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bluestatedon on February 01, 2013 9:25 AM:
As someone who was a teenager in the Detroit area in the '60s, I can heartily affirm that your taste in music is impeccable.
Here's Ryder in Devil With a Blue Dress On:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXy7qYAKrfc
Sock It to Me Baby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA4Wi1Eaujw
AndrewBW on February 01, 2013 10:10 AM:
Holy crap, that was great! Thanks! This is from a not well known mid-sixties music show called "Swinging Time" out of Detroit. Here's an entire episode with the Supremes, the Marvellettes, and Johnny Tillotson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYwhk0O_tnE
bluestatedon on February 01, 2013 10:18 AM:
Andrew, "Swingin' Time" may not have been well-known outside of Detroit, but around these parts it was big-time.
Here's a very young Bob Seger lip-synching his first hit,
"East Side Story" on Swingin' Time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JL_N-Dly-Q
Gandalf on February 01, 2013 11:00 AM:
I grew up in Michigan and this song exudes the same energy and confidence that the state had in those days.
schtick on February 01, 2013 11:45 AM:
Thank you! Brought back some great and fun memories for me!!!
Gretchen on February 01, 2013 2:20 PM:
@schtick: for me too!
Quaker in a Basement on February 01, 2013 3:07 PM:
Saw Mitch play a gig in Missouri in 1980. He walked onstage and announced, "My teeth are freezing!"
Chris Stier on February 01, 2013 6:39 PM:
I saw Mitch Ryder (and his new band) one Thursday afternoon in Ann Arbor this summer, thanks to Bank of Ann Arbor and its Sonic Lunch series. I meant to stay for just a couple of old favorites, but stayed for more than an hour in 90+ temps because the man is still an amazing performer. And he's written an award-winning memoir.