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Jul 12, 2011 · Tyner of course was the front man for the Motor City 5. Odd to see him playing an electric autoharp but this ode to his rock and roll past is sweet and a little bit sad. “Grande Days” appeared on Tyner’s only solo album Blood Brothers released in 1990.
Sep 8, 2016 · I bet you’ve never seen the MC5’s singer Rob Tyner playing an autoharp, have you? This piece of vintage gold was plucked by our friend Todd McGovern and we couldn’t be happier. Rob is singing the nostalgic, ‘Grande Days,’ about Detroit’s fabled Grande Ballroom.
I spent a year just hanging around with (singer) Rob (Tyner). I was pretty good friends with Wayne (Kramer). Rob was the intellectual of the group: He was a cartoonist, he drew, played the...
Robert W. Derminer (December 12, 1944 [1] – September 18, 1991), known as Rob Tyner, was an American musician best known as the lead singer for the Detroit proto-punk band MC5. His adopted surname was in tribute to the jazz pianist McCoy Tyner.
Rob Tyner Lead Singer of the MC5 plays a benefit for Vietnam Veterans in 1985.
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Aug 2, 2023 · Recorded live at Detroit’s famed Grande Ballroom over October 30 and 31, 1969, it stands as a precursor to punk and defines, for me, timeless rock music. The album opens with lead singer Rob Tyner declaring in preacher-like tones, “You’re either part of the problem, or you’re the solution!
The MC-5 has been together for almost three years and has developed into one of the most exciting bands to be heard anywhere. The group comprises Tyner, lead singer, harmonica, autoharp, etc; Wayne Kramer, lead guitar; Fred Smith, rhythm guitar; Michael Davis, bass; and Dennis Thompson, drums.
