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MC5 Bassist Michael Davis Dies At Age 68

February 19, 2012

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Michael Davis, the bassist for the politically-charged proto-punk band MC5, died on Friday of liver failure. He was 68.

Davis had been studying fine art at Wayne State University in Michigan when the Detroit-based MC5 recruited him in 1964. He promptly dropped out of art school to join the band.

MC5 were soon taken under the wing of poet John Sinclair, whose affiliation with the radical-leftist anti-racist White Panther Party galvanized the band’s political energies. Kick Out the Jams, the first of the band’s three albums, was released by Elektra Records in 1969.

After MC5 split up in 1972, Davis went on to form the band Destroy All Monsters with Ron Asheton of the Stooges. He would later join MC5 again when they reunited for a tour in 2004. Davis also co-founded the non-profit Music is Revolution Foundation, which supports music education in public schools.

Davis died at the Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California after receiving a month-long treatment for liver disease. He is survived by his wife, Angela Davis, as well as three sons and a daughter.

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Reply #1 posted 02/19/12 12:04pm

Timmy84	Kick out the jams one last time for this great man, motherfuckers! RIP
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Reply #2 posted 02/19/12 12:42pm

Gunsnhalen	WHAT Ahh man R.I.P Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive
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Reply #3 posted 02/20/12 10:01am

breese	Rest in peace.
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Reply #4 posted 02/20/12 4:46pm

bobzilla77

They were one of my favorite bands of all time. He will be missed.

One of the funnest reunion concerts I ever saw was the Davis Kramer Thompson MC5. They had the excellent taste to get several singers in to do Rob Tyner's songs, with the great Lisa Kekaula of the Bellrays/ Basement Jaxx being the standout. While they were lacking a little bit of the teenage angst that fueled them, it was still a fantastic evening & I'm grateful I got to see him play at least one time.