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Also known as Paul Bernard Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Person · Open Library

Works
41

Top works

  • Jabberwocky
  • To Kill a God
  • United States Constitutional Law
  • Poems; or, Amusements in Rhyme
  • Design for the Unthinkable World

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Acting · Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK

Paul Bernard Rodgers (born 17 December 1949, Middlesbrough) is an English rock singer-songwriter, best known for his success in the 1970s as a member of Free and Bad Company. 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 recently toured and recorded with another 1970s band, Queen. Rodgers has been dubbed "The Voice"…

Known for

  • The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Paul Rodgers - Free Spirit — Himself2018
  • Bad Company - Live at Red Rocks — Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano2017
  • Bad Company | The Official Authorized 40th Anniversary Documentary — Self2014
  • Joe Bonamassa - Beacon Theatre, Live from New York — Himself2012
  • Bad Company - Live At Wembley — Himself2011
  • Bad Company: Hard Rock Live2010
  • Queen + Paul Rodgers: Live in Ukraine — Self2009
  • Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records2009
  • Icons: 15 Classic Tracks from the Gods of Rock — Himself2008

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Surrey
Active from
1949-12-17
blues rockhard rockrock

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71,168
Total plays
589,763

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Paul Rodgers (known as "The Voice") is a vocalist known for his work in the popular British rock bands Free, The Firm, and Bad Company as well as his solo career. He more recently stood in on vocals on a tour with Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen as a new collaboration titled Queen + Paul Rodgers. On this tour, Paul stressed that he was not trying to replace the band's deceased singer, Freddie Mercury, but tried his best to give his own style to the songs. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/P

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Key facts

Born
Paul Bernard Rodgers , ( 1949-12-17 ) 17 December 1949 (age 76) , Middlesbrough , England
Genres
Rock blues rock hard rock blues soul blues
Occupations
Singer songwriter
Instruments
Vocals guitar bass piano drums
Years active
1968–present
Labels
Atlantic Victor Entertainment SPV GmbH Velvel Sun Records
Formerly of
Brown Sugar Free Bad Company The Firm The Law Queen + Paul Rodgers
Spouses
Machiko Shimizu ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) ​ Cynthia Kereluk ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 ) ​
Website
paulrodgers .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Paul Bernard Rodgers (born 17 December 1949) is an English singer. He was the lead vocalist of numerous successful rock bands, including Free, Bad Company, the Firm and the Law. He also has performed as a solo artist and collaborated with the remaining active members of Queen under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers, from 2004 to 2009. 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 various rock singers. In 1991, John Mellencamp called Rodgers "the best rock singer ever". Freddie Mercury in particular liked Rodgers and his aggressive style. Rodgers holds joint citizenship, after becoming a Canadian citizen in 2011.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paul Rodgers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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