Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 1977

Drew Abbott (born January 13, 1947)Feenotes:
Abbott, Drew
'. URL last accessed 2012-10-29. is an American

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselve ...

, who is best known for playing in Bob Seger's

Silver Bullet Band Robert Clark Seger ( ; born May 6, 1945) is a retired American 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 throu ...

, and appears on Bob Seger's '' Seven'' (1974), '' Beautiful Loser'' (1975), ''

Live Bullet ''‘Live’ Bullet'' is a live album by American rock band Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, released on April 12, 1976. It was recorded at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, during the heyday of that arena's time as an important rock concert ...

'' (1976), '' Night Moves'' (1976), '' Stranger in Town'' (1978), '' Against the Wind'' (1980), '' Nine Tonight'' (1981), and '' The Distance'' (1982). Prior to working with Seger, Abbott played in Detroit-based

power trio A power trio is a rock band format having a lineup of electric guitar, bass guitar and drum kit, leaving out a dedicated vocalist or an additional rhythm guitar or keyboard instrument that are often used in other rock music bands that are quart ...

Third Power In arithmetic and algebra, the cube of a number is its third power, that is, the result of multiplying three instances of together. The cube of a number is denoted , using a superscript 3, for example . The cube operation can also be defi ...

. In 1983 he left the Silver Bullet Band during "The Distance" era because he did not like Seger's use of session musicians. Abbott relocated to

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where he formed the band Burning Circle with pianist Tim Sparling and former Savage Grace vocalist Al Jacquez. He currently plays in the Michigan-based band Leo Creek.

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