Ken Settle is a Detroit-area music photographer who began his career while barely in his teens, photographing rock legend Bob Seger in his early years around the Motor City. Through the years, Ken’s photos have been published worldwide in magazines such as Guitar Player, Premier Guitar; Rolling Stone, the original Creem Magazine, People, Playboy, Guitar World, Japan’s Player, France’s Guitarist, and England’s Kerrang!

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  Eric Clapton 1987 - Joe Louis Arena

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  Angus Young of AC/DC 1986 - Joe Louis Arena

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  Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band - 1973
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  Rob Halford of Judas Priest -1991 DTE

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  Kid Rock - 2017 Little Caesars Arena

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  David Bowie - 1991 State Theatre
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  Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones - 2015 Comerica

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  DRL and EVH - 2015 DTE (last Detroit area show)

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  Roger Daltrey of The Who - 1989 Pontiac Silverdome Photo by Ken Settle
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  Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band - 1974 Michigan Palace

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  Grand Funk Railroad - 1997 The Palace of Auburn Hills

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  B.B. King portrait session -1993 Backstage at The Fox Theatre
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  Bob Seger - 1978 Cobo Arena

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  Robert Trujillo of Metallica - 2017 Comerica Park

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  Vinnie Dombroski of Sponge opening for KISS - 1996 Tiger Stadium (final show at Tiger Stadium)
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  Grand Funk Railroad - 1997 Backstage at The Palace of Auburn Hills

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  Chris Cornell of Soundgarden - 2017 Fox Theatre (final show)

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  Bob Seger photo - 1974 Plymouth Cultural Center Ice Rink. (photo by Ken Settle)
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  Sammy Hagar - 1993 Pine Knob (fan lights up Sammy Hagar)

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  Rod Stewart - 1984 Pine Knob

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  Bob Seger - 1971 Bob Seger and crew played a ballgame against the WRIF crew.
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  Bono of U2 - 1997 in an abandoned cafe in Highland Park, MI. 1997.

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  Kid Rock - 2017 Little Caesars Arena (opening show)

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  Alice Cooper - Halloween 1987 Joe Louis Arena
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  Brian Setzer of The Stray Cats - 1986 backstage at Harpo's

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  Eddie Van Halen - 1988 Pontiac Silverdome (Monsters of Rock)

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  Mitch Ryder - 1984 Harpo's
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  Trey Anastasio of Phish - 2009 (last show ever at Cobo)

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  Bob Seger - 1974 Rock'n'Roll Farm

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  Prince - 1993 Fox Theatre
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  The Black Crowes - 1990 Downtown Detroit

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  Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck - 1989 Cobo Arena

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  Stevie Ray Vaughan - 1989 Cobo Arena
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  Bob Seger - 1973 Cobo Arena

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  KISS- 2019 Little Caesars Arena (photo by Ken Settle)

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  Ted Nugent 1987 - Whiplash Bash at Cobo Arena
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  Axl Rose of Guns 'N' Roses - 1988 The State Theatre

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  Iggy and The Stooges - 2011 Michigan Theatre

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  Alice Cooper - Halloween 1987 Joe Louis Arena
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  Creedence Clearwater Revival - 1971 (Ken Settle's first live concert photo: taken as a child)

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