Bob Seger and the Last Heard- East Side Story

[Santaandfairy]

Bonnie Pettit waylon19372002

[bezzarguy]

I remember this as a kid,coming home from school and watching "Swinging Time" with Robin Seymore.. Amazing song, this has to be around '67. Even though he put out great stuff, he was still regional. He didn't break out for at least 10 more years. Old Bob, still rocking 40 something years later. His last album "Face the Promise" was excellent,a rarity for an artist that's been around so long.

[waylon19372002]

I agree the greatest song never heard. I did hear this song on the radio when it 1st came out. I lived close to Cleveland and heard it on a station out of Canada caller CKLW. It was a big hit in the Cleveland area and when i went to buy the record i still can remember a large sign in the store window saying we have East Side Story sadly it got stolen by my baby sitter who was also my sister in law Bonnie Pettet. I never got another copy of it and Bob Seger never put it on a album.This song A++++

[kemetstry]

Now I dont understand why this wasnt a bigger hit

[michelesaintthomas]

The real crux came with drums pounding out the intro to “East Side Story” then, as if possessed by a siren's grace, the strange sound of the guitars blended into a beat that highlighted the powerfulness of vocals and the tragic beauty of lyrics.Seemed that even some of the models were groovin' to the echo of the bands' beats during the fashion show intermission, As for me, my mind and body were focused on the sounds of The Last Heard, from “Persecution Smith” to the dancin' of the Heavy Music.

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

Seger will allways have IT! Thanks for this- its so great!!

[beemerron]

When Seger stillad it.

[DRUMMER0FDRUMMERS]

Seger when actually played ROCK 'n' ROLL!!! Love this era!

[sgrroiii]

Glooooria !

[mariannamouse]

@smithc11369 have to agree; as an Ann Arborite myself, we are not metro Detroit. I think that is like saying Santa Barbara is in the LA area. No reflection on Detroit!

[MikeBlitzMag]

God bless Robin Seymour for making Swingin' Time an ongoing showcase for indispensable masterpieces like this one. The world of rock and roll owes him a tremendous debt of gratitude.

[edjuvct]

I'm proud to say I saw this as a junior high student in Grosse Pointe Michigan when it first aired. Lifelong Seger fan since then.

Thank you for posting!

[dannyapeshit]

wtf!! I didn't know Bob Seger did sick ass sh*t like this. This is ill. No wonder I always still respected Seger somehow, I always bump "Hollywood Nights" on the radio still.

[chloupe]

Thank you so much, no morning can start any better...

[crashtestaddict]

Seger played at our high school way back in the day, as did T-Rex. Loved being a teen in the 60's. It was freakin' great. Eastown, Grande, Olympia, and the Hideout were rockin' big time. Saw so many bands that are classics it was crazy. Even say the Amboy Dukes at Nortre Dame High School in Harper Woods, MI. I grew up in HW.

[smithc11369]

Bob Seger was actually from Ann Arbor, MI not Detroit. Graduated from Pioneer High School.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@smithc11369 you may not know this but ann arbor is part of the metro detroit area. all cities and towns surrounding it are considerd as such. I'm from a city called troy, but when someone asks me where that is I say detroit area or metro detroit. we all see ourselfs in light of that. so Hister333 was right in saying seger, is from detroit in essence.

[smithc11369]

@TheBabyboomkidof53 Bob Seger is from Ann Arbor. No matter how you put it. When I get my mail it doesn't say Metro Detroit, MI for my address. It says Ann Arbor. I've been alive my whole life so yes, I am aware that some people label their city as Metro Detroit. Believe it or not, I didn't need that pointed out to me. Thanks for taking the extra time out of your day to inform us of that information.

[TheBabyboomkidof53]

@smithc11369 you seem offended by such minor things. their is no way to know where someone on you tube is speaking from. maybe new hope, north dakota, or some where remote. in which case they may not know about the metro detroit area and how its composed and situated. I thought perhaps you might be one.

[Hister333]

Bob Seger was from Detroit. That is ALL you NEED to know.

[neezledoo]

Jim Morrison was listening to The BoB, dya think?

[p1harw66]

I think this piece was broadcast on CKLW Channel 9 out of WIndsor, Ontario Canada in the 1960's on the TV Show "Swingin Time".

[dansr1964]

THIS SONG IS FROM 66 OR 67. THE LAST HEARD WAS FROM 66-67. THE BOB SEGER SYSTEM FROM 68-72 AND SILVER BULLET AFTER THAT. SEGER HAS ALWAYS ROCKED BUT NEVER HARDER THAN WITH THE LAST HEARD AND THE BOB SEGER SYSTEM. SUPER CLASSY,COOL GUY TOO.

[hottanger]

great song and i love his music but bob is not from detroit but ann arbor

[djgforce11]

How cud u not know this song if ur a real fan of MC R&R,whoever posted this vid is a god!

[nostradamross]

it kills me that most detroiters don't even know this song. bob at his best.

[TheSusanbell]

Thank you for the video and song - this is one of the best songs ever recorded.

[michelesaintthomas]

TOTALLY VINTAGE! Bob Seger at his finest!!!

[mbradxxx]

Fantastic!

[robbourassaguitarist]

Bob had a great thing going, even then.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

how old is the song ramblin gamblin man?

[yourtubesteak]

@TEMPmichaelhansen Came out in 69.

[dbot66]

nice

[whatntarnation]

I don't know if Bob wrote this song or not. I'm pretty sure he did because it fits his other work. Not that you can't understand his lyrics here, but look up the lyrics online. This song reads as great as it plays. I found gold when I ran across this. Thanks to whoever uploaded it.

[dmkext]

@whatntarnation My God... How did I ever Miss This???? Seger is The Best... Hell this was 1966? I can not beleave I missed this... There has got to be more like this on the web.... Got to find it. I will pay for more music like this. Please help me find more... Need info on the rest of the Band... Damn this is so good.

[yourtubesteak]

@dmkext This is when Seger rocked. Look for "Persecution Smith", "Chain Smokin'", 2+2," Vagrant Winter", "Florida Time", "Heavy Music"," Lookin Back", "Ivory", and "Sock It To Me Santa" just to name a few.

[24steelers24]

Always had come to Poppa as my favorite Seger song.....this may have taken over...

[HemiVic]

This was when Bob Seger was Cool!

[nychro7]

God, I can't believe how far back Seger goes... and how good and clear he's always sounded. Young and old.... Seger's just amazing.

[MikeBlitzMag]

The great Robin Seymour introducing on of garage rock's absolute masterpieces! This was a #3 single on the chart of WKNR Keener 13 in October 1966 and is very much representative of Seger's work for Hideout and Cameo Records. Please, please, please feel free to post every Swingin' Time clip of not only Seger, but anyone else that you may have in your archives. Love it!!!!!!!

[mikeinoakland]

Lucifer is the greatest CCR single ever, and that's sayin something.

East Side Story is the greatest Animals single/45, and that's like holy fuckin whoa. wait...the only 1966 american chart 45 i can think of offhand that is as all-universe would be You're Gonna Miss Me (and right, Talk Talk). and oh yeah, throw I'm Going To Make You Mine out of chicago in as a 2-sided monster.

[tbzeee]

killer! i had no idea this clip existed. c'mon bob, put this stuff out so everyone can see what a badass you were in the '60s

[merseymain]

Wow! St Louis Union anyone?

[unclegroovedaddy]

Ass kickin' Detroit ROCK

[pfordsq]

Thank you so much for putting this up. I was'nt even sure any footage of Seger from the Hideout period still existed. A great song , and a great story.

[gethepicture]

This has made my day, thankyou!!

[judsons]

Cameo Records !!!!

[Yackodelic]

Great song, Garage 100%!!!!!

[profschmiddy]

Incredible clip. Bob Seger was actually cool at one time!

[yankeetyme]

Bobbin with Robin "Swingin time" now those were some dame good times in the 60's and here in Detroit :-) Long live Bob Seger. Thanks 4 ALL the great sounds and great years, with many more 2 come.

[angels4bobseger]

Brings back loads of memories of this band from The Sugar Shack, Valleydale Ballroom and even The Blue Dolphin Roller Rink in Ohio. Dan Honaker died in july 2009. Awesome video

[RetroJoe66]

Who is that playing bass? He almost looks like Scott Morgan from the Rationals? I always thought the Last Heard/System were a 3 piece band!

[nighttr]

Dan Honaker on bass; I believe he also was in the System.

[jimsinclair56]

Hey, RetroJoe66... The bass player is a dear late friend of mine who just passed away on May 13, 2011. His name is Thomas O. Murray, and he grew up in Dexter, Michigan, just about 8 miles west of Ann Arbor. I don't remember how long Tom played with Bob Seger, but I believe it was only for a few years. I sure wish I would have seen this clip before Tom passed away so I could have talked with him about it. This is an awesome clip and an awesome song that brings back fond memories for me...

[mustang1244]

The "greatest" song no one has ever heard of!!!!

[Tubernaut]

No question about it. Still sounds fresh after 43 years.

[Keyboardman88]

@mustang1244 I'm from Michigan and remember Seger and the Last Heard...long before anyone outside of Michigan had ever heard of them.

[globalbooks]

Another qualitycSeger tune out of the 60s worthy of national recognition although it was preety much regional at the time

[nighttr]

Then came a knock upon the door

Two men she'd never seen before

"Did you know Johnny Brown miss?

We hate to tell you this but

Has he a relative you know?"

And she cried no

DAMMMMM

[DrDiablo55]

But really, give the credit to Windsor's biggest contribution to humanity, CKLW.

[MikeBlitzMag]

Not really. Not in conjunction with East Side Story, unless you're counting CKLW-TV & Robin Seymour's Swingin' Time show. In radio, CKLW wasn't even a factor in the ratings until almost a year after East Side Story ran its chart course. At that time, the big station was WKNR, followed by WXYZ. WXYZ changed formats in January 1967 About three months later, CKLW went Drake and decided to compete. The rest is history, as is Bob Seger's tribute to their program director, Rosalie Trombley.

[rjjrochelle]

The drums still drive me.......after 42 years ! ! !

[rjjrochelle]

I saw Bob live, in Columbus, in a smallish bar, think it was "the castle" near OSU.

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He was rockin' then, in '67 some 42 years ago ! ! !

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This IS his best rock song....my fave ! ! !

[ashleymrox]

Sorry about the bad spelling, an your right it is Lapeer, .. the bass players name in the photo was Dan Honicker an I'm not sure if I spelled his last name right, but anyway he past away about 6mo ago, i played in a band with him back in the mid 60s in flint ,mi.

[mkc7121]

Bob Seger, was NOT from Detroit. he was from a small town about 30mils from Flint Mi.called Lapear, .. Flint is the home of Grand Funk .

[baybo272]

except for one thing....it's spelled Lapeer.

[moondoggie71]

Bob Seger was born at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and lived in the area until age 6 when his family moved to nearby Ann Arbor, Michigan. When Seger was 10 years old, his father left the family and moved to California. Seger attended Tappan Junior High School (now Tappan Middle School) and Ann Arbor High School (now Pioneer High School) in Ann Arbor and graduated in 1963. He ran track and field in high school. Seger went to Lincoln Park High School for a year. wikipedia

[mrpsychoteacher]

Seger's influences is very obvious in his early work. Notice that "And she cried 'No'" is from Van Morrison's "Gloria."

"Sock it to Me Santa" is even more obvious taken from Butaine James' "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."

[suzesrc]

great video thanks for the post it was a great song when seger was good.

[Midnightguy1171]

I just watched this a week ago at a buddies house and he has a few CD's of Swingin' Time we were blown away on this performance by Bob Seger.

[DenDet]

thanks for the post..crap..i remember watching this...rare

[PAKiller1]

My favorite Bob Seger song of all time.. I enjoyed this period more than when he went "national".. Thanks for posting this.. also really like the Richard & the Young Lions clip too

[talktalk3]

wow. I've always loved this song, but.. bob seger was kinda hot!

is it HERD or HEARD?

[yourtubesteak]

It was out of Windsor but was hugely popular in the Detroit area and featured a lot of Detroit bands like Seger, the Rationals, SRC and lots of others.

[AdmiralAveil]

Thanks for the information on Swingin' Time music show.

[GB356]

What happened to the original uploads of these?

[paintedship]

he took them down for reasons unknown

[66rules]

I put up a few of the new Swingin' Times on my channel

[paintedship]

do you have the clip of the sorrows- pink purple yellow red? It used to be on youtube but seems to be gone.

[AdmiralAveil]

Love this song. Thanks for posting the video. Do you know any information about

the show Swingin' TIme?

[paintedship]

from wikipedia- Swingin' Time was a music variety show, similar to American Bandstand, hosted by WKNR-AM (Keener 13) personality Robin Seymour (and also, for a time, CKLW-AM's Tom Shannon). It ran in syndication in the late-1960s. The show featured recording acts, both nationally and locally popular, lip-synching to their latest releases while teenagers showcased the latest dances on the show's dance floor.