Alto Reed

Alto Reed
Alto Reed performing in Billings, Montana, with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, January 2019
Alto Reed performing in Billings, Montana, with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, January 2019
Background information
Birth nameThomas Neal Cartmell
Born(1948-05-16)May 16, 1948
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 30, 2020(2020-12-30) (aged 72)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • saxophonist
Instrument
  • Saxophone
Years active1972–2020

Alto Reed (born Thomas Neal Cartmell, May 16, 1948 – December 30, 2020)[1] was an American saxophonist best known as a long-time member of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band[2][3] He was a 1966 graduate of Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan[4]

  1. ^ Pevos, Edward (December 30, 2020). "Bob Seger remembers longtime bandmate Alto Reed, dead at 72: 'He was funky, could scat'". mlive. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ McCollum, Brian (December 30, 2020). "Alto Reed, longtime saxophone player with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, dies at 72". Detroit Free Press.
  3. ^ Lee, Janet W. (December 30, 2020). "Alto Reed, Longtime Saxophone Player for Bob Seger, Dies at 72". Variety.
  4. ^ Lake Shore High School Yearbook, p. 54, Shorians.com