Bob Seger began his career during the 1960s, fronting various bands in the Michigan area. He was a local hero who took almost a decade to break through to a national American audience. The in-concert Live Bullet, followed by the single and album Night Moves in 1976, established him as a major attraction at home and then internationally. Further single success came with 'Hollywood Nights' and the much-covered 'We've Got Tonight'. Meanwhile, hit albums included Stranger In Town, the US number one Against The Wind and The Distance, while he also toured regularly with his backing outfit The Silver Bullet Band.
Seger was regarded as one of the prime exponents of 'heartland rock', embracing styles from rock'n'roll and soul to introspective ballads and country, and also had an out-of-character pop US number one in 1987 with 'Shakedown'. Although less prolific in later years, he released 18 studio albums and two live sets in total, spanning over half a century from his garage-band beginnings in 1966 fronting The Last Heard to his final set, I Knew You When, in 2017, and a farewell tour that ended two years later. This book examines every album track and single from his lengthy career.
John Van der Kiste has published over a hundred books, mostly on music and historical biography, including titles for Sonicbond on The Rolling Stones, Eagles, Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter, Free and Bad Company, Gerry Rafferty, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. He has reviewed books and records for national and local press and fanzines, and written booklet notes for CD reissues for various labels. A former DJ and performer with various groups, he also co-wrote one track on Riff Regan's Milestones, and played harmonica on London's The Hell For Leather Mob. He lives in Devon, U.K.