Born William Levise jr. in Detroit. His first band in 1962-63 was BILLY LEE & The RIVIERAS, before
starting with his DETROIT WHEELS releasing 3 LPs and some hit collections from 1965 to 1967
produced by Bob Crewe.
Mitch Ryder is one of the best blue eyed soul shouters till today.
After one album: 'What Now my Love" with Pop Ballads, he found back to his roots with LP:
The DETROIT-MEMPHIS-EXPERIMENT backed by S.Cropper & Booker T. in 1969.
It was followed by  The DETROIT in 1971, a great but more rough rock album.
From 1972 till 1978, when he started recording for german label Line, it was quiet around him.
He now stands with one leg in Germany and is today touring with a great east-german
blues-band Die ENGERLINGE; backing him in Europe.

Style:  Beat - Blue Eyed Soul ; Bluesrock with Soul ;

see: 
Booker T. & The MGs ; Buddy Miles ; Rockets ;
Cactus ; Die Engerlinge ; Alice Cooper ;


Musicians:
1962-67:
Mitch Ryder - lead vocals; Jim McCarty - guitar; Joe Cubert - ryhtm guitar;
John Badanjek - drums; Ear Elliott, Jim McCallister - bass;
1971:
Ryder, Badanjek, McCarty + Steve Hunter, Brett Tuggle - guitars; Harry Philips - keyboards;
W.R.Crooks - bass; 
1978-1993:
Mitch Ryder - vocals, perc.; Bill Csernits, Harry Philips, Dennis Wezalis - keyboards;
Richard Schein, Wayne Gabriel, Joe Gutc, Larry Crane, Mike Wanchic, R. Gillespie, Ray Goodman - guitars;
Mark Gougeon, Barry George - bass; Wilson Owens, Al Wotton, Kenny Aronoff, John Badanjek - drums;
Die Engerline:

Recorded Live in Studio
Side One
Its all Over now  (Womack)   6:43
Corporate Song  (Its not for me)    (Levise-Ryder)  4:43
Bang Bang     (Levise-Ryder)  3:55
Side Two
Subterrenean Homesick Blues  (B.Dylan)   5:15
Wicked Messenger   (B.Dylan)   3:51
Er ist nicht mein Praesident  (Levise-Ryder)   6:01
Side Three
Take me to the River  (Green)  5:18
Tough Kid     (Levise-Ryder)  4:51
Red Scar Eyes  (Levise-Ryder)  4:58
Side Four
Liberty  (Cropper-Wells-Levise)   5:21
Aint Nobody white     (Levise-Ryder)  5:22
Nice and Easy   (Ryder-Gabriel)      5:44
Side Five & Side Six  (12inch-Maxi)
Long Tall Sally (Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell) -
                             - Im gonna be a Wheel Someday  (Hayes-Domino-Bartholomew) 3:03

True Love    (Levise-Ryder)  5:36

Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:

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