Editing Bob Seger (section)

==Early years==
Seger was born at [[Henry Ford Hospital]] in [[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/bob-seger-interview/ |title=Bob Seger reflects on growing up in Ann Arbor, looks forward to concert at EMU |publisher=[[The Ann Arbor News]] |access-date=December 7, 2016}}</ref> the son of Charlotte and Stewart Seger. At age five, he moved with his family to [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]. He had an older brother, George.<ref name=oral/>

Seger's father, a medical technician for [[Ford Motor Company]], played several instruments and Seger was exposed to music from an early age.<ref name=oral/> Seger was also exposed to frequent arguments between his parents that disturbed the neighborhood at night.<ref name=oral/> In 1956, when Seger was 10 years old, his father abandoned the family and moved to [[California]].<ref name=oral/> The remaining family soon lost their comfortable [[Middle class|middle-class]] status and struggled financially.<ref name=oral/>

Seger attended Tappan Junior High School (now [[Tappan Middle School]]) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated in 1963 from Ann Arbor High School, now known as [[Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)|Pioneer High School]]. He ran track and field in high school. Seger also went to [[Lincoln Park High School (Lincoln Park, Michigan)|Lincoln Park High School]] for a time.<ref name=bsd>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/news/bob-seger-day-set-for-friday-in-lincoln-park/article_749c58cf-717e-5db1-8db3-71caf5bb1f54.html|title=Bob Seger Day set for Friday in Lincoln Park|last=Herndon|first=Dave|date=November 16, 2017|work=News-Herald|access-date=September 19, 2018|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318112550/https://www.thenewsherald.com/news/bob-seger-day-set-for-friday-in-lincoln-park/article_749c58cf-717e-5db1-8db3-71caf5bb1f54.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Regarding his early musical inspirations, Seger has stated, "[[Little Richard]] – he was the first one that really got to me. Little Richard and, of course, [[Elvis Presley]]."<ref name="Influences">{{cite web |url=http://www.segerfile.com/influences.html |title=Influences |publisher=Seger File |access-date=August 10, 2009 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117071355/http://www.segerfile.com/influences.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> "[[Come Go with Me]]" by [[The Del-Vikings]], a hit in 1957, was the first record he bought.