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The genesis of blues music in Detroit occurred as a result of the first wave of the Great Migration of African Americans from the Deep South.In the 1920s, Detroit was home to a number of pianists who performed in the clubs of Black Bottom and played in the boogie-woogie style, such as Speckled Red, Charlie Spand, William Ezell, and most prominently, Big Maceo Merriweather.
Their final release, Live Rockets, was recorded on 4 nights – December 26 through 29, 1982, to a sold-out house each night at the Royal Oak Music Theatre near Detroit. This was the first time the band recorded with a saxophone player, and back-up vocalists, Shaun Murphy and Suzy Jennings, who continued to tour with them.
Rhythm Corps is an alternative rock band from Detroit, Michigan beginning in the 1980s. They released two extended play (EP) records and two full-length albums. They are most well known for their hit "Common Ground."
Saluting the band’s mix of free jazz, garage rock and James Brown-inspired stage moves, he talked backstage about the MC5’s impact on his own work, including the 1999 Rage Against the Machine ...
D. Death (proto-punk band) Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones; Demolition Doll Rods; Destroy All Monsters (band) Detroit (band) The Detroit Cobras; The Detroit Emeralds
The Punks were an American proto-punk band from Waterford, Michigan near Detroit, who were active from 1973-1977. They specialized in a hard-driving, sometimes thrashing sound that anticipated much mid-to-late 1970s punk rock and 1980s hardcore.
Growing up in suburban Detroit, Chris McNulty was a die-hard rock lover from early childhood — a fan whose passions included the Motor City’s rich musical heritage and homegrown bands such as ...
In April 2003 — 21 years ago this week — Sinclair sat with Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum for a lengthy, freewheeling interview about his years on Detroit’s music scene, most ...