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| origin = [[Detroit]], Michigan, U.S. |
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| death_place = [[Taylor, Michigan]], U.S. |
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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> |
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Thompson suffered a heart attack in April 2024, and died in [[Taylor, Michigan]], on May 8 |
Thompson suffered a heart attack in April 2024, and died in [[Taylor, Michigan]], on May 8, 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/ |
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|work=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref> He was the final surviving member of the MC5.<ref>[https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/09/dennis-thompson-last-remaining-member-of-mc5-dies-at-age-75/73631318007/ Dennis Thompson, last remaining member of MC5, dies at age 75]. ''The Detroit News''. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.</ref> |
|work=[[The Detroit Free Press]] |access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref> He was the final surviving member of the MC5.<ref>[https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/09/dennis-thompson-last-remaining-member-of-mc5-dies-at-age-75/73631318007/ Dennis Thompson, last remaining member of MC5, dies at age 75]. ''The Detroit News''. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.</ref> |
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Dennis Thompson | |
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| Born | September 7, 1948 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 2024 (aged 75) Taylor, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | 1965–2024 |
| Formerly of | MC5 |
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, at the age of 75.[8] He was the final surviving member of the MC5.[9]
References
- ^ McCann, Ian (September 17, 2021). "Rob Tyner: How MC5's Frontman Led a Rock'n'Roll Revolution". Dig!. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Gross, Jason (November 1998). "MC5- Dennis Thompson interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ Iconic proto-punk guitarist brings 'reanimation' of MC5 to Bimbo's - CBS San Francisco. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Asmodeus X band biography, Electrogarden.com, Retrieved September 1, 2009]
- ^ City Slang: Dennis Thompson on “Kick out the Jams” - Detroit Metro Times. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Modern drummer interview with Dennis Thompson. April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Wayne Kramer Unveils 'We Are All MC5' Spring Tour - Yahoo!. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ McCollum, Brian (May 9, 2024). "Dennis Thompson, MC5 drummer and 'last man standing,' dies at 75". The Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Dennis Thompson, last remaining member of MC5, dies at age 75. The Detroit News. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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