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PAUL RODGERS Receives Honourary Doctorate Of Letters Degree; Video Available - Nov. 30, 2009

Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Rodgers (FREE, BAD COMPANY, THE FIRM, QUEEN) received an Honourary Doctorate of Letters degree from his hometown university in Middlesbrough England on Friday, November 27.

Video footage of the event can be viewed below (courtesy of Teesside University).

Said Rodgers: "Having spent the day amongst the welcoming people of this high achieving University I am inspired and elated. This doctorate means a lot to me, I am surprised, humbled and honoured indeed."

Teesside University, who presented Paul with the Honourary Doctorate, was just voted the #1 University in all of England.

Rodgers was born in Middlesbrough and since 1968 he has toured internationally and recently as QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS and as a solo artist. He has released 30 albums and sold over 90 million records. He has consistently been voted number one vocalist of all time. He and his wife Cynthia quietly support over 30 varied charities internationally and in 2008 he received the prestigious U.S. Congress Proclamation for his humanitarianism, of only eight awarded.

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	COMMENT \| Finally posted by : BSlash24 11/30/2009 4:41:53 PM

	every University should give an honorary degree to this man, very important, the man that brought us "Feel like makin' love"...just for cleaning up what he wanted to say "I feel like F*cking", is genius enough. GIve him & Bill Cosby degrees across the board.

	COMMENT \| WOW posted by : KILO G 11/30/2009 4:48:54 PM

	Who Cares!

	COMMENT \| posted by : fullshred 11/30/2009 4:50:13 PM

	We report Queen members getting honary doctorate degrees but not members of Pink Floyd? http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=463069 Interesting...

	COMMENT \| If anyone belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame... posted by : mfiasco 11/30/2009 5:21:06 PM

	..it's Paul Rodgers. Not sure either Free or Bad Company belong there, but Paul does.

	COMMENT \| Paul Rodgers rules posted by : RiotAct666 11/30/2009 8:01:26 PM

	Period!

	COMMENT \| Nice posted by : born1972 11/30/2009 11:32:08 PM

	Congrats to Dr Rodgers for that Professor May should be proud :)

	COMMENT \| doctor rodgers i presume posted by : alifeline1962 12/13/2009 12:26:23 PM

	well done paul you will always be a hero of mine

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