Bob Seger's Birthday

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger was born in 1945. An important figure in American Rock and Roll and Pop Music in the 1970s and 1980s. Seger started his musical career in the 1960s in his native Detroit as a singer and as the leader of the Bob Seger System. He is best known for his work with the Silver Bullet Band, a group he formed in 1974. Seger is known as a workhorse midwestern roots-rocker who dealt with blue-collar themes and toured constantly in support of his frequent album releases. As such he is often dismissed as a poor man's Bruce Springsteen, though this is an unfair comparison since Seger's career as a professional musician predates Springsteen's by five years. Seger's successes paved the way for other heartland rockers including John Mellencamp. Notable songs were "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", "Get Out of Denver", and his classic take on life on the road, "Turn the Page." Seger achieved a commercial breakthrough with his 1976 album Night Moves which featured several hits including the highly evocative title song. Subsequently Seger had success with rockers such as "Hollywood Nights" and mellower mid-tempo ballads such as "We've Got Tonight" and "Against the Wind". His most recognizable songs are almost certainly "Old Time Rock and Roll" featured in the film Risky Business and "Like a Rock" most familiar to many younger Americans through its association with a long-running Chevrolet ad campaign. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame www.rockhall.com on March 15, 2004. Also during 2004, Seger was working on his first new album in 10 years, titled Face the Promise; release of this disc is thought to be delayed until some time in 2005.

I'm a big fan of Bob Seger's and saw him once in a concert at Poplar Creek in the 80's.
I guess that makes me a heartland rocker.

His website: www.bobseger.com