Bob Seger Facts
1- Robert Clark Seger born May 6, 1945 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
2- Bob Seger has sold more than 75 million records worldwide
3- Bob Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004
4- He has an older brother, George.
5- Bob Seger’s father, a medical technician for the Ford Motor Company
6- Lincoln Park declared November 17, 2017, “Bob Seger Day” in the city
7- Bob Seger Began performing in Detroit in 1961 fronting a three-piece band called The Decibels. All band members went to Ann Arbor High School together
8- In 1956, when Seger was 10 years old, his father abandoned the family and moved to California
9- Bob Seger was 12 years old when he bought his first record in 1957. The record was called Come Go With Meby The Del-Vikings.
10-Regarding his early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, “Little Richard – he was the first one that really got to me.
11- The title for “Beautiful Loser” came from a book of poetry by Leonard Cohen called Beautiful Losers
12- He won the prestigious Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race in 2001 and 2002 aboard his 52-foot sailboat “Lighning”
13- In 1984, Seger wrote and recorded the power rock ballad “Understanding” for the film soundtrack Teachers
14- Bob Seger Released his first singles in 1966: the jokey “Ballad of the Yellow Beret” (as a member of the Beach Bums) and the gritty, Them-like rocker “East Side Story.”
15- His song “Old Time Rock and Roll,” is used to great effect in a classic scene in the film “Risky Business.”
16- Bob Seger said that “the dumbest thing I ever did” related to “Old Time Rock and Roll”
17- Seger wrote “Shakedown” for Beverly Hills Cop II. It was nominated for the Oscar for Original Song but lost to Carly Simon’s “Let The River Run” from Working Girl.
18- He Enjoyed his first national hit in 1969 with “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man,” which peaked at No. 17; he didn’t reach the Top 40 again until 1977.
19- Bob Seger Has worked with his manager, Punch Andrews, for over 40 years
20- He was a good student in high school and could run a 5:05 mile, at least until he discovered rock and roll. He began staying out all night with his friends, cars circled in a farmer’s field, listening to music on the car radios.
21- He supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election
22- The only two songs Bob ever wrote on the road were “Night Moves” and “Turn The Page.”
23- In 1987, Seger recorded the song “Shakedown” for the soundtrack to the film Beverly Hills Cop II
24- In June 1976, he played in front of 50 people in a Chicago bar. Three days later, he played in front of 76,000 devoted fans in the Pontiac Silverdome outside Detroit.
25- Out of seven Grammy nominations, Seger has won once, in 1980 for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, for “Against the Wind.”
26- He admires Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell.
27- Bob Seger was named Billboard’s 2015 Legend of Live honoree at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards
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