Tuesday, March 1, 2016

#110 Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man – The Bob Seger System (1969)


 
Before Bob Seger hit it big nationally in the mid-70s with “Night Moves” and the like, he had quite a bit of regional success in his native Michigan. This one actually reached as high as #17 on Billboard’s Hot 100, although it failed to gain any airplay in central Pennsylvania where I grew up. Nevertheless, it rocks harder than anything he’s done since (including the songs with “Rock & Roll” in the title), and for you trivia fans it features a young Glenn Frey on backing vocals and acoustic guitar. (Seger later returned the favor by co-writing the Eagles’ “Heartache Tonight”.)

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