
Bob Seger performs in Grand Rapids earlier this year. The rocker, who grew up in Ann Arbor, comes back to Washtenaw County for a concert at Eastern Michigan University on Wednesday.
Darren Breen | The Grand Rapids Press
Note: Story has been updated to remove an inaccurate reference.
Bob Seger, who went from his Ann Arbor roots in the 1960s to international fame as a rock star in the '70s and beyond, returns to his home area Wednesday for a concert at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center.
It's been decades since Seger last performed in Washtenaw County, so anticipation is running high for the EMU show. The singer, songwriter, musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee recently spoke on the phone to AnnArbor.com — covering everything from his teen hangouts to the appeal of life in Michigan to the digital release of his back catalog.
Q. If you don’t mind, I’d like to start off by asking about your time in Ann Arbor. I’ve seen different birth places listed for you
A. I was born in Detroit, at Henry Ford Hospital
I’m kind of proud of this fact, that my son was born in Detroit too
We’re both Detroit kids.
Q. And you moved to Ann Arbor around age 5?
A. Yeah, around age 4 or 5, and we lived on Packard
a couple blocks down from the Blue Front. We used to go there all the time, my brother and I
At one time there was a grocery store there where my mom and I would go, and my dad
Ralph’s, I think it was called, but it’s not the Ralph’s chain.
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