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Alto Reed, Detroit musician and longtime saxophone player with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, dies at 72 By FOX 2 Staff article (FOX 2) - Famed musician Alto Reed has died at the age of 72 after being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Reed was born in Detroit and was part of Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band since its inception, playing on 14 albums. His saxophone provided a clarion call as part of hits such as "Rock and Roll Never Forgets," "Old Time Rock and Roll" and, of course, "Turn the Page." Raised in Detroit and later Saint Clair Shores, Reed began playing music at an early age, ...

Tom Hill/WireImage Bob Seger performs with saxophonist Alto Reed at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on Aug. 29, 1976, in Atlanta. Alto Reed, the longtime saxophonist for Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, died Wednesday (Dec. 30) 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 tribute to 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 m...

During his 45-year tenure in Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, Alto Reed became one of rock 'n' roll's premiere players and a show-stealing performer who provided a wealth of memorable moments -- beyond just his iconic, haunting 1973 track "Turn the Page" that became his signature. Reed (real name Thomas Neal Cartmell) died on Wednesday morning, Dec. 30, at the age of 72, after battling stage four colon cancer. "I was the leader, but he was our rock star," Seger, who'd traveled to visit Reed earlier this month after learning of his situation, said on Wednesday. "I loved him like a brother. He w...