Alto Reed passed away

[1930fordpickup]

Sax player from Bob Seger's Band The Silver Bullet Band Passed away from Colon Cancer . If you don't know who he is, he is the Guy that played Sax on Turn The Page.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=turn+the+page+bob+seger&&view=detail&mid=17A3E25C522D910B6B8817A3E25C522D910B6B88&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dturn%2Bthe%2Bpage%2Bbob%2Bseger%26qpvt%3Dturn%2Bthe%2Bpage%2Bbob%2Bseger%26FORM%3DVDRE

 

Edited December 31, 2020 by 1930fordpickup
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[Snake45]

He's with Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons now. 

[tim boyd]

I was a local Michigan rocker (Seger went to my high school, albeit ten years before me) who followed him on his second scale up the rock world after the "Ramblin' Gamblin'" Capital Records breakout in 1968 didn't work out so well. 

At this point (early to mid 1970's) Seger and the Silver Bullet Band were playing the local bar circuit (Chances Are/Second Chance in Ann Arbor) and hockey arenas in Detroit, when they announced a show at the Cobo Hall arena.  At that time, only the Stones were big enough to sellout that arena.  Unbelievably (to us), the Seger concert sold out in a day.  They promptly announced a second show for the night before the first, and I was there.  This was the two-day event where they recorded the "Live Bullet" album.  It was incredible - watching a local rock act transforming into a national/international superstar group, right before our eyes those two nights.  Just electric.  

And yes, Alto Reed was a big part of those shows that 1975 weekend.  GoodSpeed, Alto, you will be missed by millions I am sure.  TIM  

[foghorn62]

I grew up in Livonia, and Seger was a regular at high school dances and ice rink youth concerts.  I saw him many times as The Lost Herd, and the Bob Seger System, but the most memorable concert was in the Spring of 76, when the Silver Bullet Band played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium the night before the World Of Wheels was scheduled to move in.  Jr. Laravee knew the arena manager, who arranged to let a few of us in.  Jr. and Mark Laravee, Ryan Milkee (aka Shadow) and I had no seats, so we stood in front of the stage and jammed out!  I can still hear Alto Reed’s wailing sax as they played Turn the Page.  We were all on the road again in Omaha.

[slusher]

Another one lost to colon cancer this year.  I have Nine Tonight and he I believe is listed in the band members....R.I.P.  Alto

[1930fordpickup]

1 hour ago, slusher said:

Another one lost to colon cancer this year.  I have Nine Tonight and he I believe is listed in the band members....R.I.P.  Alto

Yes he has been all of the albums sense 72 or so. 

If any of you guys are on Face Book Bob Seger did a very nice wright up.