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'''Dennis Thompson''' (September 7, 1948{{cn}} – May 8, 2024) was an American [[drummer]] known for playing with the 1960s–70s Detroit [[proto-punk]]/[[hard rock]] group [[MC5]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/rob-tyner-mc5-singer-life-influence-legacy/ |title=Rob Tyner: How MC5's Frontman Led a Rock'n'Roll Revolution |website=Dig! |date=17 September 2021 |access-date=10 May 2022 |first=Ian |last=McCann }}</ref> which had a No. 82 US single with "[[Kick Out the Jams (song)|Kick Out the Jams]]" and a No. 30 US [[Kick Out the Jams|album with the same name]].
'''Dennis Thompson''' (September 7, 1948{{cn}} – May 8, 2024) was an American drummer known for playing with the 1960s–70s Detroit [[proto-punk]]/[[hard rock]] group [[MC5]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/rob-tyner-mc5-singer-life-influence-legacy/ |title=Rob Tyner: How MC5's Frontman Led a Rock'n'Roll Revolution |website=Dig! |date=17 September 2021 |access-date=10 May 2022 |first=Ian |last=McCann }}</ref> which had a No. 82 US single with "[[Kick Out the Jams (song)|Kick Out the Jams]]" and a No. 30 US [[Kick Out the Jams|album with the same name]].


==Biography==
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Thompson was in the band DKT/MC5 with the surviving members of [[MC5]], from 2003–2012. Later, he recorded two tracks for a new MC5 album scheduled for October 2022 release, although as of February 2023 the album has not yet been released.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/now/wayne-kramer-unveils-mc5-spring-150526095.html Wayne Kramer Unveils 'We Are All MC5' Spring Tour] - ''Yahoo!''. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.</ref>
Thompson was in the band DKT/MC5 with the surviving members of [[MC5]], from 2003–2012. Later, he recorded two tracks for a new MC5 album scheduled for October 2022 release, although as of February 2023 the album has not yet been released.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/now/wayne-kramer-unveils-mc5-spring-150526095.html Wayne Kramer Unveils 'We Are All MC5' Spring Tour] - ''Yahoo!''. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.</ref>


Thompson suffered a heart attack in April of 2024 and died in [[Taylor, Michigan]], on May 8, 2024, aged 75.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCollum |first=Brian |date=2024-05-09 |title=Dennis Thompson, MC5 drummer and 'last man standing,' dies at 75 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/05/09/dennis-thompson-mc5-drummer-obituary/73629138007/
Thompson suffered a heart attack in April 2024, and died in [[Taylor, Michigan]], on May 8, 2024, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCollum |first=Brian |date=2024-05-09 |title=Dennis Thompson, MC5 drummer and 'last man standing,' dies at 75 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/05/09/dennis-thompson-mc5-drummer-obituary/73629138007/
|work=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
|work=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>


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Dennis Thompson
Background information
Also known as
  • Machine Gun
  • MGT
Born(1948-09-07)September 7, 1948
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 2024(2024-05-08) (aged 75)
Taylor, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1965–2022
Formerly ofMC5

Dennis Thompson (September 7, 1948[citation needed] – May 8, 2024) was an American drummer known for playing with the 1960s–70s Detroit proto-punk/hard rock group MC5,[1] which had a No. 82 US single with "Kick Out the Jams" and a No. 30 US album with the same name.

Biography

Thompson began playing drums by the time he was nine years old.[2] Joining the MC5 by 1965,[3] Thompson was later given the nickname "Machine Gun" because of his "assault" style of fast, hard-hitting drumming that sonically resembles the sound of his namesake Thompson machine gun (commonly referred to as a "Tommy Gun"). His drumming pre-figured and influenced punk, metal, and hardcore punk drumming styles.[citation needed]

After MC5 broke up in the early 1970s, Thompson was a member of the 1975–1976 Los Angeles–based supergroup The New Order, the 1981 Australia-based supergroup New Race, The Motor City Bad Boys, and The Secrets. In 2001, he guested for Asmodeus X on the song "The Tiger" (St. Thomas Records).[4]

His influences include Elvin Jones, Keith Moon and Mitch Mitchell, and Motown.[5] In 2015, he described how his drumming technique had changed considerably over time, playing with "much less force and tucked in elbows, more wrist action and less arm action".[6]

Thompson was in the band DKT/MC5 with the surviving members of MC5, from 2003–2012. Later, he recorded two tracks for a new MC5 album scheduled for October 2022 release, although as of February 2023 the album has not yet been released.[7]

Thompson suffered a heart attack in April 2024, and died in Taylor, Michigan, on May 8, 2024, at the age of 75.[8]

References

  1. ^ McCann, Ian (September 17, 2021). "Rob Tyner: How MC5's Frontman Led a Rock'n'Roll Revolution". Dig!. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Gross, Jason (November 1998). "MC5- Dennis Thompson interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Iconic proto-punk guitarist brings 'reanimation' of MC5 to Bimbo's - CBS San Francisco. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ Asmodeus X band biography, Electrogarden.com, Retrieved September 1, 2009]
  5. ^ City Slang: Dennis Thompson on “Kick out the Jams” - Detroit Metro Times. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ Modern drummer interview with Dennis Thompson. April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ Wayne Kramer Unveils 'We Are All MC5' Spring Tour - Yahoo!. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  8. ^ McCollum, Brian (May 9, 2024). "Dennis Thompson, MC5 drummer and 'last man standing,' dies at 75". The Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

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