Happy Birthday Bob Seger: 80 Years of Waiting on the Thunder

Happy Birthday Bob Seger: 80 Years of Waiting on the Thunder

Raising a birthday toast to Bob Seger, one of the greatest American rockers ever to do it

80 Years of Old Time Rock & Roll: Seger’s Still Against the Wind

Today, the iconic voice of heartland rock, Bob Seger, celebrates his 80th trip around the sun. Eight decades strong and still moving listeners deeply, Seger is more than a rock musician—he is the soulful narrator of American life's joys, struggles, hopes, and dreams. Born Robert Clark Seger on May 6, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, Seger found his way into music as a teenager, forging a style steeped in rhythm, blues, rock, and unpretentious storyte…

Happy 80th Birthday Bob Seger - Magnet Magazine

Happy 80th birthday Bob Seger. Ramblin’ gamblin’ man. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Seger live in 2019: The post Happy 80th Birthday Bob Seger appeared first on Magnet Magazine.

Bob Seger became known for his rough, edgy sound, which is as unscrupulous as everyday life in his hometown of Detroit. The American rock singer and songwriter – with a bourgeois name Robert Clark Seger – is one of the most influential voices of American Heartland Rock. For some years now, it has been over with the performances – his 80th birthday today (May 6th) celebrates Seger as a rock pensioner without much publicity. Seger sang almost six …

The Detroit musician played a decisive role in shaping US rock and is considered a role model for stars like Bruce Springsteen or Tom Petty. He has left the stage behind him.