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The Rockets were formed in 1972 by former Detroit Wheels members Johnny "Bee" Badanjek and Jim McCarty. [1] Vocals and drums were handled by Badanjek, McCarty was on lead guitar, John Fraga was on bass guitar and Marc Marcano was on keyboards. Johnny Bee was the driving force and primary songwriter for the Rockets.
Johnny "Bee" Badanjek is an American musician, singer, songwriter and painter, who has been a member of various rock bands, including, The Romantics, The Detroit Wheels, Alice Cooper, and Ted Nugent. Music career
In 2009, a new band, the Hell Drivers, was created. The members are Jim McCarty, Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, Marvin Conrad (bass), and Jim Edwards (vocals). A high-energy band, they play a variety of Detroit rock and roll from Iggy Pop, The Rockets, Mitch Ryder, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger and more to great critical acclaim.
The Detroit Wheels. Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels in 1966. See members section. The Detroit Wheels were an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1964. They served as Mitch Ryder 's backup band from 1964 to 1967. The band had a number of top twenty hits in the mid-1960s before lead singer Ryder was enticed away by Bob Crewe with offers ...
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The Rockets is the sole release by the Rockets in 1968. Selling only about 5,000 copies, it was far from a success. Nevertheless, the album found among its fans Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, who would soon take rhythm guitarist/lead vocalist Danny Whitten, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina for his backing band on the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.
Anson Funderburgh (born James Anson Funderburgh; November 14, 1954) [1] [2] [3] is an American blues guitar player and bandleader of Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets since 1978. [4] Their style incorporates both Chicago blues and Texas blues .
At the 19th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1977, "Afternoon Delight" received three nominations for recordings from 1976. It won the Grammy Award for Best Arrangement for Voices [6] and was also nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. In 2010, Billboard named "Afternoon Delight" the 20th sexiest song of ...