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"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" is a song by the American rock band the Bob Seger System, and written by its leader Bob Seger. The song was originally released as a single in October 1968, then as a track on the album Ramblin' Gamblin' Man in April 1969. The single fared well, reaching No. 17 on the national charts.
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man is the first studio album by American rock band the Bob Seger System, released in 1969. The original title was Tales of Lucy Blue, hence the cover art. In the liner notes, Bob Seger says (sarcastically) he later realized Lucy Blue was "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", and so changed the title of the album.
Robert Clark Seger (/ ˈ s iː ɡ ər / SEE-gər; born May 6, 1945) is an American retired singer, songwriter, and musician.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (which contained his first national hit "Ramblin ...
But as with much of Seger's early efforts up to that point, the single was a hit in his native Detroit but went unnoticed almost everywhere else in the US. In Canada, it was actually a minor chart hit, peaking at number 79. [5] The song was subsequently included on Seger's April 1969 album Ramblin' Gamblin' Man. There, any concessions for radio ...
Included are the original mono version of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man", Seger's first hit with The Bob Seger System from 1968, the classic Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy" from 1987's A Very Special Christmas, which makes its first appearance on a Seger album, and previously unreleased cover versions of Tom Waits' "Downtown Train" and Little ...
Beautiful Loser is the eighth studio album by American rock artist Bob Seger, released in 1975.This album marked Seger's return to Capitol Records after a four-year split. His previous record with Capitol was Brand New Morning in 1971.
Released as a single in December 1976, it reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Seger's first hit single since "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" from 1969. It also charted at number five in Canada and was a top 25 hit in Australia. The song changed Seger from a popular regional favorite to a national star.
The single edit reached number 43 on the US chart, becoming Seger's most successful single since "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". [2] The song was featured in the soundtracks of the 1985 film Mask , the 16th episode of Freaks and Geeks , the tenth episode of the eighth season of Supernatural , and in the 2009 documentary Journey to Everest .