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By John Sinkevics | Local Spins When Bob Seger formed his Silver Bullet Band in the mid-1970s after struggling to find the right musicians to drive his rootsy, Michigan-muscled rock, he ended up leaning on a talented bunch of experienced session players and performers who developed a rare chemistry. Keyboard player Robyn Robins was among them, a graduate of Grosse Pointe South High School who star

Rock icons Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band shaked down a sold-out Van Andel Arena on Tuesday night, on the road in support of Seger’s first new studio album in eight years, “Ride Out.” Also appearing was The J. Geils Band.

With the top grossing tour of the year and a No. 1 Billboard 200 album ("Midnight Memories"), One Direction claimed honors as Billboard's 2014 Artist of the Year. One Direction's "Midnight Memories" included the hit "Story of My Life." The English-Irish group includes Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson.

If you've never seen the Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform, don't even bother imagining what might unfold. It is something seemingly beyond the realm of reality that is being brought to Grand Rapids for Trans-Siberian Orchestra's performances at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Van Andel Arena.

We've been playing Christmas music on Greatest Hits 98.7 WFGR's sister station, 100.5 The River, since Nov. 2. In addition to my gig as mid-day host on 98.7 WFGR, I am also our operations manager. Part of my job is helping schedule the music for WFGR and 100.5 The River. So, yes, I have gotten to know my Christmas songs well, very well. And I can tell you this: A couple of new videos of "Jing

The holidays are here and Greatest Hits 98.7 WFGR has a pair of front-row tickets to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Washington, D.C., with your name on them.

Jennifer Hudson has landed a Christmas gig. The Chicago singer has been tapped to perform for the CBS special "A Home for the Holidays."

No matter where you are, the national anthem is a big deal. It seems that the U.S.' national anthem is even a big deal in Canada. That's right, even in Canada!

Supertramp's "Crime of the Century" album is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a re-release Dec. 9.

For the past several years, CBS has been airing The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!, a special revealing the Grammy Awards' nominations in the top categories, interspersed with live performances. This year, however, the network is changing things up with a Christmas special featuring Grammy artists and nominations instead.