Bob Seger was born in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1945. Bob’s double sided live “Silver Bullet Live” is considered a musical benchmark by at least three different music genres. Bob has sold more than 52 million albums in his career, earning seven multi-platinum albums while winning two Grammys along the way.
“Mainstreet” the song was written about Ann Arbor’s ‘Ann Street’ and was a tune about the early days of Bob wandering the cities at night after his father had left them penniless. Bob would look to the sky and promise to make something of himself, walking down Ann Arbor’s “Main Street.”
“Shakedown” from 1987 was a commercial success for Bob and his first foray into Hollywood life. The song was first recorded by the late Glenn Frey, but he didn’t like the lyrics, and then got sick, so he gave it to Bob. Life is funny. Both are from the Motor city of sorts, fond of their heritage.
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