Seger was born in [[Detroit]] in Henry Ford Hospital on May 6, 1945. He was raised in [[Dearborn]], [[Michigan]]. Seger and his family moved to [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan when Seger was six years old.<ref>[http://www.bobsegertour.com/bob_seger_biography.htm Seger's Early Life]</ref> Seger's father was a musician and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] plant worker. Seger's father abandoned the family and moved to [[California]] in 1955. Seger graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor in 1963. He ran track and field. Seger said his early musical influences were [[Little Richard]], [[James Brown]], and [[Elvis Presley]]. | Seger was born in [[Detroit]] in Henry Ford Hospital on May 6, 1945. He was raised in [[Dearborn]], [[Michigan]]. Seger and his family moved to [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan when Seger was six years old.<ref>[http://www.bobsegertour.com/bob_seger_biography.htm Seger's Early Life]</ref> Seger's father was a musician and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] plant worker. Seger's father abandoned the family and moved to [[California]] in 1955. Seger graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor in 1963. He ran track and field. Seger said his early musical influences were [[Little Richard]], [[James Brown]], and [[Elvis Presley]]. |