknowledge the influence of Jimi Hendrix, by
collaborating
with Gun’s n’ Roses guitarist Slash, Hendrix’s own Band Of Gypsies (Buddy Miles
and
Billy Cox). It led to “I Don’t Live Today”, one of the highlights of “Stone
Free: A
Tribute To Jimi Hendrix”. Then Paul Rodgers teamed up with Journey guitarist Neil Schon
and issued “The Hendrix Set”, a live C.D. with Paul’s unique interpretations of
Hendrix
songs.
The Low, Paul Rodgers’ venture with former Small Faces and Who drummer Kenny
Jones,
produced the hit single “Laying Down The Law”. Written by Paul Rodgers, it ranked #1
on
Billboard’s AOR charts.
His Grammy nominated solo C.D., “Muddy Water Blues” was released in 1993. He
wrote the title track and was backed by guitarists Buddy Guy, Jeff Beck, Bon
Jovi’s
Ritchie Sambora, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Brian Setzer and Queen’s Brian May.
“Muddy Water Blues” celebrated Paul’s blues roots and respect for Muddy Waters,
one of his primary influences.
It was his joint billing with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page on the historic
U.S.
ARMS tour, including Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, that led to forming the Firm
with
Page. Both Firm world tours were top grossing tours. “The Firm” and “Mean
Business”,
the group’s two albums, also enjoyed international success producing the hits
“Radioactive”, “Satisfaction Guaranteed” and “All The King’s Horses.” Most fans
know that Paul Rodgers wrote “Radioactive”, not many know that he played the guitar
solo.
“Cut Loose”, Paul’s first solo C.D. showcased his quintessential talents as a
singer,
songwriter and multi-faceted musician. He wrote all of the songs, sang and
played all of
the instruments.
Prior to his solo career, Paul Rodgers formed supergroup Bad Company, writing and
singing
smash hits like Grammy nominated “Feel Like Making Love” and “Can’t Get Enough”,
“Shooting Star”, “Bad Company”, “Run With The Pack’, the last two featuring Paul
on
piano as well as vocals, plus “Rock n’ Roll Fantasy” with Paul on guitar and
vocals.
“Bad Company took off’, recalls Paul Rodgers. “When we started our first U.S. tour,
the
album was #99 on the charts. Two months later it hit #1.” Bad Company earned six
multi-platinum albums. “10 from 6” the group’s greatest hits compilation remains
a top
seller.
Paul Rodgers first shot up the international radio charts and unto the music
scene with his
rock anthem “All Right Now” with Free. “All Right Now” hit #1 in over 20
territories
and was recognized by ASCAP for garnering one million plus radio plays in the
U.S.
alone. At the time, Free and Led Zeppelin were the biggest grossing British
acts. Free
released four top five albums and were the leaders of the British blues rock
invasion.
Their unusual combination of blues, ballads and rock won them worldwide praise
and an
international following that continues today.
Contact Grabow for more information or to book Paul Rodgers
for your next corporate or private event.
