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For the first time, longtime friends and fellow Detroit rock icons Bob Seger and Kid Rock will come together and perform at two special concerts.
Realizing that their current respective tour schedules could conveniently match up in Minnesota and North Dakota, the two musicians decided to take advantage of the opportunity and bring Seger’s Silver Bullet Band and Rock’s Twisted Brown Trucker Band along for the ride. The two concerts are expected to sell out quickly.
According the official press release, Seger and Rock have a past dating back to their first meeting in 2000. Four years later, Rock inducted Seger into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Both of them have also been featured in each other’s albums, including an appearance by Seger on Rock’s Born Free album and Rock pitching in for a duet on Seger’s Face The Promise album.
The planned March 15 and 16 shows will be in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn and Fargo, N.D. As the unorthodox pairing will blend old-school with new-school, traditional with hybrid, and Rock ‘n Roll’ tunes with gritty, shameless vocals, audiences of all sorts should in attendance.
Dr. John Cooper
Born in Latvia, Dr. John Cooper
migrated with his parents to this
country and grew up on his father's
beet farm. Poor, the only enjoyment
the family had was an old radio his
father recieved in a trade for his older
sister. Evenings were spent listening
to Amos 8- Andy, The Lone Ranger and
other old time radio shows which led
to his interest into the broadcast
industry. Alter 17 years as host of
Ohio's KHOG "Swap Shop" John hit the
big time by swaping his pet hamster,
Mason, for a degree from the College
of Musical Knowledge which he used
to land a gig in Central New York. From
there it was no where but up.
He joined PYX 106 after a short stint on Broadway in Michael Jackson's "The WIZ". His meteoric rise to the top as Program Director came as a surprise to all in the industry. When asked his most memorable moment in radio, John replied, "my interview with the guy who lived next door to the guy who was the third cousin of the guy who whittled a pair of drumsticks for Pete Best."
He joined PYX 106 after a short stint on Broadway in Michael Jackson's "The WIZ". His meteoric rise to the top as Program Director came as a surprise to all in the industry. When asked his most memorable moment in radio, John replied, "my interview with the guy who lived next door to the guy who was the third cousin of the guy who whittled a pair of drumsticks for Pete Best."
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