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Inducted
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Michigan Connection
Bob Seger was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on May 6, 1945 and grew up in
Detroit.
Band
At fifteen, Seger started a band called the Decibels and wrote his first
song. In 1974, he formed the Silver Bullet Band
- guitarist Drew Abbott, hornman Alto Reed, bassist Chris Campbell,
drummer Charlie Martin and keyboardist Robyn Robbins. (Organist Craig
Frost and drummer Don Brewer, late of Grand Funk Railroad, would also have
lengthy tenures in the Silver Bullet Band. So would drummer David
Teegarden and backup singers Shaun Murphy and Laura Creamer.)
Notable
One of Seger's first singles titled, "Heavy
Music” sold 60,000 copies and went to #1 in Detroit. Seger’s early
singles, overlooked nearly everywhere but Detroit, remain among the most
coveted collectibles of the Sixties.
Big Hits
Seger is one of the great rock and roll voices of the midwest.
"Old Time Rock and Roll" was used in Tom Cruise film "Risky Business,"
"Shakedown" appeared in the "Beverly Hills Cop II" soundtrack and "Like a
Rock" is still used in Chevy truck commercials. He is also remembered for
"Night Moves," "Rock and& Roll Never Forgets" and "Against the Wind."
Find out more about
Bob Seger and other musical Michiganians in
Makin'
Music: Michigan's
Rock & Roll Legacy. |
