MC5 and Motown
Detroit's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame night: MC5 and Motown as stars come out in Cleveland
The MC5 became hall of famers at last on a memorable night in Cleveland with Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J. Blige and more.
Tom Morello Inducts MC5 Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
MC5 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Tom Morello on Saturday. The band made it in on the Musical Excellence award after being nominated six times over the years.
Revolutionary Detroit band MC5 finally makes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Detroit rock band MC5 — whose anti-establishment ethos and sounds influenced punk and heavy metal — will be honored at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's induction ceremony Saturday in Cleveland. Why it matters: After failing to make the hall despite several previous nominations,
MC5 Joins Rock Elite Posthumously with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction, Detroit Celebrates Pioneering Punk Band's Legacy
MC5 has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class alongside several notable artists.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday promises to be bittersweet, star-studded
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2024 includes Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Dionne Warwick, among others.
MC5 finally gets long-awaited induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
After his death in 1991, and the deaths of guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith in 1994 and bassist Michael Davis in 2012, it was Kramer who kept the MC5’s name alive in interviews and by fronting a revived version of the band. There came a point when his was the only voice people knew, as the leader of the MC5.
'They were the real essence of rock 'n' roll': How revolutionary band MC5 soundtracked US counterculture
They emerged from 1960s Detroit with an explosive sound that paved the way for punk. As a new LP is released, those who knew ...
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Willam Duvall talks about his history with the MC5, from fan to collaborator
Detroit’s MC5 are among rock’s ultimate unsung heroes. Their debut, Kick Out The Jams, released in 1969, captures the essence ...
Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite
Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5. Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ...
From fan to family: A son discovers his father — and a link to a Detroit rock legacy
In 2022, at age 53, Chris McNulty learned he was the child of MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson. Getting to that revelation ...
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The last word on the MC5
We’ll see.” Why Wayne Kramer is bringing back the MC5 — or at least the band’s name, anyway: It’s time to kick out the jams, ...
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Album: MC5 - Heavy Lifting
MC5 were the original proto-punkers who led the charge against wafty hippy music in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. They were ...
Cher, A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Matthews Band Join the Rock Hall
Gratitude flowed at the 39th induction ceremony in Cleveland, where Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, Ozzy Osbourne and the ...