Alto Reed, the longtime saxophonist for Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, died Wednesday after a long battle with colon cancer.
He was 72. "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of our lifelong friend and band mate, Alto Reed," Seger wrote in a social media tributeto his former bandmate. "Alto has been a part of our musical family, on and off stage, for nearly 50 years." Born Thomas Neal Cartmell on May 16, 1948, the gifted Detroit musician began playing with Seger in 1971 before joining The Silver Bullet Band three years later.
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