Bob Seger And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2004
Hometown hero Bob Seger paid his dues by writing songs that hit the hearts of American youth. Experiences that almost all of us can relate to. Seger’s four-decade recording career,…
Bob Seger performs onstage during the Class of 2023 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
(Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)Hometown hero Bob Seger paid his dues by writing songs that hit the hearts of American youth. Experiences that almost all of us can relate to. Seger's four-decade recording career, fifty million albums and launched enduring hits such as "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man," "Night Moves," "Turn the Page," "Hollywood Nights," "Against the Wind," and "Like a Rock." He is the beautiful loser who has sold 50 million records.
The 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class included music heavyweights Bob Seger, George Harrison, Jackson Browne, Prince, Traffic, and The Dells.
Bob Segers Cuts His Rock And Roll Craft
Bob was born in Detroit, Michigan, right at Henery Ford Hospital. Seger attended Tappan Junior High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated in 1963 from Ann Arbor High School. Seger also went to Lincoln Park High School. He fronted his first band in 1961 called" The Decibels." Other bands included the Town Criers, Doug Brown, & The Omens, who eventually left and recorded under the name Bob Seger and the Last Heard. The Heard scored his first Detroit hit, "East Side Story." In the Spring of 1968, Bob signed with Capitol Records and changed the name to The Bob Seger System. In 1971, Bob finally went solo.
When Did The Silver Bullet Band Form?
(Photo by Malcolm Clarke/Keystone/Getty Images)October 1977: American rock singer and songwriter Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band, Drew Abbott, Robyn Robbins, Alto Reed, Chris Campbell, and Charlie Allen Martin, are in London for their first British tour.
The year was 1974. Bob's backing band included guitarist Drew Abbott, drummer, and backing vocalist Charlie Allen Martin, keyboardist and backing vocalist Rick Manasa, bass guitarist Chris Campbell, and saxophonist and backing vocalist Alto Reed. After one album titled Seven. Bob resigned from Capitol Records and released" Beautiful Loser" in 1975; in 1976," Live Bullet" started a peak of unstoppable success.
The Induction Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Kid Rock gave the induction speech, and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm proclaimed that date Bob Seger Day in his honor. In 2005, Bob's speech was humble. He thanked his wife Juanita and kids, Punch Andrews, The Silver Bullet Band members, and long-time engineer David Cole, who worked alongside Bob for 30 years. He also thanked Capitol Records and all the fans for their support over the years.
WCSX Celebrates Seger De Mayo Every Year
Big Jim's O'Brien and local celebrity Ryan Logan from WCSX's Big Jim's House celebrate Seger De Mayo with Bob Seger Music and chat with Mr.Seger himself. Bob's birthday is May 6, but Big Jim celebrates it the Friday before, with nothing but Seger music all morning. Bob talks about a variety of things. Jim, a good friend, does incredible interviews about music, cars, and, recently, the Detroit Lions season. Big Jim would say he is the "Mayor of Michigan," and there is only one way to celebrate his birthday. Check out the interview below.
11 Great ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Quotes That Aren’t “These go to 11!”
The iconic cult classic This is Spinal Tap was released in theaters 35 years ago today (March 2.) It is easily one of the most quotable, funniest films of all time to the point where even the biggest rock stars can own up to its painfully true moments.
Obviously, the most popular line from the film is, "These go to 11," but there are so many other golden nuggets in this brilliant mockumentary. In honor of the anniversary of the film’s theatrical release, here are 11 other quotes from This is Spinal Tap that aren't "These go to 11!"
(Note: This list is numbered, not ranked. Ranking each line would be like asking us which Spinal Tap drummer was our favorite. It’s simply too hard of a question to answer.)
1. “Here lies David St. Hubbins…and why not”
2. “You don’t do heavy metal in Dubly, you know.”
3. “I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.”
4. “Well, this piece is called ‘Lick My Love Pump.’”
5. “It’s such a fine line between stupid, and uh…clever”
6. “This miniature bread…”
7. “The review you had on ‘Shark Sandwich,’ which was merely a two-word review, just said ‘Sh-t sandwich.’”
8. “He was the patron saint of quality footwear.” – David St. Hubbins on the origin of his last name.
9. “We're very lucky in the band in that we have two visionaries, David and Nigel, they're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries, it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water.”
10. “None more black”
11. “Well, so what? What's wrong with bein' sexy?” “Sex-IST!”
Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
