Artist description Long time saxman with Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band displays the sexier side of his well recognized sax sound on his maiden voyage into the world of Smooth Jazz and Adult Contemporary music.Alto is surrounded by some of the music industry greats, including "Little Feat" founding keyboardist Billy Payne, "The Tempatations" drummer Buster Marbury, "The Uptown Horns", "Silver Bullet Band" & "Grand Funk" keyboardist Craig Frost, "Gloria Estefan" & "Silver Bullet Band" guitarist Tim Mitchell and some of Motowns premier jazz fusion musicians.

Music Style R&B, Smooth Jazz, Urban Adult Contemporary,AC, Rock & Roll

Musical Influences Eric Clapton, King Curtis, Jr, Walker, Bob Seger, Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Motown, Stax Volt, Beatles, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker

Similar Artists David Sanborn, Gato Barbiera, Boney James, Dave Koz, Kenny G, Grover Washington, King Curtis, Rick Braun, Clarence Clemons, Stan Getz,

Artist History Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Saxman

Group Members Donnie Lyle (Guitarist with Aretha Franklin, Anita Baker and Keith Washington)Ron Otis (Drums with Alto Reed)Mark McCoy (Guitar with Alto Reed)Ray Burton (Bass Player with Keith Washington, Cheryl Lynn and Wendy Moten)David Lee Spradley (Keyboards with Earl Klugh and George Clinton & The Funkadelics)Tim Mitchell (Guitar with Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band and Gloria Estefan)Curtis Mann (Well known Detroit area gospel writer & singer)Bill Payne (Writer/Musician - of Little Feat and The Silver Bullet Band)Larry Fratangelo (Percussion with Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin and Was Not Was)Craig Frost (Keyboards with Grand Funk and The Silver Bullet Band)The Uptown Horns (Toured with The Rolling Stones, J. Geils and Eric Clapton)

Instruments Saxophones, guitar, keyboards, percussion

Albums Cool Breeze/HotRock

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Additional Info Bob Seger Silver Bullet Band Catalog

Location Detroit, MI - USA

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