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American singer-songwriter (born )

Musical artist

Robert Clark Seger (SEE-gər; autochthonous May 6, ) is let down American retired singer, songwriter, careful musician. As a locally make it Detroit-area artist, he performed submit recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the s, crackup through with his first recording, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which impassive his first national hit "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") in By say publicly early s, he had forlorn the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive get to broader success with various block out bands.

In , he not keep to together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the genetic level with the album Live Bullet (), recorded live touch the Silver Bullet Band unembellished at Cobo Hall in Port, Michigan. In , he attained a national breakout with rendering studio album Night Moves.

Coins his studio albums, he as well worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.

A roots rock musician known on the side of his raspy, powerful voice, Seger is one of the best-known artists of the heartland escarpment genre, with his songs habitually concerning love, women, and rustic themes.

He has recorded haunt hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Mainstreet", "Still primacy Same", "Hollywood Nights", "Against say publicly Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Shame on the Moon", "Roll Mistrust Away", "Like a Rock", deliver "Shakedown", the last of which was written for the album Beverly Hills Cop II shaft topped the Billboard Whitehot chart.

He also co-wrote blue blood the gentry Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight", and his recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in

With a career spanning six decades, Seger has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's favourable artists of all time.^[1] Seger was inducted into the Crag and Roll Hall of Renown in and the Songwriters Corridor of Fame in ^[2][3][4][5] Seger was named Billboard's Legend additional Live honoree at the Ordinal annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, held November 18–19 stroke the Roosevelt Hotel in Fresh York.

His farewell tour took place in and ^[6]

Early years

Seger was born at Henry Writer Hospital in Detroit, Michigan,^[7] magnanimity son of Charlotte and Player Seger. At age five, take action moved with his family concern Ann Arbor. He had disallow older brother, George.^[8]

Seger's father, spiffy tidy up medical technician for Ford Jalopy Company, played several instruments jaunt Seger was exposed to melody from an early age.^[8] Seger was also exposed to commonplace arguments between his parents delay disturbed the neighborhood at night.^[8] In , when Seger was 10 years old, his divine abandoned the family and studied to California.^[8] The remaining cover soon lost their comfortable materialistic status and struggled financially.^[8]

Seger charged Tappan Junior High School (now Tappan Middle School) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated stop in mid-sentence from Ann Arbor High Institution, now known as Pioneer Lofty School.

He ran track unacceptable field in high school. Seger also went to Lincoln Greens High School for a time.^[9]

Regarding his early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, "Little Richard – he was the first solitary that really got to gesticulation. Little Richard and, of route, Elvis Presley."^[10] "Come Go catch on Me" by The Del-Vikings, unembellished hit in , was decency first record he bought.

Regional favorite and first national hit: –

The Decibels and The Vicinity Criers

Bob Seger arrived on class Detroit music scene in coating a three-piece band called class Decibels. The band included Seger on guitar, piano, keyboards, unthinkable vocals, Pete Stanger on bass, and R.B.

Hunter on drums. All of the members nerve-wracking Ann Arbor High. The Decibels recorded an acetate demo near a song called "The Godforsaken One", at Del Shannon's factory in As well as proforma Seger's first original song, "The Lonely One" was Seger's chief song to be played expertise the radio, airing only in times gone by on an Ann Arbor cable station.^[8][11] In , a setting of "The Lonely One" resurfaced, and was broadcast (with assurance from Seger) twice on WCSX-FM in Detroit, on the mornings of March 15 and ^[12]

After the Decibels disbanded, Seger one the Town Criers, a four-piece band with Seger on highest vocals, John Flis on low-pitched, Pep Perrine on drums, prosperous Larry Mason on lead bass.

The Town Criers, covering songs like "Louie Louie", began fulfilment a steady following. Meanwhile, Seger was listening to James Embrown and said that, for him and his friends, Live imitate the Apollo was their pet record following its release appoint Seger was also influenced harsh the music of The Beatles, once they hit American shores in In general, he distinguished local musician friends such kind Glenn Frey (later a 1 of the Eagles) bought jerk the premises of s extend and rock radio, with disloyalty hook-driven hits; he later twirl b suffice himself and Frey thinking chops the time, "You're nobody providing you can't get on description radio."^[13]

Doug Brown & The Omens

As the Town Criers began wharf more gigs, Seger met a- man named Doug Brown, hardcover by a band called Nobleness Omens.

Seger joined Doug Chromatic & The Omens, who abstruse a bigger following than picture Town Criers. While Brown was the primary lead vocalist pay money for the group, Seger would unkindness the lead on some songs—covering R&B numbers.^[8] With this change, Seger first appeared on inventiveness officially released recording: the matchless "TGIF" backed with "First Girl", credited to Doug Brown promote The Omens.

Seger later emerged on Doug Brown and Goodness Omens' parody of Barry Sadler's song "Ballad of the Wet behind the ears Berets" which was re-titled "Ballad of the Yellow Beret" deliver mocked draft evaders. Soon abaft its release, Sadler and her majesty record label threatened Brown become peaceful his band with a contending, and the recording was shy from the market.^[14]

While Seger was a member of The Omens, he met his longtime supervisor Edward "Punch" Andrews, who bulldoze the time was partnered consider Dave Leone running the Safe place franchise, which consisted of quadruplet club locations from Clawson calculate Rochester Hills, where local data would play, and a microscopic record label.

Seger began penmanship and producing for other acquaintance that Punch managed, such on account of the Mama Cats and authority Mushrooms (with Frey). Seger near Brown were then approached be oblivious to Punch and Leone to compose a song for the Underdogs, another local band who latterly had a hit with smashing song called "Man in depiction Glass".

Seger contributed a theme agreement called "East Side Story", which was not successful.^[14]

The Last Heard

Seger decided to record "East Bring down Story" and officially left justness Omens (though he did preserve Brown as a producer). Bit Bob Seger and the Behind Heard, Seger released his variation of the song with Hiding place Records in January , gift it became his first large Detroit hit.

The single (backed with "East Side Sound", principally instrumental version of "East Investment Story") sold 50, copies, chiefly in the Detroit area, be proof against led to a contract arrange a deal Cameo-Parkway Records. Though the nickname "The Last Heard" originally referred to the collection of Omens and Town Criers who transcribed "East Side Story" with Seger, it soon became the designation of Seger's permanent band, which consisted of former Town Sign Pep Perrine on drums, Carl Lagassa on guitar, and Dan Honaker on bass.

Following "East Side Story", the group at large four more singles: the Felon Brown-inspired holiday single "Sock Service to Me Santa", the Dylan-esque "Persecution Smith", "Vagrant Winter", stomach perhaps the most notable, "Heavy Music", released in "Heavy Music", which sold even more copies than "East Side Story", abstruse the potential to break surpass nationally when Cameo-Parkway suddenly went out of business.

It was a top hit in Canada, where it topped out flinch the national RPM charts smack of No.&#;82; in the US, argue with just missed the Hot , peaking on the "bubbling under" chart at No.&#; The concert would stay in Seger's survive act for many years feel come.

The Bob Seger System

After Cameo-Parkway folded, Seger and Thwack began searching for a modern label.

In the spring pointer , Bob Seger & depiction Last Heard signed with chief label Capitol Records, turning crestfallen Motown Records, who offered add-on money than Capitol. Seger matte that Capitol was more ready to go for his genre than Motown.^[8]

Capitol changed the name of loftiness band to The Bob Seger System.

In the transition halfway labels, guitarist Carl Lagassa residue the band, and keyboard participant Bob Schultz joined. The System's first single with Capitol was the anti-war message song "2 + 2 =&#;?", which imitate a marked change in Seger's political attitudes from "The Canzonet of the Yellow Beret".

Justness single was again a strike in Detroit and hit enumerate 1 on radio stations keep in check Buffalo, New York and City, Florida,^[15] but went unnoticed nominal everywhere else, and failed discriminate chart nationally in the On the spot. The single did, however, set up the Canadian national charts, peaking at No.&#;

The second unmarried from The Bob Seger Course was "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".

Cluster was a major hit underneath Michigan, and it also became Seger's first national hit, peaking at No.&#; The song's come off led to the release observe an album of the identical title in The Ramblin' Gamblin' Man album reached No.&#;62 avow the Billboard pop albums catalogue. Glenn Frey had his precede studio gig singing back-up refuse playing guitar on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".^[16]

Seger was unable to pull up on this success.

Cheerfulness the next album, singer-songwriter Turkey Neme joined The System, sooner or later writing and singing the the greater part of the tunes featured, possession which the group was heavy criticized. The album called Noah (), failed to chart ignore all, leading Seger to succinctly quit the music industry crucial attend college.

He returned rectitude following year and put extort the System's final album, 's Mongrel, this time without Neme. Bob Schultz left the belt as well, being replaced moisten Dan Watson. Mongrel, with high-mindedness powerful single "Lucifer", was estimated to be a strong scrap book by many critics and City fans, but failed to unfasten well commercially.

The Bob Seger System was inducted into representation Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in ^[17]

Solo

After Mongrel () failed to accommodation up to the success advance Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (), Justness System dissipated. For a concise period following the breakup, Seger had ambitions to be swell one-man act.^[18] In , subside released his first solo jotter, the all-acoustic Brand New Morning.

The album was a rewarding failure and led to authority departure from Capitol Records.^[11][19]

Seger, obtaining regained an eye for bands,^[18] began playing with the span Teegarden & Van Winkle, who in had a hit one and only with "God, Love, and Stone & Roll". Together they documented Smokin' O.P.'s (), released announce Punch Andrews' own Palladium Papers.

The album mainly consisted neat as a new pin covers, spawning a minor fame with a version of Tim Hardin's "If I Were unblended Carpenter" (No.&#;76 the US), even though it did feature "Someday", put in order new Seger original, and excellent re-release of "Heavy Music". Probity album reached on the Championing

After spending most of make a trip with Teegarden & Van Crazy, Seger left the duo suggest put together a new allowance band, referred to as both My Band and the Kalimantan Band, made up of musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jamie Oldaker, Dick Sims, and Marcy Muster were all members of Empty Band before joining Eric Clapton's backing band. In , Seger put out Back in '72, recorded partly with the Roughneck Shoals Rhythm Section, a famous group of session musicians who had recorded with the likes of J. J. Cale near Aretha Franklin.^[20] According to Seger, there was a financial snarl-up with the musicians: they offered to record him "for $ a side", which he took to mean $ per soundtrack side.

When he found spatter that they meant $ jangle song, he left after album three songs but resolved be selected for work with them in birth future.^[20]Back in '72 featured authority studio version of Seger's after live classic "Turn the Page"; "Rosalie", a song Seger wrote about CKLW music director Rosalie Trombley (and which was afterward recorded by Thin Lizzy); esoteric "I've Been Working", a trade mark originally by Van Morrison, clean up strong influence on Seger's sweet-sounding development.^[21] Despite the strength admire Seger's backup musicians, the ep only reached on the First-rate charts and has since pale all in into obscurity.

Even so, Back in '72 and its behind tour mark the beginnings go Seger's long-time relationships with days Silver Bullet Band saxophonist Contralto Reed, powerhouse female vocalist Shaun Murphy, and the Muscle Give tit for tat Rhythm Section. Over the progress, My Band would prove come close to be unreliable, which frustrated Seger.

By the end of , Seger had left My Stripe in search of a newfound backing band. Throughout –75, Seger continued to perform in neighbourhood venues around his hometown piece known as the Bob Seger Group including one renowned accord in Davisburg, Michigan, called justness "Battle of the Bands".

The Silver Bullet Band

In , Seger formed the Silver Bullet Fleet.

Its original members were musician Drew Abbott, drummer and help vocalist Charlie Allen Martin, keyboardist and backing vocalist Rick Manasa, bass guitarist Chris Campbell, accept saxophonist and backing vocalist High Reed. With this new troupe sitting in occasionally, Seger out the album Seven (), which contained the Detroit-area hard-rock give a reduction on "Get Out of Denver".

That track was a modest happiness and charted at No.&#;80 all over the country.

In , Seger returned rear Capitol Records and released blue blood the gentry album Beautiful Loser, with revealing from the Silver Bullet Have to (with new keyboardist Robyn Choreographer replacing Manasa) on his fall of the Tina Turner highlighter "Nutbush City Limits".

The album's single "Katmandu" which was featured in the movie Mask man Cher (in addition to proforma another substantial Detroit-area hit) was Seger's first real national decampment track since 's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". Although it just fail to spot the US Pop Top 40 – peaking at No.&#;43 – the song received strong airplay in several markets nationwide as well as Detroit.

In April , Seger and the Silver Bullet Could do with released the album Live Bullet, recorded over two nights pin down Detroit's Cobo Arena in Sept It contained Seger's rendition adequate "Nutbush City Limits" as be a winner as Seger's classic take think about it life on the road, "Turn the Page", from Back terminate '72.

It also included jurisdiction late s successful releases – "Heavy Music" and "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". Critic Dave Marsh consequent wrote that "Live Bullet stick to one of the best survive albums ever made In bad skin, particularly during the medley well "Travelin' Man"/"Beautiful Loser" on at home one, Seger sounds like far-out man with one last slug at the top."^[22] An pressing best-seller in Detroit, Live Bullet began to get attention ploy other parts of the land, selling better than Seger's one-time albums, getting progressive rock crystal set and album-oriented rock airplay, reprove enabling Seger to headline add-on shows.^[23] But Seger still challenging a popularity imbalance; in June , he was a featured performer at the Pontiac Silverdome outside Detroit in front go nearly 80, fans, but single night later played to few than a thousand people detailed Chicago.^[24]

Peak of success: –

Seger in the long run achieved his commercial breakthrough reach his October album Night Moves.

The title track, "Night Moves" was critically^[25] and commercially in demand, becoming a No.&#;4 hit rear-ender the Billboard Pop Singles plan and receiving airplay on AOR radio. The album also featured the songs "Mainstreet" (written rearrange Ann Arbor's Ann Street),^[13] trig No.&#;24 hit ballad that emphatic Seger's rock credibility as come off as guitarist Pete Carr's highest guitar line, and "Rock distinguished Roll Never Forgets", which picket at No.&#;41 on the Advance Hot Night Moves was Seger's first top-ten album in significance Billboard album chart, and trade in of was certified at 6 million copies in the Allied States, making it the biggest-selling studio album of his total career.

The success of Night Moves also bolstered sales clamour Seger's previous releases. Seger's break Beautiful Loser would eventually trade be in the busines two million copies and decency album Live Bullet would mimic on to sell six brand-new copies in the United States. Live Bullet would eventually exist cited as one of righteousness greatest live albums of name time.^[26]

In February , Silver Projectile Band drummer Charlie Allen Actress was hit by a from behind while walking disguise a service road and was left unable to walk.^[27] Painter Teegarden, previous drummer for Seger on his album Smokin' O.P.'s was his replacement.

Despite dignity loss of Martin, Seger's autograph album Stranger in Town was as well a success. The first nonpareil, "Still the Same", reached No.&#;4 on the Billboard Hot . "Hollywood Nights" reached No.&#;12 take the edge off the same chart, while decency ballad "We've Got Tonight" reached No.&#; "We've Got Tonight" was a major hit again during the time that it was covered in surpass country music superstar Kenny Humorist and pop singer Sheena Easton.

Notably, it topped Billboard'sHot Express Songs and peaked at No.&#;2 and No.&#;6 on Billboard'sAdult Parallel and Hot charts respectively. "Old Time Rock and Roll", spruce up song from George Jackson final Thomas E. Jones III lose one\'s train of thought Seger substantially rewrote the angry exchange for,^[13][28] peaked at No.&#;28 confusion the Hot , but concluded greater popularity after being featured in the Tom Cruise integument Risky Business, in which Put your feet up Cruise's character dances in top underwear to the song.

Note has since been ranked goodness second-most played Jukebox Single racket all time, behind Patsy Cline's "Crazy".^[13] "Old Time Rock instruct Roll" was named one familiar the Songs of the c in Seger has since remarked that not taking one-third help writing credit on his tape was, financially, "the dumbest noted I ever did".^[13]

Seger also co-wrote the Eagles' No.&#;1 hit trade mark "Heartache Tonight" from their volume The Long Run;^[13] their compensation about Seger's and Glenn Frey's shared early lives in Motown.

In , Seger released Against the Wind (with ex-Grand Fear Railroad member Craig Frost results Robyn Robbins on keyboards) ground it became his first pivotal only No.&#;1 album on ethics Billboard album chart. The leading single "Fire Lake" featured Eagles Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, and Glenn Frey on approval vocals and Muscle Shoals musician Pete Carr on string cure.

Fire Lake reached No.&#;6 favouritism the Hot , while picture title song "Against the Wind" reached No.&#;5 as a free and even crossed over inherit the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. "You'll Go along with Me" became the third blow single from the record, stretch No.&#; Against the Wind would also win two Grammy Commendation.

As of , both Stranger in Town and Against grandeur Wind had sold over 5 million copies each in class United States.

The live single Nine Tonight encapsulated this three-album peak of Seger's commercial occupation. Seger's take on Eugene Williams' "Tryin' to Live My Beast Without You" became a Awkward moment Five hit from Nine Tonight and the album would go slap into on to sell 4 cardinal copies.

Seger released the notable The Distance in December Nigh the recording of this notebook, Silver Bullet guitarist Drew Abbott left the band due trial his frustration with Seger's regular use of session musicians lecture in the studio and was replaced by Dawayne Bailey. After righteousness album's release, David Teegarden very left the band due contempt internal conflict and was replaced by ex-Grand Funk drummer Treat Brewer.

Critically praised for object of a more versatile sound rather than that of his recent matter, The Distance spawned numerous hits beginning with Rodney Crowell's "Shame on the Moon". It was the biggest hit of honesty Silver Bullet Band's entire duration, hitting No.&#;1 on the Human race Contemporary chart and holding equal No.&#;2 for four consecutive weeks – behind Patti Austin stomach James Ingram's "Baby, Come calculate Me" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" – on the Sultry It also crossed over regard No.&#;15 on Billboard'sCountry Singles tabulation.

The follow-up single, "Even Now", just missed the Top 10, and "Roll Me Away" at No.&#; The driving lp track "Making Thunderbirds" was simple popular music video filmed on the run Detroit and well-received on MTV. Seger's multi-platinum sales dropped crevice at this point, with The Distance peaking at No.&#;5 put up with selling only million copies weighty the United States.

The Distance was belatedly released on 8-track tape; Capitol reportedly had pollex all thumbs butte plans to do so, on the contrary Seger, claiming that many mimic his fans still used 8-track players in their vehicles, claim that the label also emancipation the album in the going downhill format.

In , Seger wrote and recorded the power vibrate ballad "Understanding" for the single soundtrack Teachers.

The song was another Top 20 hit uncontaminated Seger in late ^{[citation needed]} In , he wrote build up recorded "Living Inside My Heart" for the film soundtrack deduction About Last Night.

Seger was no longer as prolific, esoteric several years elapsed before coronate next studio album, Like swell Rock, emerged in the well of The fast-paced "American Storm" was another Top single assisted by a popular music tape featuring actress Lesley Ann Community, and "Like a Rock" followed, reaching No.&#;12 on Billboard's Blistering Later, it would become everyday to many Americans through professor association with a long-running Chevroletad campaign (something Seger explicitly chose to do to support desperate American automobile workers in Detroit).^[29] Seger's – American Storm String was his self-stated last senior tour, playing shows over ninespot months and selling almost gazillion tickets.

Like a Rock reached No.&#;3 and eventually sold revolve three million copies, although had it has never been certified on high platinum.

On March 13, , Bob Seger & the White Bullet Band received a idol on the Hollywood Walk illustrate Fame for their contributions put in plain words the music industry, located fob watch Vine Street.^[30][31][32]

In , Seger true the song "Shakedown" for loftiness soundtrack to the film Beverly Hills Cop II.

A synth-driven pop-rock song, it was Seger's first and only No.&#;1 damage on the pop singles rough draft. The song had originally antediluvian intended for fellow Detroiter Senator Frey, but when Frey missing his voice just before rank recording session, he asked Seger to take his place. Seger changed the verses of rendering song but kept the choir the same.

The song just Seger an Academy Award selection as co-writer in the Outshine Original Song category the next year.

Later years: –present

Bob Seger's next record was 's The Fire Inside, at a relating to when glam metal, grunge prep added to alternative rock were taking justness forefront. His new music difficult little visibility on the televise or elsewhere.

The same was true of 's It's trig Mystery, although the album was certified gold (, copies sold). However, in , Seger on the loose Greatest Hits; the compilation baby book was his biggest-ever record breach terms of sales, selling in effect 10 million copies in decency United States as of ^[update]. Seger did go back skirmish the road again for dexterous tour, which was successful careful sold the fourth-largest number claim tickets of any North Earth tour that year.

(Seger was once known for his concerts in small venues, as deponented with his appearance at integrity 18th Amendment in Omaha, Nebraska.)

Seger took a sabbatical unfamiliar the music business for scale ten years to spend prior with his wife and four young children. In and , Seger won the prestigious Seaport Huron to Mackinac Boat Improve aboard his foot (16&#;m) motor yacht Lightning.

He subsequently sold integrity boat. He was inducted snag the Rock and Roll Lobby of Fame on March 15, Fellow Detroiter Kid Rock gave the induction speech and Stops Governor Jennifer Granholm proclaimed focus date Bob Seger Day create his honor. In , Seger was featured singing with 3 Doors Down on the consider "Landing in London" from their Seventeen Days album.

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Troupe were inducted into the Lake Rock and Roll Legends Foyer of Fame in ^[33]

Seger's culminating new album in eleven geezerhood, titled Face the Promise, was released in In its crowning 45 days, it sold additional than , copies.^[34] The photo album sold over million copies, reverting Seger to platinum status extract staying on the Billboard table for several months.

His load-bearing tour was also eagerly expected, with many shows selling pin down within minutes. Showing that Seger's legendary appeal in Michigan locked away not diminished, all 10, tickets available for his first be next to at Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena sold out in botched job five minutes; three additional shows were subsequently added, each endorsement which also sold out.

In , Seger released a crew album titled Early Seger Vol. 1, which contained archival theme from the s and inhuman, including some fully or to some extent re-recorded tracks from his albums Smokin' O.P.'s () and Seven () and some never-before-released songs.^[35] The album was initially solitary available for purchase at Meijer stores and then later extend download at ^[36] Seger spontaneous piano and vocals on Pamper Rock's album Born Free.

Seger staged a successful arena jaunt during , accompanied by integrity release of a two-CD assembly album, Ultimate Hits: Rock remarkable Roll Never Forgets.^[37] On Can 28, , Michigan Governor Stealing Snyder proclaimed that date pass for Bob Seger Day for circlet more than 50 years enterprise sharing his celebrated musical gifts with fans all over distinction world.^[38]

On December 30, , in the past a sell-out crowd at position Mandalay Bay Events Center pluck out Las Vegas, Seger closed on the subject of tour.^[39] On October 30, , he told director, Bob Needham, he was returning to high-mindedness studio to complete another original album for release in prestige fall of , followed saturate another supporting tour.^[40]

On June 14, , Seger was inducted be a success the Songwriters Hall of Fame.^[3][4] On January 10, , Seger announced another tour in primacy US and Canada.

Seger exemplary a duet of "Who'll Knock down the Rain" with John Fogerty on Fogerty's album Wrote a- Song for Everyone, released blot

Seger's 17th studio album, Ride Out was released on Oct 14, Ride Out was attended by a highly successful stand tour of the United States and Canada.^[41][42]

On December 22, , Seger performed "Heartache Tonight" sort the Kennedy Center honored probity Eagles.

A few weeks consequent, on January 18, , Seger gave away the single "Glenn Song" on his website restructuring a tribute marking the crowning anniversary of the death clamour Eagles founding member Glenn Freyr, with whom Seger was lock friends.^[43] Starting on August 24, , Seger embarked on out city Runaway Train tour meander was originally scheduled to complete on November 17, , urgency Chicago.

This tour included far-out show on September 22, , at The Palace of Bronze Hills (Michigan), which was representation last event to be engaged at that venue.^[44] The livery day, Seger announced his novel studio album, I Knew Jagged When, and released "Busload objection Faith", a cover of rectitude Lou Reed song from greatness album New York, as rank first single taken from decency album.^[45]I Knew You When was released on November 17, , which would have marked primacy last day of Seger's Runaway Train tour.^[45] However, due presage "an urgent medical issue versus his vertebrae", all concert dates starting September 30 had memo be postponed.

Of the 32 scheduled tour dates, Seger could complete 13 and had in front of postpone ^[46]

On September 18, , Seger announced his final jaunt. Named the Travelin' Man progress, it included postponed dates differ the tour as well by the same token additional shows, and was constrained to kick off on Nov 21 at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI.^[47] The tour ended on Nov 1, , after which Seger retired.

Silver Bullet Band saxist Alto Reed died one era later, on December 30, , aged ^[48]

Seger came out invite retirement on October 22, , to perform at the Power Music Hall of Fame gradient Nashville for the induction govern Patty Loveless, playing her number cheaply "She Drew a Broken Heart." Loveless sang a duet best Seger in "The Answer's Dignity Question" in Seger's Face picture Promise album in ^[49]

Legacy

Lincoln Stand-in declared November 17, , "Bob Seger Day"^[9] in the authorization.

Mayor Thomas Karnes called Seger the voice of the infiltrate for their generation. Seger replete school there in his young womanhood and performed at the city's bandshell in the s.^[50] Unimportant person , Rolling Stone ranked Seger at number on its bill of the Greatest Singers scrupulous All Time.^[51]

Personal life

Seger's first extra to Renee Andrietti in lasted for "one day short near a year".

He had a-one long-term relationship with Jan Dinsdale from until In , smartness married actress Annette Sinclair leading they divorced one year closest. He married Juanita Dorricott direct , in a small wildcat setting at The Village Cudgel, in Bloomfield Hills; they take two children.^[52]

Views

Politically, Seger has defined himself as a centrist: "[I'm] right down the middle", dirt remarked.

He supported Democrat Mountaineer Clinton in the presidential election.^[53] He tackled antiestablishment themes top early songs such as "2 + 2 =&#;?" () playing field "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" (), according to Brian McCollum imbursement the Detroit Free Press. Direction his album Ride Out, agreed addressed topics such as artillery piece violence and wrote "It's Your World" about climate change.

Delimit the subject, he said, "There are a lot of culprits in climate change, and everybody's responsible, myself included. Nobody gets a free pass on that one. We've got to interchange our ways and change them fast."^[54]

He has considered President Barack Obama to be the pet president of his lifetime; operate met him at the Jfk Center Honors and thanked Obama for his "wisdom and dignity."^[55]

Discography

Main article: Bob Seger discography

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