Travelin' Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger (Painted Turtle Press)

If you're a Seger fan you'll love this book! Some great stories of early rock, excellent photos!

Great add to Bob Seger collection

Thanks to Gary Graff, who's articles I've followed in Detroit newspapers over the years regarding Bob Seger! Thanks too, to Tom Weschler, for the great photos of Michigans most Beloved Rocker--Bob Seger! "Live Bullet" was my first Seger album as a Christmas gift when I was 10 yrs old and growing up in the suburbs of Detroit. My brother and sister told me to ask "Santa" for the album, but it didn't take me long to figure out (when it kept ending up in the basement with all of their other records) that they really just wanted my Bob Seger "Live Bullet' LP for themselves! I was hooked!Unfortunately, I wasn't old enough to attend concerts until 1983's: The Distance tour. I've been to every Seger tour since (several times), but only seeing Bob Seger perform 7 times in a lifetime, is not that many. Most diehard Seger fans have seen him 60, 70- 100 times!Those of you who love Bob Seger for the ultimately down to earth, nice guy, who thinks he's the "unlikliest guy to ever be called a rockstar", will LOVE this book and his climb to stardom. From playing 250 gigs a year to becoming a Grammy Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee! He's been a greatly appreciated entertainer in Detroit, for 40 years!Graff and Weschler seem to really respect and admire Bob Seger and that comes across. My only fault was that pictures of Bob Seger and his bands could have been larger and filled the entire page. Kudos to the both of them that they thought to do this for Bob Seger! He certainly deserves it.

I just finished reading and looking through this book. I enjoy anything to do with Bob, but would have enjoyed it more if it was about when Bob was at his peak. It's interesting learning about his early years, but I would like to know things about how "Live Bullet" became such a success, up to and including his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. How about comments and stories from songs from Night Moves, Stranger in Town, The Distance, Like a Rock, touring, etc. I listen to his CDs all the time and wonder what was the motivation/story behind this song or that song. Maybe some notes from some of the cities he's toured through.I'm not putting down the book (I really didn't, read it cover to cover in one sitting), and I knew his more successful years wouldn't be included. There are some notes from different albums/CDs, but not much. It deals with mainly how tough it was to get gigs, keep bands/guys together, and all the ups and downs of getting his career started. Maybe if there was a "part 2" showing how all his hard work paid off, that would be great.While this would be a must for any die-hard Seger fan, maybe the casual Seger fan wouldn't get the enjoyment.

I enjoyed reading the book but felt it was too small for such a long career. I've been hoping for a true Seger biography for several years now. Being from the same area (Detroit, MI) but 20 years younger I missed the rise of a great rock entertainer but was lucky enough to witness the shows Seger did in 2006 at Cobo Arena. Pure hard driving energy from front to back. Maybe you can't write that in words in a book about a legend. Maybe you had to see it yourself live to understand it all...Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet hit you like a freight train smack dab in the middle of your soul and shake the world around you until the lights come up and the stage is empty. Then for the rest of your life after that you just want more and more and more!

My dad has been a fan of Bob Seger since 1970 when he was The Bob Seger System. I knew when i bought this book for him, he would love it, and he does. It's well written and has some wonderful pictures.It is now 2017, and my dad still wears his 'Against the Wind" tee shirt from the 1980's, and my dad is in his 80's. His love of Seger has been inherited by me. I will never be able to hear a Seger song without thinking of my wonderful dad, especially NIGHT MOVES.Photo of my dad in 1993 wearing his Rock and Roll Never Forgets shirt.

I'm a huge Bob Seger fan so can't go wrong with this purchase!

Great book! Reccomend it for all Bob Seger fans

Excellent!!

un beau livre pour les fans de BOB SEGER

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