Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Artists of the Rock Era From Detroit, Michigan

Detroit was home to the legendary Motown sound, but its artists have influenced more than R&B.  You might be surprised to learn the variety of artists that have come from the Motor City:


Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Big Sean

Blackbyrds


Sonny Bono



Brownsville Station



Capitols



Chairmen of the Board

Cherrelle

Dennis Coffey

Bootsy Collins




Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen



Contours



Alice Cooper

Marshall Crenshaw



DeBarge



Detroit Emeralds



Dramatics


Enchantment

Flaming Embers



Floaters

Eddie Floyd



Four Tops



Glenn Frey


Frijid Pink



Funkadelic



Grand Funk



Bill Haley & the Comets

Eddie Holland



Tommy James



Tommy James & the Shondells

Kid Rock

Freda Payne



Suzi Quatro

Barbara Lewis


MC5



Madonna

Ted Nugent


Originals



Ray Parker, Jr.

Question Mark & the Mysterians



Rare Earth

Raydio

Ready for the World



Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

Reflections




Smoky Robinson



Smoky Robinson & the Miracles

Rockets



Rodriguez




Diana Ross




Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels



Bob Seger



Del Shannon




J.D. Souther



Spinners

Barrett Strong



Supremes



Temptations

Uncle Kracker



Junior Walker & the All-Stars

Was (Not Was)



Mary Wells



White Stripes



Jackie Wilson



Stevie Wonder

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