{"id":3712,"date":"2012-02-21T14:22:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T21:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2012-02-21T14:22:23","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T21:22:23","slug":"rip-michael-davis-mc5-louie-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louielouie.net\/blog\/?p=3712","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Michael Davis \/ MC5 – LOUIE of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This past week, we lost another great player in the rock ‘n’ roll universe.<\/p>\n

Michael Davis<\/strong>, original bassist for MC5<\/strong>, has passed away at the age of 68, after being hospitalized for liver disease.<\/p>\n

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If one had to come up with a list of bands responsible for directly inspiring the punk rock movement, MC5 would be at the top of of list, along with the Sonics, Link Wray, the Standells<\/strong>, and the Stooges<\/strong>. The MC5 lasted from from 1964 to 1972, stirring up the pot with anti-establishment lyrics, and a proto-primitive sound, starting with their first album “Kick Out the Jams,” released in 1969.<\/p>\n

After the MC5, Davis worked with a number of bands, including Ascension<\/strong> with Fred Smith<\/strong> (also of MC5), Destroy All Monsters<\/strong> with Ron Asheton from the Stooges, Empty Set<\/strong>, and Rich Hopkins & The Luminarios<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Michael Davis also co-founded the non-profit Music is Revolution Foundation<\/strong>, which promotes music education in public schools.<\/p>\n

In 2004, Michael linked up with the three surviving members of MC5, Wayne Kramer<\/strong> on guitar and Dennis Thompson<\/strong> on drums, to forge a new band known as DKT-MC5<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

You can learn more about Michael Davis by visiting his blog.
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MC5.org<\/a> is a great resource to learn more about the MC5 universe.<\/p>\n

To celebrate Michael and MC5, here’s a clip of the band at Kulttuuritalo Helsinki Finland in 1972, performing LOUIE LOUIE, which is is this week’s LOUIE.<\/p>\n

I think he’s in this clip… ?<\/p>\n