Bob Seger Breaks Retirement

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Bob Seger breaks retirement. Doesn't that bring a smile to your face? It's been over four years since Bob was on stage - but last Sunday he appeared at the Country Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to honor (and surprise) his friend Patty Loveless. Bob got on stage and did "She Drew A Broken Heart" to a roaring response from the crowd.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

If you're wondering about the connection between the two - Patty appeared on Bob's "Face The Promise" album back in 2006 - doing a duet with Seger on "The Answer's In The Question". Bob looked so happy on stage (can't we get just ONE more show at Pine Knob?)

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

Bob Seger breaks retirement and looked great. But what's next? You never know. It's always interesting to see who Bob's worked with over the years - and his influences reaches far and wide. Ever hear the story of Bob influencing one of Don Henley's biggest hits?

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It’s an amazing story from producer Niko Bolas. You’ll also discover that the song (at least the music) was created by Tom Petty’s guitar player for Tom…like we said, it’s an amazing story.

Here’s part of what Niko talked about:

What happened with boys of summer? Well, boys of summer was written by Mike Campbell for Tom Petty. And Tom didn’t want to do the song or didn’t hear it. Don did. He wrote amazing lyrics. Mike had the whole thing programmed in what was then new, this Lynn 9000, and played all the guitars. And we cut it, we mixed it, cut a single, 7in, came back to the studio, it was a Friday night, and we were playing it back and everything’s cool.

And Bob Seger stopped by to visit Don. And he comes in the control room And everybody’s having drinks and celebrating. The record’s almost over. And Bob looked at Don and he said “that’s a great record…why don’t you…” (watch the video above for the rest – very cool story). If you’re looking for more Seger – you can always check out this interview with Bob for “Seger De Mayo”

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Jim O'Brien is the Host of "Big Jim's House" Morning Show at 94.7 WCSX in Detroit. Jim spent eight years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Service, has appeared on Shark Tank (Man Medals Season 5 Ep. 2), raised over two million dollars for local charities and is responsible for Glenn Frey Drive and Bob Seger Blvd in the Motor City. Jim's relationship with Classic Rock includes considering Bob Seger, Phil Collen from Def Leppard, Wally Palmer of the Romantics and many others good friends. Jim writes about ‘80s movies, cars, weird food trends and “as seen on TikTok” content.