Celebrity Name : Kid Rock

Celebrity Real Name : Robert James Ritchie

Date of Birth : 17 January, 1971

Birth Location : Rome,Michigan

Biography of Robert James Ritchie :
Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer, and rock musician.

Early years :
Robert James Ritchie was born in Romeo, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. His mother is Susan Elizabeth Ritchie. In addition he has several relatives in the Michigan area, including: Carol Ann (Shaheen), William Joseph, and Jill Suzanne. 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 his brother, Billy, losing a leg, his father shifted the burden of holding down the house and all the reponsibilty of his brother on to young Robert (as related by the song “My Oedipus Complex”). This led to increased friction between the two.
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; and their enthusiasm for the young DJ led Wisdom to dub him with a moniker after watching “that kid rock.”

Mainstream success :
In 1997, Kid Rock added Jason Krause and Stefanie Eulinberg a.k.a.Trucker Brown to his band, joining Kenny Olson, Jimmie Bones, Uncle Kracker, Mike Bradford, and Joe C. In August of 1998, he released Devil Without a Cause behind the single “Welcome 2 The Party” and went on the Vans Warped Tour.
“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 a video of “I Am The Bullgod” to MTV and with Carson’s support, it became a moderate hit.
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. He performed with Aerosmith and Run DMC at MTV’s 1999 VMA’s, as well as at Woodstock 1999 and the Grammy Awards. He released three more singles from the album: “Cowboy”; “Only God Knows Why”; and “Wasting Time”. Devil Without A Cause eventually sold 11 million copies.

Kid Rock today :
Kid Rock’s talent can be illustrated by the fact he is credited on his albums for not only vocals, but guitar (steel, rhythm, electric and acoustic), bass, percussion, mixing, mellotron, keyboard, backing vocals, slide guitar, scratching, programming, producer, and even banjo. He is famous for his high-energy personality on and off stage. Kid Rock’s music has changed and evolved considerably over time, which has caused him to lose and gain millions of fans.
Kid Rock And Twisted Brown Trucker will release a live DVD of their performance at the Palace of Auburn Hills on May 12 and May 13, 2006 by the end of 2006.
A new studio album from Kid Rock is in the works and is set for release in early 2007.[citation needed] In a recent 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.
Kid Rock appeared in an episode of CSI: NY called All Access as himself, which aired on CBS on April 26, 2006. In the episode, Kid Rock is questioned by investigators as the last person to see his limo driver alive. [wikipedia]