Whereas, With music embedded in his soul, Seger became a state wide phenomenon with five Top Ten singles in the Detroit market in 1968; and,

Whereas, By 1969, together with his band, “The Bob Seger System” and record label, Capitol Records, Seger recorded “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man”, and amongst an array of memorable songs the title track reached the Top 20 on the national charts; and,

Whereas, The 70’s signaled a time of change for both America and Seger, as he garnered acclaim for his 1974 single, “Get Out of Denver”, and achieved much deserved commercial success after returning to Capitol Records and releasing “Beautiful Loser” with the “The Silver Bullet Band” in 1975; and,

Whereas, The late 70’s and 1980’s ushered in a series of albums that earned both commercial and critical success including; “Night Moves”, “Stranger in Town”, “Against the Wind”, “Nine Tonight”, “The Distance”, and “Like a Rock”, all of which were certified platinum; and,

Whereas, Throughout his career, Seger became known for his intense work ethic and grueling tour schedule with 260 dates in 1975, a box office record-breaking tour of America in 1996, and a hometown concert of 100,000 sold out in 57 minutes; and,

Whereas, With a musical career spanning five decades, over 50 million albums sold, and millions of fans worldwide, Seger is the true voice of blue collar rock & roll and a treasure to the state of Michigan; and now therefore be it,