Bob Seger

Bob Seger
Seger performing in Fargo, North Dakota, in 2013
Seger performing in Fargo, North Dakota, in 2013
Background information
Birth nameRobert Clark Seger
Born (1945-05-06) May 6, 1945 (age 79)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
GenresRock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active
  • 1961–1996
  • 2000–2019
  • 2023
Labels
Member ofThe Silver Bullet Band
Websitewww.bobseger.com

Robert Clark Seger (/ˈsiːɡər/ SEE-gər; born May 6, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which contained his first national hit "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") in 1969. 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 rock musician with a classic raspy, powerful voice, Seger is known for his songs concerning love, women, and blue-collar themes, and is one of the best-known artists of the heartland rock genre. He has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Mainstreet", "Still the Same", "Hollywood Nights", "Against the Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Shame on the Moon", "Roll Me Away", "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. He 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 over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.[1] Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.[2][3][4][5] 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. His farewell tour took place in 2018 and 2019.[6]

  1. ^ Luciano, Phil (September 18, 2018). "Bob Seger coming to Peoria Civic Center Arena". Journal Star of Peoria. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bob Seger: inducted in 2004 | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum". Rockhall.com. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Steinman Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame | Music News". Rolling Stone. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot Among Songwriter Hall inductees". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces 2012 Inductees". SongHall. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Greene, Andy (September 18, 2018). "Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Announce Farewell Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 13, 2018.