With her band name ('The Motor City Five'), The MC5 honored her hometown of Detroit. The group was founded in that factory city in the late 1960s. From the outset the quintet stood out for their hard rock'n'roll and rhythm & blues based sound. The inflammatory lyrics ('kick out the jams, motherfuckers!') Matched the spirit of the turbulent sixties. The band's existence was short (five years) and
… not very successful, but the elementary sound of MC 5 was a major influence on many punk and garage rock groups from the 1970s onwards. Guitarist Wayne Kramer also achieved modest solo success.more
