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Paul Rodgers proves class is permanent on new single Living It Up and announces first solo album for nearly 25 years

The Free and Bad Company vocal powerhouse is back with Midnight Rose

Paul Rodgers performs onstage at the 2023 CMT Music Awards held at Moody Center on April 2, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Paul Rodgers continues to inspire – his voice has aged like a fine wine and he remains one of the greatest blues-rock singers in history. This makes the announcement of the Free , The Firm and Bad Company man's first solo album in nearly a quarter of a century big news indeed for fans.

The eight-track Midnight Rose of Rodgers originals arrives on September 22 via Sun Records and is preceded by first single Living It Up, that you can listen to above. It's very much in the legacy of his Free and Bad Company work with Rodgers' soulful reflection of positivity and his US influences with a hard-edged blues-rock riff.

"My new album Midnight Rose grew from sparks of ideas I had," says Rodgers. "The sparks developed into a raging fire when the band and everyone involved brought their absolute 'A' game. I think it is my best album to date, I like it. I hope you do too."

Second single Take Love will follow as the second single on 28 July. 

Midnight Rose tracklisting (all songs written by Paul Rodgers except where noted)

1. Coming Home   2. Photo Shooter 3. Midnight Rose  4. Living It Up (written by Rodgers, Ronning, Fedyk) 5. Dance in the Sun  6. Take Love 7. Highway Robber  8. Melting

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“Paul Rodgers is a rock legend and we're proud to have him on the Sun Records label. His album, Midnight Rose, is a modern day classic that his established and new fans will love," says Dominic Pandiscia, Chief Strategy Officer, Primary Wave/Sun Label Group. "We have heard one consistent comment throughout the record making process and it’s that Paul has never sounded better. I couldn’t agree more." 

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Paul Rodgers is breaking free. The great British rock vocalist and frontman will relive his days in the groundbreaking blues-rock band Free , when he embarks on the Free Spirit tour of the UK in May. The tour will start in Glasgow on 5 May and culminates on the 28th with a show at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

“It was 50 years ago in 1967 when Paul Kossoff and I met and later formed Free,” said Rodgers in a statement about the tour. “We first jammed together at the Fickle Pickle Blues Club in Finsbury Park, we wanted exactly that, to be free to play the music that we loved, blues and beyond.

“We knew we had something special between us when people told us that when we played time stood still. He brought in the rhythm section, Simon Kirke from his band the Black Cat Bones and found the advertisement at the Nags Head Battersea for a “bass player ex- John Mayall looking for a gig” Andy Fraser.

“Not only was Koss the soul of the band, playing every note deeply…from his very soul he also had great organisational skills, everybody loved him and rightly so. The first song that Koss and I wrote together was ‘Moonshine.’ I remember him playing the music and he asked if I could write the melody and lyrics. In fact it was that song we were playing when Alexis Corner walked in to our rehearsal and gave us the suggestion for a band name ‘Free At Last.’ We went with just Free and I am still reeling from the memories.”

Rodgers concluded: “It was so inspirational playing Free material with [late Led Zeppelin drummer John’s younger sister] Deborah Bonham’s band, led by guitarist Pete Bullick, when we played charity gigs to support Willows Animal Sanctuary and Assisted Therapy Unit , which my wife Cynthia and I plus Deborah Bonham and Pete Bullick are patrons of, that I promised myself that someday we would tour the UK with this band. Well…that someday has come.”

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"We were four separate guys at the beginning of the afternoon, and by the end of the evening we were a band": Paul Rodgers on life with Free, Bad Company, The Firm and Queen

Paul Rodgers looks back at his life, times and solo career, ponders the tragedy of Paul Kossoff, and reveals that he owes his life to martial arts

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'Yow!… all right, all right…’ It’s a timeless performance: Paul Rodgers with Free , playing All Right Now at the Isle of Wight Festival in the summer of 1970. As the band chop away at the riff, Rodgers strikes a pose, with one knee cocked and a hand outstretched, like he’s about to deliver one of Shakespeare’s sonnets rather than ‘ There she stood, in the street, smiling from her head to her feet .’ 

Rodgers sang into not one but two microphones that day. The doubling up was due to the requirements of the PA, but also magnified his image as a man whose voice couldn’t be contained by just one. Paul Rodgers launched a thousand imitators, but the man with the flawless delivery (whom his former bandmate Jimmy Page calls “the Sam Cooke of rock”) is a true original. 

Born on December 17, 1949, Rodgers was the son of a Middlesbrough docker, who ignored his father’s advice to “get a trade”, and instead fled to London to try his luck in the music business. Rodgers distilled his love of Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Muddy Waters into the hits All Right Now and Wishing Well with the pioneering bluesrockers Free. 

When Free imploded in 1973, Rodgers formed Bad Company and broke America with the charttopping radio staples Can’t Get Enough, Feel Like Makin’ Love and Rock’n’roll Fantasy . Since then, he’s made solo and tribute albums, formed supergroup The Firm with Jimmy Page , and toured the world as guest vocalist with Queen . 

Midnight Rose is Rodgers’s first album of all-new songs since 2000, recorded with members of his solo group, released on the historic Sun Records label and produced by Bon Jovi/Metallica fixer Bob Rock and Rodgers’s wife Cynthia Kereluk. “Yes, she kicks me up the arse, in every respect,” offers her husband. 

New songs such as Living It Up and Highway Robber either celebrate the music of Rodgers’s youth or reference the outlaws and desperadoes of the Bad Company era, but reimagined through the eyes of their now 73-year-old writer. Resplendent in a blue Hawaiian-style shirt and baseball cap, Rodgers joins Classic Rock from a quiet corner of his home in British Columbia. “I live in the Okanagan Valley, but there’s enough English here for my tastes,” he says. 

While the 1970s were the era of excess and a “blur of fisticuffs”, the modern-day Rodgers exudes a Zen-like calm and talks an awful lot about peace and love. In fact, “fucking” becomes “effing” in some of his answers, even if a glint in his eye suggests the old tearaway is still in there. That voice, of course, is as familiar as ever.

How does it feel to be on the legendary Sun Records? Is this something of a teenage dream come true?  

Who’d have thought it? When I was growing up it was home to Elvis Presley and all these other great artists. In my mind, though, there was never any possibility I would be on Sun Records. 

Sun has a great logo too . 

Yes, it’s like Harley-Davidson. It’s the HarleyDavidson of record labels. 

This is your first album of all-new songs since 2000’s Electric . What kept you?  

I had no intention of even making a new album. But covid brought everything to a screeching halt, and I was locked down with an acoustic guitar. I had nothing else to do but work on all the material I’d built up. After a while, I’m sitting there thinking: “I wonder if I can go in a studio…” 

Some of these songs sound like a love letter to America . 

Had I not heard American music – jazz, blues, soul and rock’n’roll – my life would have been vastly different. There likely wouldn’t have been Free or Bad Company. I owe a lot to the unique musicians who created that music. 

You did Straight Shooter with Bad Company, now there’s a song here called Photo Shooter . 

It’s about all the different places photographers find themselves, from fashion zones to war zones and places and spaces in between. Competing all the while for that prized front-page spot. I compare this to how life can be, always pushing, driving, to be the best, and I wonder: “What does it matter?

Let’s go back to the 1960s. Your teenage group The Roadrunners have moved from the Northeast to North London, and you were all living together. How bad did it get?  

We were The Roadrunners but we became the Wildflowers [in 1967], and were introduced to a drummer called Andy whose parents were on holiday and let us stay at his place. We were four teenagers unsupervised, and we ate everything in the fridge and turned the place into a wreck. But Koss [future Free guitarist Paul Kossoff ] lived around the corner and came over to jam with us.

What were your first impressions of Paul Kossoff?  

I liked Koss’s style. His playing and his humour. And I admired him because he had the longest, most beautiful hair – like a lion’s mane. He also had flared Levi’s, which you couldn’t buy in the stores. He bought two pairs of Levi’s every time and cut the sides out of one to put the ‘V’ in. I was like: “Wow, that’s so cool.” 

The Wildflowers split, but you stayed behind in London. Were you pushing and striving more than the others? 

My staying behind was what cemented mine and Koss’s relationship. When the other Wildflowers went back to Middlesbrough or did whatever they did, I was on my own with a load of wrecked equipment. I needed to reboot my career, as it were. I had four Shure SM57 microphones. I sold three, kept one and got myself a 50-watt Selmer amp. So I was back in business. 

What happened next?  

I joined a blues band called Brown Sugar, and was playing in a pub, when Koss showed up and asked to jam. He wanted me to join his band [Black Cat Bones], but I wanted us to start a new group. 

Take us back to Free’s first jam together: April 19, 1968, at the Nag’s Head in Battersea. 

That was where I met [bassist] Andy Fraser and Kirkie [drummer Simon Kirke] for the first time. [Rodgers’s mentor, British bluesman] Alexis Korner recommended Andy to us. We just played blues because everybody could play it straight away. Halfway through the day, we were doing Moonshine, one of the songs Koss and I had written together, and just at the point where it goes [sings] ‘ I-I-I-I-I-I sit here alone ’ Alexis walked in, sat down and said: “You sound like you’re a band now.” We were four separate guys at the beginning of the afternoon, and by the end of the evening we were a band.

Is it true that Island Records, who signed the new group, wanted to call you the Heavy Metal Kids?  

Yes. Alexis told us he used to have a band called Free At Last, so we liked the idea of ‘Free’. Then before we signed to Island Records, they said they wanted to call us the Heavy Metal Kids. I said: “No effing way we’re gonna do that,” even if it means losing the record deal. Andy wrote the names down and put them side by side on the mantelpiece, to see which looked best. We all looked at each other and went: “It’s got to be ‘Free’ hasn’t it?” 

Free didn’t stop during those early years, but you released two albums, Tons Of Sobs and Free , within seven months of each other in 1969 .

You know, I wasn’t even conscious of doing two albums in a year. Is that what we did? That title, Tons Of Sobs , was [producer] Guy Stevens’s idea. Guy was a wonderful lunatic. We did the album while we were touring: play four or five gigs, and stop and work on the album for a couple of days. But the studio was so busy you’d have another band sat outside and the conga player tapping on the glass, waiting to come in. 

Free’s single All Right Now reached Number Two in the UK in May 1970, and is still played regularly on the radio today. But Andy Fraser said he never liked Island boss/producer Chris Blackwell’s single edit of the track. How did you feel about it? 

I was going with the flow. I didn’t mind cutting it down, because we wanted to accommodate radio and TV, as long as it didn’t upset the integrity of the song. But we insisted on keeping the longer version on the album. I do remember Top Of The Pops sending a team to the studio, though, because when I sang: ‘ Let’s move before they raise the parking rate ’, they were convinced I really sang: ‘Let’s move before they raise the effing rate’ [laughs]. The engineers had to pull all the tracks down so it was just the vocal to convince them. 

After All Right Now and hit third album Fire And Water , Free’s audience changed. How did you feel about not being an underground blues band any more?  

Our audiences were always great. But, to be honest, this started the downward spiral. We’d been striving for success – like all bands – and suddenly we had it and… it kind of wasn’t so great. It was nice being an underground band, under the radar. I think I quite liked that. 

Free broke up in May 1971, but reunited in January 1972. What was going through your mind at that time?  

I didn’t want us to become a pop band. That’s what the record company wanted us to be. Free had toured America with Blind Faith , and it was really tough because we were so insignificant and we got kicked around. We suffered a lot because we didn’t have the correct management. I told everyone I didn’t want to go back to America again until we had the right management and we were ready. But they booked America anyway, and that’s when I split. At the time, I thought that was it – it was over.

It’s been said that Paul Kossoff took the break-up badly. Is that true?  

He did, and I feel kind of responsible because he deteriorated very sharply after Free split. I started another group called Peace, singing and playing guitar with a drummer called Mick Underwood and a bass player called Stewart MacDonald. We toured with Mott The Hoople , which is where I met [future Bad Company guitarist] Mick Ralphs, and the rest is history. 

Was this when you and Ralphs had the idea for Bad Company? 

Yes. Before the gigs, Mick and I would gravitate towards each other and go into the tuning room with all the amps and guitars. I had the song Rock Steady , and Mick had Ready For Love and Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love . I thought Ready For Love had everything – the lyrics, the chorus, the storyline… He’d already done it with Mott The Hoople, but I said it doesn’t matter, let’s do it again. 

But before then, Free reunited and had the Top Ten hit Wishing Well . 

So it wasn’t over yet. We had success with Wishing Well , but at that point Koss was hit hard. He was doing drugs in the studio and falling asleep in the middle of playing a solo. Man, we couldn’t be dealing with that. We tried, we really tried. I remember playing a show in Newcastle, and he went to his amp and couldn’t find the switch. I thought: “Oh gosh, what’s he taken?” The fans were saying: “Come on, Koss, you can do it.” But it was a real struggle. In the end I thought: “I’ve got to get out of this,” and I did.

What did you have in mind for Bad Company?  

Mick Ralphs came down to my cottage in the country, and I thought we were going to get a band together and he thought we were going to be a duo like the Everly Brothers [laughs]. It’s funny how bands can get together and not understand each other. 

Were Simon Kirke and (ex-King Crimson vocalist/bassist) Boz Burrell already involved? 

I didn’t take Kirkie with me from Free. Then he called the cottage and asked if he could come down, because we didn’t have a drummer. That worked out well. We wanted Alan Spenner to play bass because we’d seen him with Joe Cocker in the film from Woodstock. Alan was amazing, but turned up three days late, just wandered into the pub. We said: “Oh, we’d given up on you.” He goes: “Oh, I want it.” We said: “Oh, I don’t think so.” Which is a shame. 

I’d heard you weren’t sure about Boz Burrell.  

Mick loved Boz, but I was kind of on the fence about Boz, even years later. But when we did the song Bad Company , he played lead bass – and you need a bass player who’ll play a bit of lead too. My thing after Free was having a band that was really sharp and together and got it going on. 

How did Bad Company come to be managed by Led Zeppelin’s manager, Peter Grant? 

Clive Coulson [who became Bad Co’s tour and day-to-day manager] worked with Free before joining the Zeppelin team. Clive said: “Call Peter Grant , he’s interested.” Peter used to call Clive [pinches nose and makes a nasal Peter Grant voice] ‘Clivey’. But Peter was great. Everything was five stars, and everything was taken care of. We were spoiled rotten, to tell you the truth. 

In 1974, Bad Company made their US debut opening for the Edgar Winter Group, acting like bigger stars than the headliners, flying between states in a private jet and arriving at gigs in limousines.  

Oh yes [laughs]. We were catapulted into America, and Peter Grant put us right where Led Zeppelin were in terms of aeroplanes and limousines. We went into the arenas overnight.

So you were able to do with Bad Company what you hadn’t been with Free in America . 

America has always been accepting of the evolution of things – bands, companies, people. They were very accepting of Bad Company because we had the goods. But I knew what we needed in America too, because I’d watched Blind Faith from the side of the stage and seen Ginger Baker throwing his drumstick at the back of a policeman’s head, then pick up another and carry on [laughs]. Peter and Led Zeppelin had it all down – the American scene and all the business involved – and we benefited from that. 

Bad Company’s first three albums – Bad Company, Straight Shooter and Run With The Pack – were huge hits in the UK and the US. But did you ever worry about being in Zeppelin’s shadow? 

No. Honestly, I had no problem with being on [Zeppelin’s vanity label] Swan Song. I thought it was absolutely the bee’s knees. I used to go into the Swan Song office from time to time, down on the King’s Road opposite the World’s End pub, and I’d bump into Jimmy [Page] and Robert [Plant].

At the time, you and Robert Plant had that swaggering rock-god frontman thing off pat.  

Ha ha. He had more swagger. Robert was a good lad. Zeppelin were total gods. They were so big it was astronomical, but they were very down-to-earth and good to us. 

Robert Plant wiggled his arse more than you, but you’re being very modest here.  

Well, thank you, it’s nice of you to say. I just copied people like Otis Redding, Ray Charles – I loved Ray Charles’s Crying Time – Wilson Pickett, Stevie Marriott and Rod Stewart . Actually, Rod Stewart with the Jeff Beck Group doing Rock My Plimsoul on the Truth album.

After such a positive start, where did it begin going wrong with Bad Company?  

For the fourth album, Burnin’ Sky [1977], we came straight off a tour, where we’d been playing the hits, and were booked into a studio. We weren’t ready, we didn’t have the songs. Me and Mick decided that if we didn’t make a good enough album we wouldn’t even release it. 

What happened?  

We were recording in France [at Château d’Hérouville studios, aka the ‘Honky Chateau’]. We’d work during the week but take the weekend off, and I’d go to Paris and stay in a hotel. I thought if we’re making all this money I’m going to stay somewhere nice, because the studio was a bit rough. I just had the chorus for the title track – ‘ The sky is burnin’, I believe my soul’s on fire ’ – but I wrote the verses and chords one weekend and came back to the studio and said: “Okay, I’ve got one.” They put the red light on, and I had no lyrics at all, and just made it up on the spot. But it turned out to be a good song.

Did you seriously consider not releasing the album?  

No, that went by the by. The record company and the management wouldn’t let us not release it. But our energy was not what it should be. The wheels were turning and we just pressed on. We always pressed on. 

And you’re wearing your karate gear on the LP cover?  

Actually, it’s a happi [a traditional Japanese coat], like a dressing gown. I just liked the look of it. But Peter Grant did not like it at all. It was different, I suppose. 

But you were practising martial arts at this time. 

I certainly was. I did wado-ryu [a style of karate], which means the way of peace. Suzuki Sensei was a wonderful guy and I learned a lot from him. 

You also boxed. Is it true that you sparred with future super-featherweight world champion Cornelius Boza-Edwards? 

Yes – and [British boxing champion] John Conteh. I used to drive over to a gym in East London. It belonged to our security guy’s dad. All I remember about the sparring is a blizzard of fisticuffs. Those guys are so fast, you don’t even see it. You’d think: “I’m going to run away now because there’s no way I can get through that.” 

It’s the 1970s, the music business was awash with booze and cocaine, so was wado-ryu your healthy alternative?  

Yes. And I did all the above. Lots of cocaine, lots of booze, just lots of everything. Suzuki Sensei gave me a sense of discipline and I stopped taking cocaine. That’s why I am still alive today. I think Burnin’ Sky was the last time I did cocaine. But I used to have nightmares afterwards where I dreamed I’d taken some again.

That lifestyle change must have taken some discipline to maintain on tour.  

Yes. I took one of my karate teachers out on the road with me. We used to clear the furniture out of the hotel room so we’d have space. I never got very good at it, but I learned discipline, meditation and the importance of stretching. 

Did your abstinence drive a wedge between you and the rest of Bad Company?  

Yes. That was the beginning of the end, really, because they were still doing it. I don’t know if I’m talking out of turn here… But I used to say to them: “I’m not concerned with what you do. I’m only concerned with what I do. My peace of mind is my business, your peace of mind is yours. It’s fine with me.” But they were sneaking around doing it. I’d say: “Guys, you don’t have to sneak around.” But it did separate us. 

Bad Company’s next album, Desolation Angels , was bigger than Burnin’ Sky , but punk had happened in the UK. Were you aware that the music was changing?  

Yes. At that point we became dinosaurs in many people’s eyes, and we did not like that at all. I remember a review of [Bad Co’s 1979 single] Rock’N’Roll Fantasy that began: “The coffin opens… and out comes this music.” I was like: “Oh my god.” But I still do Rock’N’Roll Fantasy with my band even today. 

You parted ways with Bad Company after 1982’s Rough Diamonds and made a solo album, Cut Loose . What were you hoping for at the time?  

I stepped back from touring with Bad Company because it was getting too much. When John Bonham died [in September 1980], I thought something’s going to give with us too. People were dying, and dying so young from overdoing it. So I decided to make a record in the studio at my house on my own but not to go on the road.

Jimmy Page says that when you and he formed The Firm in 1984 you never intended to make more than two albums together.  

That’s right. What happened though is Jimmy came round and said: “What are you up to?” I played him some things. So we started to write songs together. But once you start writing songs together, that’s the nucleus of a band. 

What do you think of those albums, The Firm (1985) and Mean Business (1986), now?  

[Long pause] I haven’t listened to The Firm for a while, but I think some good things came out of it – Midnight Moonlight, Radioactive, Satisfaction Guaranteed , which I played for a long time with my solo band. 

You revived your solo career in the 1990s, one of the albums you made was the Grammy-nominated Muddy Waters Blues tribute record, you toured again with Bad Company… and then in 2005 you surprised everyone by joining up with Queen. 

It was a very interesting experience [laughs]. Bad Company and Queen were like separate entities in the seventies. I thought there was no connection whatsoever. Then when we played together and did We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions and All Right Now , I realised there was a connection. It was all classic rock. 

Before you played the first Queen + Paul Rodgers shows, you told one interviewer that you would not be wearing tights on stage, à la Freddie Mercury. 

Ha. And I didn’t!

Queen + Paul Rodgers toured the world, played arenas and even made an album (2008’s The Cosmos Rocks). How do you look back on that collaboration now?

It was a good time. But to start with, Brian [May] and Roger [Taylor] wanted to do a lot more Free and Bad Company songs because they were big fans. I said: “Look, the world has been waiting to hear you and your songs, so let’s keep it Queen-heavy.” So we only did a couple of mine: All Right Now, Feel Like Makin’ Love and Bad Company – and when Queen do Bad Company they know how to put on a show.

In what way?  

We used to do Bad Company with a lot of smoke and lights and me at a piano coming up on a riser from under the stage – all very dramatic. One night I was playing away, and realised the piano hadn’t reached the top of the stage. Instead, Brian had fallen down the pit and landed on top of the piano, but like a trooper, with his guitar neck unbroken and still in tune. The roadies jumped into the pit and dragged Brian out. I’m sat there thinking, “What the fuck do I do now?”

What do you make of Adam Lambert?  

I haven’t checked him out too much, but from what I’ve seen I think he’s a good match. I think he’s what they need. When I became a part of Queen I had a lot of respect for Freddie, but when I left I had even more, because I now know what he went through. 

Boz Burrell died in 2006, and Mick Ralphs suffered a life-changing stroke in 2016. Are you still in touch with Mick?  

We try and look after Mick from a distance across the Atlantic. We do what we can. I love Mick, he’s a beautiful guy. 

Could you see yourself going out on tour again? 

There are no plans. I’ve sort of retired from touring. And I didn’t mind being locked down, because it gave me the opportunity to sleep in my own bed. Three things I don’t like about touring: not sleeping, not getting enough pure oxygen, because there’s no air in the hotel room or the plane, and the lack of nutrition, because you’ve got to take what you can get, like a pizza at four o’clock in the morning. Now, at last, I’ve got peace [laughs]. 

This seems to be a theme in your life and music now.  

There’s a song on the new album, Living It Up , and it’s a long story told in three minutes about me being at home and searching for three things: my love of blues, soul and, of course, rock’n’roll, a “thank you” to the countries that gave me all that, and to find some peace of mind.

Paul Rodgers’ Midnight Rose is out now Sun Records.

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Mark Blake is a music journalist and author. His work has appeared in The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and the magazines Q, Mojo, Classic Rock, Music Week and Prog. He is the author of Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd, Is This the Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen, Magnifico! The A–Z Of Queen, Peter Grant, The Story Of Rock's Greatest Manager and Pretend You're in a War: The Who & The Sixties. 

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Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM

Released on the legendary Sun Records label, ‘Midnight Rose’ is Paul Rodgers first solo album of original material since 2000, the singer finding the perfect home for his honeyed tones.

Comprising eight songs, the album speaks more of the elder statesman of blues rock, rather than the wild long-haired youth who first found fame with Free.

Whilst the music may be a little more mellow, that incredible voice is still as compelling as ever, healthy living and judicial touring combatting the rigours and damage that some of his peers have fallen to.

With production duties handled by Bob Rock and Rodgers wife Cynthia, the release purrs rather than roars but the glorious layers and classy song writing more than make up for any lack of bombast.

Having written the songs on an acoustic guitar during the global lockdown, this was inherently going to be a more measured set of material, giving it all a chance to breathe.

Whilst the blues is very much in evidence as witnessed by boisterous opener ‘Coming Home’, it’s with the soulful and earthy title track that Rodgers finds his touchstone, its touches of Americana more in line with Tom Petty and John Mellencamp than his beloved Muddy Waters.

It would be far from the truth to say that the singer is content to sit on a porch in a rocking chair,  ‘Living It Up’ a ballsy travelog with a distinct swing and ‘Photo Shooter’ shimmers and vibrates with barely suppressed electricity proving there’s still fire in his belly.

This though is mainly an album to be enjoyed on those languorous evenings as Summer slowly gives way to Autumn, the glow of ‘Dance in the Sun’ and feelgood vibes of ‘Take Love’ sure to warm as the air cools.

The fine closing pairing of ‘Highway Robber’ and ‘Melting’ highlight some of the best of the album, the blend of multi-faceted instrumentation and the depth of soul that only Rodgers can bring to a song worthy of the price of admission alone.

It would be wrong to expect something akin to Free, Bad Company or The Firm but, as his time with Queen illustrated, there’s few singers out there who have such a vice-like grip on their craft, understanding how to mould the material to its finest form. A cause for celebration, Paul Rodgers is back doing what he was born for and there’s none finer.

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Midnight Rose Track Listing All songs written by Rodgers with the exception of “Living It Up.”

  • “Coming Home”
  • “Photo Shooter”
  • “Midnight Rose”
  • “Living It Up” (Rodgers, Ronning, Fedyk)
  • “Dance in the Sun”
  • “Take Love”
  • “Highway Robber”

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Paul Rodgers, during his interview on CBS This Morning that aired on Sept. 27, 2023

One of classic rock’s most iconic vocalists, Paul Rodgers, has shared details of a significant health battle that prevented him from being able to speak. The beloved singer, in an interview that aired today (September 27, 2023) on CBS This Morning , revealed that he had suffered two major strokes and 11 minor strokes in the past seven years. He told the program’s Anthony Mason , “I couldn’t do anything to be honest. I couldn’t speak. That was the very strange thing. You know, I’d prepare something in my mind and I’d say it, but that isn’t what came out and I’d go, ‘What the heck did I just say?'” Rodgers’ first of two major strokes occurred in 2016. When the latter happened in 2019, it led to a risky surgical procedure known as an endarterectomy, which the network noted in its report is “a procedure to remove plaque clogging a carotid artery, which posed a considerable risk to Rodgers’ vocal cords.”

The legendary frontman for Bad Company and Free said to Mason, “They told me, they’re very clear, ‘You may not come out of this alive.’ And I said, ‘Oh, well, that’s a plus, isn’t it?'”

In the interview, Rodgers’ wife, Cynthia, said, “I was just praying,” she said. “All I wanted to be able to do was walk and talk with him again. That’s all I asked for.”

“And when I woke up, I opened my eyes, I thought, ‘Oh, I’m still here,'” said Rodgers. The singer released a new studio album. Midnight Rose , his first solo album of new music in decades, on September 22, via Sun Records. When he saw the physical album for the first time during the interview with CBS, he said, “Will you look at that! Here comes the sun!” The singer and songwriter first shared the news of the album on June 23, the same day he released its first single “Living It Up.” Listen to many of the songs below.

The founding member of English supergroup Bad Company along with guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell, Rodgers has sold a reported 90 million records worldwide in his career. Rodgers formed and two other legendary English bands: Free with Kirke, Paul Kossoff, and Andy Fraser, and The Firm with Jimmy Page, Chris Slade and Tony Franklin. Yet despite his commercial acclaim and accolades from many of rock music’s biggest stars, Rodgers has consistently overlooked by one prominent organization. Neither he, nor any of his bands, have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Related: Rodgers’ Bad Company bandmate, Ralphs, also suffered a stroke in 2016

Midnight Rose was produced by Cynthia Rodgers and Bob Rock, and was recorded at Roper Recording and The Warehouse over the last 18 months with unique album artwork contributed by Paul and his wife, Cynthia.

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The eight-song collection of all new, original music was entirely written by Rodgers, with the exception of “Living It Up,” co-written by Rodgers with his band’s bassist Todd Ronning and drummer Rick Fedyk. Rodgers describes it as “a tribute to and my way of thanking America for all the music and love through the years.”

A second track, “Take Love,” was released on July 28.

“My new album grew from sparks of ideas I had,” said Rodgers in the announcement. “The sparks developed into a raging fire when the band and everyone involved brought their absolute ‘A’ game.” He turned 73 on Dec. 17, 2022.

Midnight Rose Track Listing 1. “Coming Home” 2. “Photo Shooter” 3. “Midnight Rose” 4. “Living It Up” 5. “Dance in the Sun” 6. “Take Love” 7. “Highway Robber” 8. “Melting”

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11 Comments so far

JCB

How this legend is not in the R+R Hall of Fame is shameful. Wiki says he sold 125 million records, not 90 million. Regardless, he should have been in 25 years ago. He is amazing live. In my opinion the best front man in rock history.

Ross

This song really sounds like something the Firm would have done!

vick59

You are absolutely correct, sir. Who else could do those kind of vocals at 73? Truly amazing.

mick62

God bless you Paul! Glad to see you are still around and rocking!!!

free

Rodgers’ voice is pure perfection. Effortless perfection. Live or die his legacy is guaranteed. Thanks Paul.

HeyLegg

Nobody has the voice and moves of Paul Rodgers

Chuck the Duck

Rock and Roll Hall of bla, bla, bla; Hall of Shame is better name. Sorry can’t resist a chance to knock the pathetic, so called, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. No Guess Who, just to mention one, but a bunch of hip hop and the like, enough said.

Fortunate to have seen Bad Company in New Orleans in the mid seventies. Also saw Paul Rodgers, solo, at a festival in New Orleans, a few years ago. Yes, what a great artist, singer, front man he is. Paul’s voice still sounds great and he surrounds himself with great musicians.

John

You are so right, what a shame it’s called the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I have no problem with awards but really make your own museum for Hip Hop or whatever. Putting these people in over true Rock and Roll is blasphemy. I also saw Bad Company back in the ’70s at Madison Square Garden and just a few years ago at Jones Beach Theatre. He was still terrific. I have my tickets to prove it. LOL

Mike

For most of my 67 years Paul Rodgers is the greatest Rock Vocalist (whatever that means) and since his teens has also been one of the finest writers. Free was an amazing band, some of their best work is still not exposed to the level it has long deserved.

Antonio

Not long ago I went to see Queen with Paul Rodgers, great duo, great team. Apart from these legendary bands where he participated, Free, Bad Company and Queen, let’s not forget the other supergroup where Paul Rodgers was, I’m referring to The Firm with Jimmy Page and Chris Slade. The guy is a legend

BMac

I had just read about his new solo album coming out, and now, a couple of days later, I read that…he’s had two major strokes? And several minor ones??? I freaked. This guy’s been a legend for decades. But it’s great to see that he’s not only survived, but is sounding and looking great in the aftermath of multiple health scares.

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PAUL RODGERS Says He Has 'No Plans' To Play Live Shows In Support Of His Upcoming Solo Album

In a new interview with New York's Q104.3 radio station, legendary vocalist Paul Rodgers was asked if he has any plans to tour in support of his upcoming album, "Midnight Rose" . The 73-year-old responded: "Not really, to be honest. Because it gets harsher and harsher out there. So, no, not really. No plans — let's just leave it like that."

Slated for release on September 22 via Sun Records , "Midnight Rose" is Rodgers 's first solo LP of new music in nearly 25 years. The eight-track album is a collection of all new, original music completely written by Rodgers , with the exception of "Living It Up" , which was co-written by Rodgers and his band's bassist Todd Ronning , and drummer Rick Fedyk .

"Midnight Rose" was produced by Cynthia Rodgers and Bob Rock , and was recorded at Roper Recording and The Warehouse over the last 18 months with unique album artwork contributed by Paul and his love of 26 years, Cynthia .

The founding member of English supergroup BAD COMPANY along with guitarist Mick Ralphs , Rodgers has sold more than 125 million records worldwide in his 55-year career. In addition to BAD COMPANY , Rodgers formed and led two other legendary English bands to international success — FREE with guitarist Paul Kossoff , and THE FIRM with LED ZEPPELIN 's Jimmy Page .

Rodgers was also instrumental in resurrecting QUEEN under the banner of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS , which saw the group release an original album "The Cosmos Rocks" , which marked the first time Rodgers released new, original music since his 1999 solo album "Electric" . They also released several live DVDs including songs from both of their respective catalogs. He fronted the band for four years from 2004 to 2008 before leaving to return to his solo career and BAD COMPANY .

LED ZEPPELIN 's Robert Plant calls him "the voice of all British voices" and Rolling Stone magazine ranked him as "one of the greatest singers of all time." Some hit songs include "All Right Now" , "Bad Company" , "Feel Like Makin' Love" , "Can't Get Enough" , "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Radioactive" .

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Bad Company is a british hard rock band with strong blues influences. They rose to prominence in the mid 70s, but have a career, which spans over 4 decades. The band derived it’s name from a 70s Western film and are in many ways considered a supergroup.

Bad Company’s roots spread across 4 different bands. Two of it’s members Paul Rodgers (singer) and Simon Kirke (drummer) made up half of Free, the group’s guitarist Mick Ralphs was previously in Mott the Hoople and their bassist Boz Burrell was recruited from King Crimson. Their manger Peter Grant also managed Led Zeppelin, a group who is one of Bad Company’s greatest influences. Bad Company also drew inspiration from proto-metal bands like Steppenwolf as well as formative electric blues figures such as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf; however, their sound was more akin to acts like Nazareth or Thin Lizzy.

The group formed in 1973 and shortly after signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song vanity label, making them the first group to do so. Their self-titled debut came out in 1974 and did exceptionally well in the market. It topped the US Billboard 200 and since it’s release has been certified platinum 5 times over, becoming the 46th best selling album of the 70s. The album also made a big impact in the UK, staying on the charts for 25 weeks peaking at No. 3.

This album boosted Bad Company into stardom and seemingly spawned a growth of creativity as they produced 3 more albums at a yearly rate. Their sophomore release “Straight Shooter” entered both the UK and US charts at No. 3, their 3rd album “Run With the Pack” peaked at No. 4 in the UK and No. 5 in the US and their 4th album “Burnin’ Sky” did significantly worse comparative to it predecessors but nevertheless entered the charts at an impressive No.15 in the US and No.17 in the UK.

The group’s 1979 album “Desolation Angeles” abandoned the hard edge sound and grit of their previous releases, swapping sharp distorted guitars for string arrangements and synthesizers. This marked the band’s return to chart domination as the album rose to No. 3 in the US and No. 10 in the UK.

Bad Company had a rough start in the 80s. They lost interest in touring and their longtime manager Peter Grant quit managing after the passing away of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. The group took a break from recording, but returned 3 years later with “Rough Diamonds”, which would be the last album they recorded together as the original lineup. Despite the audience’s anticipation of their return “Rough Diamonds” was the worst selling album the band had yet released.

Not long after this release, Rodgers and Burrell left the band. It was later revived by Ralphs and Kirke and featured a new lineup, featuring Ted Nugent’s vocalist Brian Howe. It took a while for the revisionary group to catch on. Their album “Fame & Fortune” was commercially unsuccessful, sporting a title that seemed to mock them. However they picked up momentum with their follow up album “Dangerous Age” and were back on track with their 1990 release “Holy Water”, which featured the top 20 hit “If You Need Someone”. Bad Compony’s success seemed to be on an exponential incline as their next album “Here Comes Trouble” reached platinum status and produced the hit “How About That”. A year later the band added bassist Rick Willis and rhythm guitarist Dave Coldwell.

After the group issued their live album “Best of Bad Company Live...What You Hear Is What You Get” they put out 2 more studio albums in the 90s: 1995s “Company of Strangers” and 1996s “Stories Told & Untold”.

Though Bad Company has not released any albums in the 2000s they continued touring, many dates alongside acts like David Lee Roth, Styx, Billy Squier, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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In full disclosure both Joe Walsh and Bad Company are a little "before my time" by just a bit.

As I came up thru the 80's more so than the 70's heyday.

I'm very familiar with both Musicians/ Bands body of work but they were not necessarily ingrained in me as much let's say?

That being said. There is something about the music from that period that was/ is just "better"?

Better song writing, better hooks, better vibe, better musicianship in general etc etc... and though you may have heard "Jukebox Hero" or "Rocky Mountain way" a few hundred times on the Radio you still find yourself clapping and singing along when the opening chords strike like greeting an old friend!

The problem with Bands that have been around for damn near 40yrs (or longer) is that sometimes, they can turn into a mockery of themselves or some deranged "lounge Act" version.

Not the case with Joe Walsh who not only has put together a top notch back up Band, including among others long time Stevie Knicks guitarist Waddy Wachtel, but also is a very funny (if sometime incoherent) storyteller!

Hearing him intro "Rocky Mountain Way" as "a love song I was writing on a beach in Jamaica that went horribly wrong" and "that if I knew I would be playing this the rest of my life I wouldn't have finish it"! was comedic genius!

And He doesn't rest on his back catalog either with the fantastic "Analog Man" from his latest album fitting perfectly into his classic set without missing a beat.

throw in some James Gang gems like "Funk #49 & Walk Away" plus some Eagles in the form of

"Take it to the limit" (dedicated to the late Glen Frey) and "Life in the Fast Lane"

You got a pretty well rounded career spanning set.

And the man can still play guitar like nobodies business don't worry!

Bad Company was a bit tricky for me.

The show was solid and the sound was mixed very well and basically BAD Co. was a Radio hit machine so... the songs!

And everyone was on no question!

Simon Kirk is still a Monster drummer and pushes the songs forward the most live.

Paul Rodgers still has a great voice but I felt He was maybe holding back a bit here and there?

Todd Ronning who replaced original Bass Player Boz Burrell who passed away in 2006 does a fine job and was the most energetic on stage I thought.

Howard Reese has been with Bad Co since 2008 and does a fine job on Guitar.

Rich Robinson who is filling in for original guitarist Mick Ralphs due to medical issues is a great guitarist but really is not a "showman" and I think smiled twice all night?

On the face of it Bad Company gave a great performance but, for me anyway, I felt like they were maybe playing it a bit too safe? You could use the age excuse I guess but I have the feeling that really isn't it and I felt they could have turned it up one or two notches in the energy Dept is all (off night maybe).

All and all it was a great night out listening to classic rock songs from the Golden era of Rock N' Roll so... Money well spent.

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Well, I have seen BAD COMPANY last year @ the Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino and no doubt about it that Paul Rodgers is one amazing singer and his band is truly remarkable. This is perhaps the third time I have seen a concert in an open setting. The only problem is that you have to walk half a mile to get to the venue. I ended up listening to 5 songs and almost did not make it for the bus that was to take me there was about to leave. From where I was dropped, here comes the walking a half mile that felt like it was a never ending one and to top it all, I forgot to bring with my lighter and had to ask people a favor if they had one. The weather was great and I was able to find the right spot to watch this awesome band. The highlight of them all is that when Paul introduced his grandchildren to all of us jam packed crowd. With that being said it reminded me of my grandchildren too. A great concert and I will never stop watching BAD COMPANY every time they are here in the desert. The lesson of this message is that if you are watching a concert in an open area like PGA, make sure you make it on time and give yourself an extra hour for parking and walking. More power to your music Paul and BAD COMPANY. Hope to see you again next year. God bless BAD COMPANY.

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Check out Bad Company while you still can. Last year they celebrated their 40th anniversary tour and killed it. They dusted off a string of hits including 'Moving On', Feel Like Making Love', Can't Get Enough' and more. They have energy, their chops and can rock a crowd like back in the day. Paul Rogers' voice has earned its way into Rolling Stones' Top One Hundred Best Rock Vocalists, and for good reason. He still has and has always had a golden voice with an incredible dynamic range. Mick Ralph's guitar is as impressive as ever and Simon Kirke's drumming is as rock solid as the first downbeat of their debut album in 1974. The first band to be signed to Led Zeppelin's newly formed Swan Song Records, they were solid rockstars that came from Free and King Crimson and were out on a mission to get back to simpler more driving rock music. I love these guys!

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Sad to say i didn't attend .Bad Company is my FAVORITE all time band ! And so i know they were Awesome as Always ! Being a Grandmother, my grandson had a appendicitis attack 2am Friday morning,so couldn't leave him . Gave 2 tickets away...ate the other 2.So only thing i can suggest...get Insurance on ur tickets ! My friend suggested it to me...but i said hell No...Nothing is keeping me from seeing Bad Company !!! Who wud have known...so my Suggestion...think about getting Insurance on ur Tickets...u Never no ....! I LOVE YOU BAD COMPANY TO THE MOON and Back!!!

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I went to The Joint in Catoosa, Oklahoma on the 26th of October to see Bad Company. The venue was great and the show was FANTASTIC!!! Paul Rodgers sounds as good as he did the first time I saw them back in 1974. He sang all of their hits. It brought back so many memories. I would highly recommend to anyone to go see this show. It will be worth it.

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I took my brother hadn't sen a concert in a long time.. Yet alone be town town on the lake front.. We had the most amazing time the sound was amazing the music was hot on a nice cool lake front breeze.. Bad Compamy once again had my heart pounding.. Paul Rogers has the voice if a god!!!! Next stop hall of frame for that awesome man...

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The show was so good, I just had to write another review. I enjoy going to concerts. And this one is right up there on top of my list. Paul Rogers still sounds exactly the same. This show is worth seeing again and again. Thank you Bad Company for making me feel young again. So many memories!

All I can say is wow! Bad Company is still amazing. Paul Rodgers is an exciting entertainer who has one of the best voices in rock n' roll. Simon Kirke plays the drums with power and passion and is a joy to watch perform.

Their 80 minutes set was full of non stop music and kept us on our feet the entire show.

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I LOVE BAD COMPANY!!!!

I have seen A lot of concerts and this one was by far the best I had seen. Paul Rogers you are so multi talented and a voice of a King..

You as a band only get better and better. I seen them in Lincoln CA.

Thanks S.B.:)

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Show started on time and they came out hot and rocking. The show was up tempo and the band sounded great. Paul’s voice was strong and awesome, music was spot on And fans were kept standing all night. Bad Company still tops for pure rock and roll.

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  1. Paul Rodgers tour dates & tickets 2024

    Classic blues and rock from the founder of Free, Bad Company and The Firm. Dubbed 'The Voice', Rodgers has had countless hits, awards and accolades. more... Follow Paul Rodgers on Ents24 to receive updates on any new tour dates the moment they are announced... Follow. Be the first to know about new tour dates. Alerts are free and always will be.

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    Aug 20 2019. Bad Company. Lewiston, NY. Artpark Ampitheater. United States. Tuesdays in the Park presented by M&T Bank Artpark Amphitheater with special guest Steve Rodgers Gates open at 5:00PM Show starts at 7:00PM Tickets on sale March, 22 at 10am. Aug 16 2019. Bad Company with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Las Vegas, NV.

  3. Paul Rodgers

    A celebration of a storied career and a feel-good, hopeful look towards the future, Midnight Rose features Paul's quintessential larger-than-life vocals in a whole new chapter of his career. The first solo album in nearly 25 years Rodgers powers through all new songs including "Take Love," "Photo Shooter" and more. Track Listing: "Coming Home".

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    Paul Rodgers Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts 2024/2025 ♫. Paul Rodgers is an British singer-songwriter and musician from Middlesbrough, best known as the frontman of bands like Bad Company and Free. Starting his music career in 1968, as a member of Free, the band are best known for their track, All Right Now.

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  7. Interview: "I am really still a student of blues and soul"

    A singer's singer, Paul Rodgers continues to resonate with generations 54 years on from his debut album with Free; the remarkable young bluesmen with old souls and timeless songs.He's written, recorded and toured with guitar greats and his voice today still commands respect, but he also remains a humble Middlesborough man at heart.

  8. Paul Rodgers proves class is permanent on new single Living It Up and

    The eight-track Midnight Rose of Rodgers originals arrives on September 22 via Sun Records and is preceded by first single Living It Up, that you can listen to above. It's very much in the legacy of his Free and Bad Company work with Rodgers' soulful reflection of positivity and his US influences with a hard-edged blues-rock riff.

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    1.4 Return of Paul Rodgers, touring and inactivity (1998-2008) 1.5 Reunion years (2008-2023) 2 Final lineup. ... Bad Company reunited on many occasions to record and tour until 2019. In 2023, Kirke revealed that they would not continue as a band following the development of Rodgers' recent health issues. ... the group announced a UK arena ...

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  13. First new Paul Rodgers studio Album in 24 years. "Midnight Rose

    Paul Rodgers, iconic lead vocalist, main songwriter and founding member of legendary rock band Bad Company, will release his first single "Living It Up" on June 23.. The song is the first from Rodgers forthcoming LP Midnight Rose, slated for release on September 22 via Sun Records.This is Rodgers' first solo album of new music in nearly 25 years.

  14. Midnight Rose: The New Album from Paul Rodgers

    Legendary rock and roll vocalist Paul Rodgers is ready to rock with a new album of original music. Midnight Rose, his first solo studio release in nearly 25 years, arrives September 22 on Sun Records. A celebration of a storied career and a feel-good, hopeful look towards the future, Midnight Rose features Paul's quintessential larger-than ...

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    PAUL RODGERS passion is writing and performing music. He continues to tour internationally on an exclusive basis, playing just 20-30 shows each year. ... 2023. Jan 11 Lanai Cat Sanctuary Fundraiser; 2022. ... Paul announces the "Free Spirit" UK Tour, performing songs strictly from the FREE catalogue. The tour culminated with a sold out show ...

  16. Paul Rodgers on life with Free, Bad Company, The Firm and Queen

    Paul Rodgers launched a thousand imitators, but the man with the flawless delivery (whom his former bandmate Jimmy Page calls "the Sam Cooke of rock") is a true original. Born on December 17, 1949, Rodgers was the son of a Middlesbrough docker, who ignored his father's advice to "get a trade", and instead fled to London to try his ...

  17. Album Review : Paul Rodgers

    Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM. Released on the legendary Sun Records label, 'Midnight Rose' is Paul Rodgers first solo album of original material since 2000, the singer finding the perfect home for his honeyed tones. Comprising eight songs, the album speaks more of the elder statesman of blues rock, rather than the wild long-haired youth ...

  18. Paul Rodgers Reveals Series of Strokes That Left Him Unable to Speak

    One of classic rock's most iconic vocalists, Paul Rodgers, has shared details of a significant health battle that prevented him from being able to speak. The beloved singer, in an interview that aired today (September 27, 2023) on CBS This Morning, revealed that he had suffered two major strokes and 11 minor strokes in the past seven years.

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