Michigan Music History Podcast -- MMHP989 · Scott Baker, Gary Johnson, Fred Reif, Mike Beattie

Michigan Music History Podcast--Drew Abbott Silver Bullet To The Third Power Part 1 of 2

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Abbott says he was angry that Bob Seger used Muscle Shoals players and not the touring band on the studio records.

The MMHP records live from the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame studio at the Historical Museum of Bay County. Scott Baker introduces Drew Abbott as the guest. Abbott is the guitarist from the Silver Bullet Band. The conversation starts with where he was born, Mount Clemens, Michigan. The hosts ask about his first pull toward music. Abbott says his mother sang in clubs during World War II, and his father was into the big bands. Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller were part of the house soundtrack. From there, the talk moves into old records and early jazz memories, then drifts through Detroit and Michigan rock history. Wayne Kramer comes up. Abbott says he knew him and liked him. They swap a brief story about seeing him after jail. The hosts also ask about the MC5, and Abbott is encouraged to read the new MC5 oral history book. The discussion shifts to Abbott’s own recorded work. A Vanguard album is brought up, and the hosts call it a lost Motor City classic. Abbott agrees there is some good stuff on it. They talk about John’s writing and the way one track was built from scratch. Crystal and Chandelier is singled out. Abbott explains that he recorded vocals and bass while John overdubbed the rest. A roadie added the bell-chime style sounds. Persecution comes up next. The hosts note that many listeners know it from Michigan Rocks. The conversation keeps moving in that familiar oral-history rhythm, with names, records, and local scenes passing back and forth. It ends by pointing listeners toward part two, where Abbott’s rock and roll history continues.

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A steady local-history conversation that keeps returning to the names and places that shaped the scene.

Drew Abbott traces Michigan rock history at an easy, unforced pace, moving from Mount Clemens and the pull of his family into his time with the Silver Bullet Band.

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Press play if you want Michigan rock history told live from the Rock Legends Hall of Fame in Bay City.

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