![]() Riveting performances of “Travelin’ Man/Beautiful Loser,” “Heavy Music,” “Katmandu,” “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man,” and “Turn the Page” combined those two elements on Live Bullet. Whatever recognition Seger had garnered to that point was based on two elements: the emotional power of his songs and the intensity of his live shows. But it was the album Live Bullet that followed Beautiful Loser that finally brought Seger significant national attention, a double-vinyl-record set that was recorded live in Detroit in 1975 with the Silver Bullet Band. ![]() The album sold 80,000 copies in Michigan which helped give him a renewed sense of confidence. As a last-ditch effort Seger composed a group of songs which became his eighth album, Beautiful Loser. With money running out and diminishing returns from studio efforts, friends and foes alike were questioning whether he would ever make it. During those years he toured relentlessly, upwards of 200 dates per year, and released a series of albums which die-hard fans celebrated but failed to break through the national charts. But it would be eight long years and nine more albums before he would return to the charts. He scored a national hit in 1968 with “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man,” his Capitol Records debut. Seger paid his dues for many years trying to break out of the regional scene. Drawing on those sources, he defined a musical voice for the American heartland. One of Michigan’s finest, he grew up outside the media’s spotlight and soaked up the rock & roll and soul sounds for which Detroit remains famous. That road is one that Seger has traveled himself, though he has fortunately always proven able to find his way back home. They are often about people who are trying to find their way through a world that has proven more complex, challenging than they could have imagined. Seger’s songs tell stories about characters with whom listeners can readily identify. Seger has sold over 53 million albums and has earned 13 platinum and 7 multi-platinum RIAA Certified sales awards, including such landmark albums as Beautiful Loser, Live Bullet, Night Moves, Stranger in Town, Against the Wind and Nine Tonight. That’s one of the reasons why Seger’s songs have lasted so well and continue to be so well-loved. His work represents the honest best of what rock & roll can be - passionate, unpretentious, uplifting and true to itself and its audience. Inducted to both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Seger’s reputation as an artist and songwriter has only grown. Seger is a multi-talented artist, songwriter, producer, and bandleader whose indelible body of work has affirmed his place in the fabric of American song. ![]()
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