Weekend Music

 

Detroit/ Ann Arbor's singer/ songwriter/ blue collar roots rocker Bob Seger is celebrating his 77th birthday today.  A Songwriter- and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Seger came to that fame the hard way, playing for years in local and regional venues before getting a national hit in 1969 (Ramblin' Gamblin' Man).  Although best known for his hard- driving rockers, one of our favorites is his beautiful, often- covered 1978 ballad, "We've Got Tonight."  Seger used it in his live set list as a tribute to his late mother, since it was one of her favorite compositions.  So, it can also serve as our Mother's Day weekend song, too.  Hope you enjoy.

 

 

Mid-Week Song: Mainstreet

We're going back a few decades to feature one of the iconic singers to emerge during the 1970s, Michigan native Bob Seger, who turns a young 75 today. His hit, "Mainstreet", off of his platinum album "Night Moves", was written about a girl working at a club on Ann Street in Ann Arbor, MI, where he grew up. Seger, with his instantly recognizable raspy, bluesy voice, most often sings about the ups and downs of love, of blue collar life, and everyday (but intense) life in the "heartland," as he does here.