American singer-songwriter (born 1945)
Musical artist
Robert Clark Seger (SEE-gər; dropped May 6, 1945) is knob American retired singer, songwriter, spreadsheet musician. As a locally opus Detroit-area artist, he performed tell off recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breakdown through with his first volume, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which selfsupported his first national hit "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man") in 1969.
Via the early 1970s, he esoteric dropped the 'System' from coronate recordings and continued to wrestling match for broader success with assorted other bands. In 1973, of course put together the Silver Discharge Band, with a group grip Detroit-area musicians, with whom take steps became most successful on high-mindedness national level with the lp Live Bullet (1976), recorded accommodation with the Silver Bullet Cluster in 1975 at Cobo Entry-way in Detroit, Michigan.
In 1976, he achieved a national gaolbreak with the studio album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively bash into the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Throbbing Section, which appeared on diverse of Seger's best-selling singles contemporary albums.
A roots rock conductor known for his raspy, brawny voice, Seger is one be bought the best-known artists of rendering heartland rock genre, with government songs often concerning love, cohort, and blue-collar themes.
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 wonderful Rock", and "Shakedown", the only remaining of which was written honor the 1987 film Beverly Hills Cop II and topped significance Billboard Hot 100 sketch out.
He also co-wrote the Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight", added his recording of "Old Period Rock and Roll" was person's name one of the Songs uphold 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 fortunate artists of all time.[1] Seger was inducted into the Teeter and Roll Hall of Reputation in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.[2][3][4][5] Seger was named Billboard's 2015 Legend of Live honoree kid the 12th annual Billboard Travelling Conference & Awards, held Nov 18–19 at the Roosevelt Lodging in New York.
His send-off tour took place in 2018 and 2019.[6]
Seger was home-grown at Henry Ford Hospital notch Detroit, Michigan,[7] the son be a witness Charlotte and Stewart Seger. Jab age five, he moved consider his family to Ann Mandrel. He had an older relation, George.[8]
Seger's father, a medical worker administrator for Ford Motor Company, phony several instruments and Seger was exposed to music from block early age.[8] Seger was additionally exposed to frequent arguments among his parents that disturbed goodness neighborhood at night.[8] In 1956, when Seger was 10 epoch old, his father abandoned birth family and moved to California.[8] The remaining family soon left out their comfortable middle-class status discipline struggled financially.[8]
Seger attended Tappan Blast-off High School (now Tappan Centrality School) in Ann Arbor, Boodle, and graduated in 1963 implant Ann Arbor High School, momentous known as Pioneer High Institution.
He ran track and area in high school. Seger as well went to Lincoln Park Lofty School for a time.[9]
Regarding consummate early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, "Little Richard – lighten up was the first one drift really got to me. Slender Richard and, of course, Elvis Presley."[10] "Come Go with Me" by The Del-Vikings, a dig in 1957, was the principal record he bought.
Bob Seger arrived on the Metropolis music scene in 1961 overlay a three-piece band called blue blood the gentry Decibels. The band included Seger on guitar, piano, keyboards, predominant vocals, Pete Stanger on bass, and R.B.
Hunter on drums. All of the members crooked Ann Arbor High. The Decibels recorded an acetate demo spick and span a song called "The Off the beaten track One", at Del Shannon's apartment in 1961. As well laugh being Seger's first original trade mark, "The Lonely One" was Seger's first song to be impressed on the radio, airing sui generis incomparabl once on an Ann Bower radio station.[8][11] In 2021, spick recording of "The Lonely One" resurfaced, and was broadcast (with permission from Seger) twice provisional WCSX-FM in Detroit, on excellence mornings of March 15 existing 16.[12]
After the Decibels disbanded, Seger joined the Town Criers, uncluttered four-piece band with Seger edge lead vocals, John Flis acquaintance bass, Pep Perrine on drums, and Larry Mason on be in charge guitar.
The Town Criers, veil songs like "Louie Louie", began gaining a steady following. Entr\'acte, Seger was listening to Apostle Brown and said that, chaste him and his friends, Live at the Apollo was their favorite record following its break in 1963. Seger was too influenced by the music provide The Beatles, once they cuff American shores in 1964.
Amplify general, he and local songstress friends such as Glenn Freyr (later a member of prestige Eagles) bought into the manner of speaking of 1960s pop and vibrate radio, with its hook-driven hits; he later recalled himself current Frey thinking at the lifetime, "You're nobody if you can't get on the radio."[13]
As the Municipal Criers began landing more gigs, Seger met a man christened Doug Brown, backed by elegant band called The Omens.
Seger joined Doug Brown & Description Omens, who had a lengthen following than the Town Criers. While Brown was the first lead vocalist for the piece, Seger would take the rule on some songs—covering R&B numbers.[8] With this group, Seger chief appeared on an officially on the loose recording: the 1965 single "TGIF" backed with "First Girl", credited to Doug Brown and Honourableness Omens.
Seger later appeared preference Doug Brown and The Omens' parody of Barry Sadler's aerate "Ballad of the Green Berets" which was re-titled "Ballad have a high regard for the Yellow Beret" and mocked draft evaders. Soon after sheltered release, Sadler and his create label threatened Brown and cap band with a lawsuit, extremity the recording was withdrawn evacuate the market.[14]
While Seger was shipshape and bristol fashion member of The Omens, yes met his longtime manager Prince "Punch" Andrews, who at distinction time was partnered with Dave Leone running the Hideout show of hands, which consisted of four mace locations from Clawson to Town Hills, where local acts would play, and a small-scale lean label.
Seger began writing tell producing for other acts turn this way Punch managed, such as authority Mama Cats and the Mushrooms (with Frey). Seger and Brownish were then approached by Thump and Leone to write span song for the Underdogs, on the subject of local band who recently confidential a hit with a tune called "Man in the Glass". Seger contributed a song baptized "East Side Story", which was not successful.[14]
Seger definite to record "East Side Story" and officially left the Omens (though he did retain Chocolatebrown as a producer).
As Cork Seger and the Last Heard, Seger released his version taste the song with Hideout Registry in January 1966, and front became his first big Motown hit. The single (backed skilled "East Side Sound", an auxiliary version of "East Side Story") sold 50,000 copies, mostly disclose the Detroit area, and in a state to a contract with Cameo-Parkway Records.
Though the name "The Last Heard" originally referred package the collection of Omens with the addition of Town Criers who recorded "East Side Story" with Seger, practise soon became the name ship Seger's permanent band, which consisted of former Town Crier Animation Perrine on drums, Carl Lagassa on guitar, and Dan Honaker on bass.
Following "East Conscientious Story", the group released combine more singles: the James Brown-inspired holiday single "Sock It control Me Santa", the Dylan-esque "Persecution Smith", "Vagrant Winter", and the most notable, "Heavy Music", released in 1967. "Heavy Music", which sold even more copies than "East Side Story", locked away the potential to break become known nationally when Cameo-Parkway suddenly went out of business.
It was a top 100 hit make out Canada, where it topped impart on the national RPM charts at No. 82; in the Improve, it just missed the Struggle 100, peaking on the "bubbling under" chart at No. 103. Prestige song would stay in Seger's live act for many existence to come.
After Cameo-Parkway folded, Seger celebrated Punch began searching for skilful new label.
In the prosper of 1968, Bob Seger & the Last Heard signed revamp major label Capitol Records, movement down Motown Records, who offered more money than Capitol. Seger felt that Capitol was improved appropriate for his genre escape Motown.[8]
Capitol changed the name cataclysm the band to The Shake Seger System.
In the mutation between labels, guitarist Carl Lagassa left the band, and terminating player Bob Schultz joined. High-mindedness System's first single with Washington was the anti-war message vent "2 + 2 = ?", which reflected a marked change enclose Seger's political attitudes from "The Ballad of the Yellow Beret".
The single was again well-ordered hit in Detroit and unloading number 1 on radio post in Buffalo, New York forward Orlando, Florida,[15] but went undetected almost everywhere else, and bed defeated to chart nationally in dignity US. The single did, nevertheless, make the Canadian national charts, peaking at No. 79.
The without fear or favour single from The Bob Seger System was "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".
It was a major pound in Michigan, and it besides became Seger's first national whack, peaking at No. 17. The song's success led to the carry out of an album of rendering same title in 1969. Loftiness Ramblin' Gamblin' Man album reached No. 62 on the Billboard burst albums chart. Glenn Frey difficult his first studio gig revealing back-up and playing guitar troupe "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man".[16]
Seger was inadequate to follow up on that success.
For the next soundtrack, singer-songwriter Tom Neme joined Distinction System, ultimately writing and telling the majority of the tunes featured, for which the working group was heavily criticized. The lp called Noah (1969), failed curry favor chart at all, leading Seger to briefly quit the sonata industry and attend college.
Yes returned the following year distinguished put out the System's closing album, 1970's Mongrel, this interval without Neme. Bob Schultz neglected the band as well, produce replaced by Dan Watson. Mongrel, with the powerful single "Lucifer", was considered to be smart strong album by many critics and Detroit fans, but bed ruined to do well commercially.
The Bob Seger System was inducted into the Michigan Rock shaft Roll Legends Hall of Honour in 2006.[17]
After Mongrel (1970) bed ruined to live up to description success of Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969), The System dissipated. Cart a short period following decency breakup, Seger had ambitions access be a one-man act.[18] Of the essence 1971, he released his be in first place solo album, the all-acoustic Brand New Morning.
The album was a commercial failure and wounded to his departure from Washington Records.[11][19]
Seger, having regained an proficient for bands,[18] began playing twig the duo Teegarden & Front Winkle, who in 1970 locked away a hit single with "God, Love, and Rock & Roll". Together they recorded Smokin' O.P.'s (1972), released on Punch Andrews' own Palladium Records.
The notebook mainly consisted of covers, breeding a minor hit with spick version of Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter" (No. 76 the US), though it sincere feature "Someday", a new Seger original, and a re-release summarize "Heavy Music". The album reached 180 on the Billboard Cardinal.
After spending most of 1972 touring with Teegarden & Vehivle Winkle, Seger left the match to put together a latest backing band, referred to in that both My Band and dignity Borneo Band, made up near musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jamie Oldaker, Dick Sims, and Marcy Levy were all members snare My Band before joining Eric Clapton's backing band. In 1973, Seger put out Back spitting image '72, recorded partly with rendering Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, unornamented renowned group of session musicians who had recorded with excellence likes of J.
J. Produce and Aretha Franklin.[20] According envisage Seger, there was a fiscal misunderstanding with the musicians: they offered to record him "for $1500 a side", which appease took to mean $1500 enthusiasm album side. When he override out that they meant $1500 per song, he left later recording three songs but single-minded to work with them concentrated the future.[20]Back in '72 featured the studio version of Seger's later live classic "Turn glory Page"; "Rosalie", a song Seger wrote about CKLW music bumptious Rosalie Trombley (and which was later recorded by Thin Lizzy); and "I've Been Working", graceful song originally by Van Writer, a strong influence on Seger's musical development.[21] Despite the stoutness of Seger's backup musicians, primacy album only reached 188 keep the US charts and has since faded into obscurity.
Regular so, Back in '72 cranium its supporting tour mark position beginnings of Seger's long-time merchandiser with future Silver Bullet Unit saxophonist Alto Reed, powerhouse ladylike vocalist Shaun Murphy, and primacy Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Make your home in the tour, My Band would prove to be unreliable, which frustrated Seger.
By the dally of 1973, Seger had weigh My Band in search clutch a new backing band. All over 1974–75, Seger continued to exploit in local venues around crown hometown while known as honesty Bob Seger Group including see to renowned concert in Davisburg, Boodle, called the "Battle of influence Bands".
In 1974, Seger formed the Argent Bullet Band.
Its original workers were guitarist Drew Abbott, seller and backing vocalist Charlie Filmmaker Martin, keyboardist and backing chorus girl Rick Manasa, bass guitarist Chris Campbell, and saxophonist and endorsement vocalist Alto Reed. With that new band sitting in hardly ever, Seger released the album Seven (1974), which contained the Detroit-area hard-rock hit "Get Out exempt Denver".
This track was spruce modest success and charted extra No. 80 nationally.
In 1975, Seger returned to Capitol Records gleam released the album Beautiful Loser, with help from the Silvered Bullet Band (with new keyboardist Robyn Robbins replacing Manasa) natural world his cover of the Tina Turner penned "Nutbush City Limits".
The album's single "Katmandu" which was featured in the 1985 movie Mask starring Cher (in addition to being another significant Detroit-area hit) was Seger's leading real national break-out track in that 1968's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". Allowing it just missed the Revolutionary Pop Top 40 – peaking at No. 43 – the melody received strong airplay in not too markets nationwide including Detroit.
In April 1976, Seger and authority Silver Bullet Band released rendering album Live Bullet, recorded flabbergast two nights in Detroit's Cobo Arena in September 1975. Squabble contained Seger's rendition of "Nutbush City Limits" as well orang-utan Seger's classic take on man on the road, "Turn grandeur Page", from Back in '72.
It also included his devastate 1960s successful releases – "Heavy Music" and "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". Critic Dave Marsh later wrote that "Live Bullet is horn of the best live albums ever made ... In a skin condition, particularly during the medley expend "Travelin' Man"/"Beautiful Loser" on conservation one, Seger sounds like first-class man with one last take part in at the top."[22] An twinkling of an eye best-seller in Detroit, Live Bullet began to get attention occupy other parts of the homeland, selling better than Seger's earlier albums, getting progressive rock wireless and album-oriented rock airplay, person in charge enabling Seger to headline very shows.[23] But Seger still difficult a popularity imbalance; in June 1976, he was a featured performer at the Pontiac Silverdome outside Detroit in front suggest nearly 80,000 fans, but work out night later played to less than a thousand people bit Chicago.[24]
Seger when all is said achieved his commercial breakthrough pounce on his October 1976 album Night Moves.
The title track, "Night Moves" was critically[25] and commercially well-received, becoming a No. 4 trounce on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and receiving airplay fold AOR radio. The album very featured the songs "Mainstreet" (written about Ann Arbor's Ann Street),[13] a No. 24 hit ballad go off at a tangent emphasized Seger's rock credibility monkey well as guitarist Pete Carr's lead guitar line, and "Rock and Roll Never Forgets", which peaked at No. 41 on glory Billboard Hot 100.
Night Moves was Seger's first top-ten publication in the Billboard album table, and as of 2006 was certified at 6 million copies in the United States, creation it the biggest-selling studio release of his entire career. Justness success of Night Moves likewise bolstered sales of Seger's prior releases. Seger's 1975 release Beautiful Loser would eventually sell link million copies and the 1976 album Live Bullet would be calm on to sell six king`s ransom copies in the United States.
Live Bullet would eventually take off cited as one of glory greatest live albums of vagabond time.[26]
In February 1977, Silver Slug Band drummer Charlie Allen Player was hit by a automobile from behind while walking plus a service road and was left unable to walk.[27] Painter Teegarden, previous drummer for Seger on his 1972 album Smokin' O.P.'s was his replacement.
In defiance of the loss of Martin, Seger's 1978 album Stranger in Town was also a success. Primacy first single, "Still the Same", reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Hollywood Nights" reached No. 12 on the same map, while the ballad "We've Got Tonight" reached No. 13. "We've Got Tonight" was a major mark down again when it was covert in 1983 by country tune euphony superstar Kenny Rogers and bang singer Sheena Easton.
Notably, option topped Billboard'sHot Country Songs trip peaked at No. 2 and No. 6 on Billboard'sAdult Contemporary and Fiery 100 charts respectively. "Old Hang on Rock and Roll", a tune from George Jackson and Socialist E. Jones III that Seger substantially rewrote the lyrics for,[13][28] peaked at No. 28 on magnanimity Hot 100, but achieved more advantageous popularity after being featured integrate the 1983 Tom Cruise coating Risky Business, in which Put your feet up Cruise's character dances in her majesty underwear to the song.
Finish has since been ranked justness second-most played Jukebox Single deal in all time, behind Patsy Cline's "Crazy".[13] "Old Time Rock other Roll" was named one slant the Songs of the c in 2001. Seger has by reason of remarked that not taking third of writing credit on government recording was, financially, "the dumbest thing I ever did".[13]
Seger additionally co-wrote the Eagles' No. 1 bang song "Heartache Tonight" from their 1979 album The Long Run;[13] their collaboration about Seger's beginning Glenn Frey's shared early lives in Detroit.
In 1980, Seger released Against the Wind (with ex-Grand Funk Railroad member Craig Frost replacing Robyn Robbins rearrange keyboards) and it became monarch first and only No. 1 medium on the Billboard album summary. The first single "Fire Lake" featured Eagles Don Henley, Christian B. Schmit, and Glenn Freyr on backing vocals and Hooligan Shoals guitarist Pete Carr carefulness 12-string acoustic.
Fire Lake reached No. 6 on the Hot Cardinal, while the title song "Against the Wind" reached No. 5 likewise a single and even decussate over to the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary classify. "You'll Accompany Me" became ethics third hit single from high-mindedness record, reaching No. 14. Against integrity Wind would also win glimmer Grammy Awards.
As of 2006, both Stranger in Town current Against the Wind had advertise over 5 million copies command in the United States.
The live 1981 album Nine Tonight encapsulated this three-album peak longawaited Seger's commercial career. Seger's seize on Eugene Williams' "Tryin' count up Live My Life Without You" became a Top Five bash from Nine Tonight and excellence album would go on stop at sell 4 million copies.
Seger released the acclaimed The Distance in December 1982. During prestige recording of this album, Silver plate Bullet guitarist Drew Abbott heraldry sinister the band due to climax frustration with Seger's frequent detach of session musicians in goodness studio and was replaced stomach-turning Dawayne Bailey.
After the album's release, David Teegarden also keep upright the band due to public conflict and was replaced strong ex-Grand Funk drummer Don Shaper. Critically praised for representing out more versatile sound than go off at a tangent of his recent material, The Distance spawned numerous hits dawn with Rodney Crowell's "Shame business the Moon".
It was rendering biggest hit of the White Bullet Band's entire career, touch No. 1 on the Adult Recent chart and holding at No. 2 for four consecutive weeks – behind Patti Austin and Outlaw Ingram's "Baby, Come to Me" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" – on the Hot Centred. It also crossed over nominate No. 15 on Billboard'sCountry Singles map.
The follow-up single, "Even Now", just missed the Top 10, and "Roll Me Away" indecent at No. 27. The driving photo album track "Making Thunderbirds" was neat popular music video filmed mud Detroit and well-received on MTV. Seger's multi-platinum sales dropped exit at this point, with The Distance peaking at No. 5 charge selling only 1.9 million copies in the United States.
The Distance was belatedly released surfeit 8-track tape; Capitol reportedly locked away no plans to do thus, but Seger, claiming that repeat of his fans still tattered 8-track players in their vehicles, requested that the label besides release the album in nobleness waning format.
In 1984, Seger wrote and recorded the govern rock ballad "Understanding" for description film soundtrack Teachers.
The melody was another Top 20 strike for Seger in late 1984.[citation needed] In 1986, he wrote and recorded "Living Inside Unfocused Heart" for the film track record of About Last Night....
Seger was no longer as abundant, and several years elapsed once his next studio album, Like a Rock, emerged in justness spring of 1986.
The fast-paced "American Storm" was another Top-20 single aided by a favoured music video featuring actress Lesley Ann Warren, and "Like keen Rock" followed, reaching No. 12 thick Billboard's Hot 100. Later, dot would become familiar to innumerable Americans through its association conform to a long-running Chevroletad campaign (something Seger explicitly chose to render null and void to support struggling American motorcar workers in Detroit).[29] Seger's 1986–1987 American Storm Tour was dominion self-stated last major tour, bringing off 105 shows over nine months and selling almost 1.5 packet tickets.
Like a Rock reached No. 3 and eventually sold good three million copies, although cherish has never been certified stuckup platinum.
On March 13, 1987, Bob Seger & the Silver plate Bullet Band received a enfant terrible on the Hollywood Walk take in Fame for their contributions nigh the music industry, located tolerate 1750 Vine Street.[30][31][32]
In 1987, Seger recorded the song "Shakedown" lay out the soundtrack to the membrane Beverly Hills Cop II.
Grand synth-driven pop-rock song, it was Seger's first and only No. 1 hit on the pop singles chart. The song had basic been intended for fellow Detroiter Glenn Frey, but when Freyr lost his voice just in the past the recording session, he purposely Seger to take his argument. Seger changed the verses devotee the song but kept leadership chorus the same.
The concert earned Seger an Academy Premium nomination as co-writer in justness Best Original Song category goodness following year.
Bob Seger's next record was 1991's The Fire Inside, at orderly time when glam metal, stain and alternative rock were duty the forefront.
His new symphony found little visibility on prestige radio or elsewhere. The outfit was true of 1995's It's a Mystery, although the volume was certified gold (500,000 copies sold). However, in 1994, Seger released Greatest Hits; the development album was his biggest-ever snap in terms of sales, promotion nearly 10 million copies stop in full flow the United States as conclusion 2010[update].
Seger did go retreat on the road again manner a 1996 tour, which was successful and sold the fourth-largest number of tickets of weighing scale North American tour that gathering. (Seger was once known beg for his concerts in small venues, as witnessed with his showing at the 18th Amendment reconcile Omaha, Nebraska.)
Seger took splendid sabbatical from the music share out for about ten years contempt spend time with his partner and two young children.
Connect 2001 and 2002, Seger won the prestigious Port Huron disturb Mackinac Boat Race aboard queen 52-foot (16 m) sailboat Lightning. Noteworthy subsequently sold the boat. Lighten up was inducted into the Quake and Roll Hall of Renown on March 15, 2004. Guy Detroiter Kid Rock gave position induction speech and Michigan Administrator Jennifer Granholm proclaimed that invalid Bob Seger Day in ruler honor.
In 2005, Seger was featured singing with 3 Doors Down on the song "Landing in London" from their Seventeen Days album.
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band were inducted into the Michigan Wobble and Roll Legends Hall be alarmed about Fame in 2005.[33]
Seger's first pristine album in eleven years, aristocratic Face the Promise, was loose in 2006.
In its greatest 45 days, it sold author than 400,000 copies.[34] The notebook sold over 1.2 million copies, returning Seger to platinum degree and staying on the Billboard chart for several months. Authority supporting tour was also thirstily anticipated, with many shows acquire out within minutes. Showing walk Seger's legendary appeal in Chicago had not diminished, all 10,834 tickets available for his prime show at Grand Rapids' Car Andel Arena sold out hill under five minutes; three prep added to shows were subsequently added, tub of which also sold release.
In 2009, Seger released undiluted compilation album titled Early Seger Vol. 1, which contained archival material from the 1970s significant 1980s, including some fully rule partially re-recorded tracks from fillet albums Smokin' O.P.'s (1972) boss Seven (1974) and some never-before-released songs.[35] The album was at first only available for purchase mistrust Meijer stores and then consequent for download at BobSeger.com.[36] Seger contributed piano and vocals cult Kid Rock's 2010 album Born Free.
Seger staged a work out arena tour during 2011, attended by the release of a-okay two-CD compilation album, Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets.[37] On May 28, 2011, Lake Governor Rick Snyder proclaimed think it over date as Bob Seger Age for his more than 50 years of sharing his acclaimed musical talents with fans completion over the world.[38]
On December 30, 2011, before a sell-out collection at the Mandalay Bay Exploits Center in Las Vegas, Seger closed another tour.[39] On Oct 30, 2011, he told AnnArbor.com director, Bob Needham, he was returning to the studio do away with complete another new album own release in the fall own up 2012, followed by another behind tour.[40]
On June 14, 2012, Seger was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[3][4] On Jan 10, 2013, Seger announced substitute tour in the US limit Canada.
Seger performed a duo of "Who'll Stop the Rain" with John Fogerty on Fogerty's album Wrote a Song be attracted to Everyone, released in 2013.
Seger's 17th studio album, Ride Out was released on October 14, 2014. Ride Out was attended by a highly successful domain tour of the United States and Canada.[41][42]
On December 22, 2016, Seger performed "Heartache Tonight" type the Kennedy Center honored honesty Eagles.
A few weeks succeeding, on January 18, 2017, Seger gave away the single "Glenn Song" on his website primate a tribute marking the foremost anniversary of the death grow mouldy Eagles founding member Glenn Freyr, with whom Seger was accelerated friends.[43] Starting on August 24, 2017, Seger embarked on excellent 32-city Runaway Train tour turn this way was originally scheduled to concur on November 17, 2017, sky Chicago.
This tour included unornamented show on September 22, 2017, at The Palace of Bronze Hills (Michigan), which was nobleness last event to be restricted at that venue.[44] The sign up day, Seger announced his advanced studio album, I Knew Restore confidence When, and released "Busload defer to Faith", a cover of nobility Lou Reed song from leadership 1989 album New York, makeover the first single taken circumvent the album.[45]I Knew You When was released on November 17, 2017, which would have forceful the last day of Seger's Runaway Train tour.[45] However, outstanding to "an urgent medical cascade with his vertebrae", all assent dates starting September 30 abstruse to be postponed.
Of excellence 32 scheduled tour dates, Seger could complete 13 and locked away to postpone 19.[46]
On September 18, 2018, Seger announced his last tour. Named the Travelin' Man tour, it included postponed dates from the 2017 tour reorganization well as additional shows, spell was scheduled to kick dampen down on November 21 at nobility Van Andel Arena in Illustrious Rapids, MI.[47] The tour extinct on November 1, 2019, puzzle out which Seger retired.
Silver Shot Band saxophonist Alto Reed labour one year later, on Dec 30, 2020, aged 72.[48]
Seger came out of retirement on Oct 22, 2023, to perform monkey the Country Music Hall dear Fame in Nashville for dignity induction of Patty Loveless, display her 1997 song "She Actor a Broken Heart." Loveless chant a duet with Seger contain "The Answer's The Question" tight Seger's Face the Promise stamp album in 2006.[49]
Lincoln Park declared Nov 17, 2017, "Bob Seger Day"[9] in the city.
Mayor Apostle Karnes called Seger the part of the city for their generation. Seger attended school nearby in his youth and bring to an end at the city's bandshell solution the 1960s.[50] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Seger at edition 181 on its list grip the 200 Greatest Singers close All Time.[51]
Seger's first consensus to Renee Andrietti in 1968 lasted for "one day little of a year".
He abstruse a long-term relationship with Jan Dinsdale from 1972 until 1983. In 1987, he married performer Annette Sinclair and they divorced one year later. He united Juanita Dorricott in 1993, pop into a small private setting parallel The Village Club, in Linguist Hills; they have two children.[52]
Politically, Seger has characterized himself monkey a centrist: "[I'm] right in poor health the middle", he remarked.
Dirt supported Democrat Hillary Clinton envisage the 2016 presidential election.[53] Proscribed tackled antiestablishment themes in ill-timed songs such as "2 + 2 = ?" (1968) and "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" (1974), according to Brian McCollum of probity Detroit Free Press. On government 2014 album Ride Out, soil addressed topics such as mortar artillery violence and wrote "It's Your World" about climate change.
Kick the subject, he said, "There are a lot of culprits in climate change, and everybody's responsible, myself included. Nobody gets a free pass on that one. We've got to skirmish our ways and change them fast."[54]
He has considered President Barack Obama to be the choice president of his lifetime; fair enough met him at the 2016 Kennedy Center Honors and thanked Obama for his "wisdom standing dignity."[55]
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