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Born: February 26, 1945 in Hamtramck, MI
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rock

Biography:
The unsung heart and soul of the Motor City rock & roll scene, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels' blue-eyed R&B attack boasted a gritty passion and incendiary energy matched by few artists on either side of the color line. Born William Levise, Jr. in Hamtramck, MI on February 26, 1945, as a teen Ryder sang with a local black quartet dubb... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 Devil with Her Blue Dress Off
2006 Acquitted Idiot
1998 Rock & Roll
1997 Get Out the Vote: Live at the Hill Auditorium -- April 1, 1972
1995 Rite of Passage
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Similar Artists: The Rationals The Pretty Things Bruce Springsteen MC5 Gary "U.S." Bonds More >>

Influenced By: Chuck Berry Barrett Strong The Rolling Stones Smokey Robinson James Brown More >> Followers: Day by the River Steve Gibbons The Brandos More >>

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