Kid Rock was born on January 17 ... and became active in Detroit's music scene during the late 1980s. His first album, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, was released in 1990 under Jive Records.

Kid Rock (né Robert James Ritchie) is an American singer and songwriter. After starting his career as a rapper and DJ in 1990, he broke out with his bestselling 1998 album, Devil Without a Cause ...

He was first signed with Jive Records and he put out his debut album in 1990 called, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast. Kid Rock then started his own band named Twisted Brown Trucker. Next ...

Robert James Ritchie, better known as Kid Rock, performs on stage at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (Photo credit: Shutterstock.com/Adam McCullough ...