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3 unusual facts about Bob Seger


Beth Toussaint

Before television roles, Toussaint worked as model, and appeared in the 1984 music video for Bon Jovi's song "She Don't Know Me", Bob Seger's 1986 song "Like a Rock", and in the 1987 music video for SAGA's song "Only Time Will Tell".

Readmond Township, Michigan

It is the summer destination for such famous people as Jim Abbott (a one-handed major league pitcher famous for throwing a no-hitter for the New York Yankees) and Bob Seger, a singer who sung number 1 song on the Billboard charts, Shakedown, from 1987.

WKQK

The first song played on 94.1 KQK was Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll." The station plays music from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.


C. J. Vanston

Vanston has contributed to numerous albums, including those by Prince, 'NSync, Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Celine Dion, Bob Seger, Richard Marx, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Anna Vissi, Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer,and Steve Lukather& Dennis DeYoung.

Dr. Music

He collaborated on more than 300 recordings with musicians such as Moe Koffman, Anne Murray, David Clayton-Thomas, Gordon Lightfoot, the Brecker Brothers, Bob Seger, Ray Charles, Molly Johnson, and Natalie MacMaster.

Duke Jupiter

After the release of their first album Sweet Cheeks in 1978, Duke started touring with national acts, including, ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Bowie, Bob Seger, Robert Palmer, B. B. King, Toto, Sea Level, Huey Lewis and the News, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Blue Öyster Cult, The Charlie Daniels Band, Outlaws and John Lee Hooker.

Folsom Field

The attendance was an estimated 61,500 (exceeding the seating capacity by about 9,000) for a show featuring Fleetwood Mac, Bob Seger, Firefall, and John Sebastian.

History of Ann Arbor, Michigan

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Ann Arbor was home to many influential rock bands, such as the MC5, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Brownsville Station, George Clinton, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Mitch Ryder, and The Rationals.

Kenny Buttrey

He also worked with Joe Simon playing on Simon hits: "The Choking Kind", "Farther On Down The Road" and "Moonwalk", J.J. Cale, Bob Seger, Gordon Lightfoot, Elvis Presley, Mickey Newbury, Donovan, George Harrison, Joan Baez, Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson, Dan Fogelberg and Kris Kristofferson.

KZJK

In September 1983, after playing "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger for 48 hours straight, they launched a new format, "Twenty Years of Rock and Roll" as classic hits "K-JO 104".

Mark Allen Baker

During his undergraduate work he was active in the central New York music scene promoting or assisting with over fifty shows including: Aerosmith, Boston, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Billy Joel, Kiss, John Mayall, Queen, Bob Seger and Bruce Springsteen.

Mayo Hotel

Since then, the hotel has hosted numerous guests such as OneRepublic, Lady Gaga, Bob Seger and Josh Groban.

Seventeen Days

Bob Seger sings a duet with lead singer, Brad Arnold, on the song "Landing in London".

Shelly Yakus

Shelly Yakus has engineered recordings for many performers, including John Lennon, the Ramones, U2, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Alice Cooper, the Band, Blue Öyster Cult, Dire Straits, Don Henley, Madonna, Stevie Nicks, The Pointer Sisters, Lou Reed, Bob Seger, Patti Smith, Suzanne Vega, Warren Zevon, Star Radio and Elliott Murphy.

The Frost

The Frost were one of the top Detroit area bands of the era, however poor album cover artwork, distribution and promotion by Vanguard hampered the band and caused them to miss the national success that other bands like Ann Arbor's Bob Seger, Ted Nugent from Detroit and Grand Funk Railroad from Flint were to achieve.


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Tim Mitchell

In 1996, he played and toured in Bob Seger's band and co-wrote three songs with Seger, for his It's a Mystery album: "Lock and Load," "Hands in the Air," and "Revisionism Street."