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Robert Clark Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1968. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet (1976), recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.
  
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|Img = Bob Seger (cropped).jpg
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|Birth_name = Robert Clark Seger
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|Origin = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. [[File:Flag of the United States.svg|20px]]
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|Born = May 6, 1945 (age 76)
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|Occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter
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|Instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano
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|Genre = Rock, heartland rock, hard rock, rock and roll, pop rock, psychedelic rock (early), acid rock (early), blues rock (early)
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|Years_active = 1961-1996, 2000-present
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|Label = Hideout, [[Cameo-Parkway Records|Cameo]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], Palladium
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|Associated_acts = [[Glenn Frey]], [[The Eagles]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Shaun Murphy]], [[Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section]], [[Little Feat]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Grand Funk Railroad]], [[3 Doors Down]], [[Rod Stewart]]
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|URL = [http://www.bobseger.com/ bobseger.com]
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'''Robert Clark Seger''' (born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1968. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet (1976), recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.
   
 
A roots rocker with a classic raspy, powerful voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that deal with love, women, and blue-collar themes and is an example of a heartland rock artist. Seger has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Still the Same", "We've Got Tonite", "Against the Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Hollywood Nights", "Shame on the Moon", "Like a Rock", and "Shakedown", the last of which was written for the 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Seger also co-wrote the 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 2001.
  
A roots rocker with a classic raspy, powerful voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that deal with love, women, and blue-collar themes and is an example of a heartland rock artist. Seger has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Still the Same", "We've Got Tonite", "Against the Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Hollywood Nights", "Shame on the Moon", "Like a Rock", and "Shakedown", the last of which was written for the 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Seger also co-wrote the 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 2001.
   
 
With a career spanning six decades, Seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. Seger was named Billboard's 2015 Legend of Live honoree at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, held November 18–19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. He announced his farewell tour in September 2018.
  
With a career spanning six decades, Seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. Seger was named Billboard's 2015 Legend of Live honoree at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, held November 18–19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. He announced his farewell tour in September 2018.
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==Early Years==
  
==Early Years==
 
Seger was born at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Charlotte and Stewart Seger. At age five, he moved with his family to Ann Arbor. He has an older brother, George.
  
Seger was born at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Charlotte and Stewart Seger. At age five, he moved with his family to Ann Arbor. He has an older brother, George.
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Regarding his early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, "Little Richard – he was the first one that really got to me. Little Richard and, of course, Elvis Presley." "Come Go with Me" by The Del-Vikings, a hit in 1957, was the first record he bought.
  
Regarding his early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, "Little Richard – he was the first one that really got to me. Little Richard and, of course, Elvis Presley." "Come Go with Me" by The Del-Vikings, a hit in 1957, was the first record he bought.
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==Discography==
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===Studio albums===
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====The Bob Seger System (1969-1970)====
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{| class="wikitable zebra"
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! Year
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| rowspan="2"|1969
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|''[[Ramblin' Gamblin' Man]]''
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|-
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|''[[Noah (The Bob Seger System album)|Noah]]''
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|-
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|1970
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|''[[Mongrel (The Bob Seger System album)|Mongrel]]''
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|}
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====Bob Seger (1971-1975, 2006-2017)====
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{| class="wikitable zebra"
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! Year
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! Title
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|-
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|1971
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|''[[Brand New Morning (Bob Seger album)|Brand New Morning]]''
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|-
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|1972
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|''[[Smokin' O.P.'s]]''
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|-
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|1973
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|''[[Back in '72]]''
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|-
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|1974
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|''[[Seven (Bob Seger album)|Seven]]''
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|-
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|1975
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|''[[Beautiful Loser]]''
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|-
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|2006
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|''[[Face the Promise]]''
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|-
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|2014
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|''[[Ride Out]]''
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|-
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|2017
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|''[[I Knew You When]]''
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|}
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====Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1976-1995)====
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{| class="wikitable zebra"
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! Year
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! Title
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|1976
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|''[[Night Moves]]''
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|1978
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|''[[Stranger in Town]]''
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|-
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|1980
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|''[[Against the Wind]]''
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|-
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|1982
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|''[[The Distance (Bob Seger album)|The Distance]]''
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|-
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|1986
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|''[[Like a Rock]]''
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|-
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|1991
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|''[[The Fire Inside]]''
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|-
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|1995
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|''[[It's a Mystery]]''
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|}
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===Live albums===
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{| class="wikitable zebra"
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! Year
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! Title
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|1976
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|''[[Live Bullet]]''
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|1981
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|''[[Nine Tonight]]''
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|}
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===Compilation albums===
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{| class="wikitable zebra"
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! Year
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|1979
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|''[[The Bob Seger Collection]]''
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|-
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|1994
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|''[[Greatest Hits (Bob Seger album)|Greatest Hits]]''
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|-
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|2003
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|''[[Greatest Hits 2 (Bob Seger album)|Greatest Hits]]''
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|-
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|2009
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|''[[Early Seger Vol. 1]]''
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|-
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|2011
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|''[[Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets]]''
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|2017
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|''Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967''
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 1 June 2021

Robert Clark Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which contained his first national hit of the same name) in 1968. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet (1976), recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.

A roots rocker with a classic raspy, powerful voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that deal with love, women, and blue-collar themes and is an example of a heartland rock artist. Seger has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Still the Same", "We've Got Tonite", "Against the Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Hollywood Nights", "Shame on the Moon", "Like a Rock", and "Shakedown", the last of which was written for the 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Seger also co-wrote the 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 2001.

With a career spanning six decades, Seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. Seger was named Billboard's 2015 Legend of Live honoree at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, held November 18–19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. He announced his farewell tour in September 2018.

Early Years[]

Seger was born at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Charlotte and Stewart Seger. At age five, he moved with his family to Ann Arbor. He has an older brother, George.

Seger's father, a medical technician for the Ford Motor Company, played several instruments and Seger was exposed to music from an early age.[dead link] Seger was also exposed to frequent arguments between his parents that disturbed the neighborhood at night. In 1956, when Seger was 10 years old, his father abandoned the family and moved to California. The remaining family soon lost their comfortable middle-class status and struggled financially.

Seger attended Tappan Junior High School (now Tappan Middle School) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated in 1963 from Pioneer High School, known at the time as Ann Arbor High School. He ran track and field in high school. Seger also went to Lincoln Park High School for a time.

Regarding his early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, "Little Richard – he was the first one that really got to me. Little Richard and, of course, Elvis Presley." "Come Go with Me" by The Del-Vikings, a hit in 1957, was the first record he bought.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

The Bob Seger System (1969-1970)[]

Year Title
1969 Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Noah
1970 Mongrel

Bob Seger (1971-1975, 2006-2017)[]

Year Title
1971 Brand New Morning
1972 Smokin' O.P.'s
1973 Back in '72
1974 Seven
1975 Beautiful Loser
2006 Face the Promise
2014 Ride Out
2017 I Knew You When

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1976-1995)[]

Year Title
1976 Night Moves
1978 Stranger in Town
1980 Against the Wind
1982 The Distance
1986 Like a Rock
1991 The Fire Inside
1995 It's a Mystery

Live albums[]

Year Title
1976 Live Bullet
1981 Nine Tonight

Compilation albums[]

Year Title
1979 The Bob Seger Collection
1994 Greatest Hits
2003 Greatest Hits
2009 Early Seger Vol. 1
2011 Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
2017 Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967
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