It’s been 40 years since the formation of Bad Company. During our conversation with band's legendary singer Paul Rodgers, the veteran vocalist acknowledges that it’s been a “checkered career,” but it's also been one that has been filled with numerous highlights and success.
Who: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company
What: 'The 40th Anniversary Tour'
When: June 20 – July 27
Why: Two classic rock veterans join forces and hit the road providing a full evening of hits and more. It's dubbed 'The 40 Tour,'as both bands are celebrating their 40th anniversary and joining forces to do so. That's a lot of
Bad Company has added nine tour stops to this year's previously announced co-headlining dates with Lynyrd Skynyrd. The 22 shows in the U.S. and Canada will round out the summer portion of their 40th Anniversary Tour.
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company are both celebrating 40 years in 2013, and they've teamed up to take a co-headling tour across America. The 40 Tour will begin on June 20 in Auburn, Wash. and travel east before wrapping up on July 27 in Bethel, N.Y.
Stephen Colbert poked gentle fun at some classic rock bands on Twitter as an extension of a comedy bit on Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' last night (Feb. 21). Def Leppard, Bad Company and Meat Loaf were among those satirized.
The lineup for the 2013 Rock Meets Classic tour is taking shape. Famed vocalist Paul Rodgers is the latest superstar to join the cast for the upcoming jaunt through Europe, scheduled for February and March 2013.
Give Paul Rodgers credit: When he gets behind a good cause, the Bad Company singer lends not only his time and money but his powerful voice as well.
On July 28 in Corona, California, Rodgers will perform a benefit show for Kids Rock Free, a music education program he's been supporting since 2003.
Video of a mostly topless woman dancing seductively -- for no apparent reason, on the side of the road, in the middle of the day -- to Bad Company's 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy' is making the rounds on the video viral circuit and generally making us question humankind's purpose on earth today.
Old rockers don't want to rust, burn out or fade away. They, apparently, just want to keep rocking. We salute them for that, of course. British rock and roll legend Paul Rodgers still hasn't gotten tired of getting in front of an audience, even at the age of 62.
Following the massive success of their self-titled debut record, England's Bad Company certainly had their work cut out for them when the time came around to crafting the dreaded sophomore follow-up. Fortunately for the band, that 1975 record, 'Straight Shooter' featured 'Feel Like Makin' Love,' the song that has landed on our list of Top 100 Classic Rock Songs.
