Historical Figure
Chad Kroeger
b. 1974
Canadian rock musician (born 1974)
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Biography
Chad Robert Kroeger is a Canadian musician who is best known for being the lead singer, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and founding member of the rock band Nickelback. In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaborations, appearing as a guest musician in several songs and has contributed in both production and songwriting. He has co-written several songs for other artists and films.
Timeline
The story of Chad Kroeger, told in moments.
Born Chad Robert Turton in Hanna, Alberta. His father left when he was two. He took his mother's maiden name, Kroeger. Learned guitar at 13.
Formed Nickelback with his half-brother Mike and friends Ryan Peake and Brandon Kroeger. Named for the nickel in change Kroeger's brother used to give back at his coffee shop job.
"How You Remind Me" hit No. 1 and became the most-played song on US radio that year. The album Silver Side Up went 6x platinum.
Co-founded 604 Records in Vancouver. Also co-wrote and performed "Hero" for the Spider-Man soundtrack with Josey Scott.
Artifacts (15)
We all love each other. This ain't about documents. This is blessed.
cording the album, when Hill was asked about providing contracts or documentation to the musicians, she replied, "We all love each other. This ain't about documents. This is blessed." Released on...
performed marvelously against type ... in the otherwise perfunctory [film]
her "the girl with the big joyful voice", although he thought her talent was wasted, while Rolling Stone said she "performed marvelously against type ... in the otherwise perfunctory [film]". Hill...
I remember doing my homework in the bathroom stalls of hip-hop clubs.
she preferred male rappers like Ice Cube and developed her flow from listening to them. Hill later said, "I remember doing my homework in the bathroom stalls of hip-hop clubs." While growing up, Hill...
I had a love for—I don't know if it was necessarily for academics, more than it ...
School officials recognized her as a leader among the student body. Later recalling her education, Hill commented, "I had a love for—I don't know if it was necessarily for academics, more than it just...
We're trying to do something positive with the music because it seems like only ...
ums of all time. The Score garnered praise for being a strong alternative to the gangsta idiom, and Hill stated, "We're trying to do something positive with the music because it seems like only the...
PC record of the year—songs soft, singing ordinary, rapping skilled, rhymes up a...
easily flowing from singing to rapping, evoking the past while forging a future of her own". Robert Christgau quipped, "PC record of the year—songs soft, singing ordinary, rapping skilled, rhymes up...
It's not an easy situation at all. You have to really pray and be honest with yo...
ember 1998, Marley and Hill's second child, Selah Louise, was born. Of being a young mother of two, Hill said, "It's not an easy situation at all. You have to really pray and be honest with...
write songs that lyrically move me and have the integrity of reggae and the knoc...
as New Ark, consisting of Vada Nobles, Rasheem Pugh, Tejumold Newton, and Johari Newton. Hill later said that she wanted to "write songs that lyrically move me and have the integrity of reggae and the...
easily flowing from singing to rapping, evoking the past while forging a future ...
eekly, called it "an album of often-astonishing power, strength, and feeling", and praised Hill for "easily flowing from singing to rapping, evoking the past while forging a future of her own". Robert...
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