Dennis Thompson Dies: MC5 Drummer And Last Surviving Original Was 75
deadline.comMC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, the last surviving original member of the influential group, died Thursday morning at MediLodge of Taylor, where he had been rehabilitating following a heart attack in April.
He was 75. His death comes a little over three months since fellow MC5 cofounder Wayne Kramer died. Other key figures in the band’s history, all deceased, included singer Rob Tyner, guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, bassist Michael Davis and guitarist Kramer.
The group’s former manager, John Sinclair, died April 2. The group was just voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
The induction ceremony will be held in October in Cleveland. After leaving the MC5, Thompson continued to perform locally with various Detroit bands, and went on to participate in a series of reunion projects with Kramer during the 2000s.
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