Alto Reed was the perennial sideman, Bob Seger’s ever-ready sidekick and the most visible mainstay within the Silver Bullet Band, the outfit that accompanied the Detroit rocker throughout most of a 50 ...

Veteran metro Detroit photographer Ken Settle shares his memories of Alto Reed. I’m still reeling from the tragic news that long time Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band sax man, Alto Reed, has passed ...

Alto Reed, the saxophonist known as a longtime member of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, died Wednesday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 72. "Alto has been a part of our musical family, on and ...

Alto Reed, who played saxophone for multiplatinum Bob Seger‘s Silver Bullet Band for nearly half a century, died Wednesday of colon cancer. He was 72. Seger posted a note about his “lifelong friend ...

Alto Reed, the mighty saxophonist who thrilled millions of listeners during his platinum-plus-selling career with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, died today (Dec. 30) from cancer. “It is with a ...

Almost no other instrument seems so synonymous with jazz as the sax. Listen to some classic alto playing from Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt and more greats.

Five notes on a saxophone changed Alto Reed's life. It just so happened the notes became among the most iconic in all of rock and roll, launched his long career with "Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet ...

Alto Reed, whose muscular performances on saxophone helped power Bob Seger’s Silver Bullet Band across almost five decades, died Wednesday morning. He was 72. Reed died with his family at his side ...

"It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our lifelong friend and bandmate," Bob Seger announced Wednesday Alto Reed, an original member of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, died ...

Alto Reed, the longtime saxophone player for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, died Wednesday of complications from colon cancer. He was 72. Reed’s notable performances with the Silver Bullet Band ...