Should be an interesting read from one of the pre-Grande greats, scheduled for publication December 6. Despite the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's much-discussed shortcomings, I still find it bizarre that the Stooges were inducted before both Mitch & the Wheels and the MC5, the two greatest high-energy rock & roll bands Detroit will ever produce.


Mitch Ryder memoir a powerful account of his rise to music fame
By Susan Whitall/ Detroit News Music Writer

His voice was one of the most powerful sounds to come out of the 1960s, a marvel of soulful expressiveness that could launch from a husky whisper into a roadhouse scream at warp speed.

Mitch Ryder — backed by the Detroit Wheels — packed more joy and excitement into the grooves of records like "Jenny Take a Ride," "Devil with a Blue Dress" and "Little Latin Lupe Lu" than seems humanly possible...

http://detnews.com/article/20111118/...#ixzz1e5XAJ3At

Amazon blurb:

"Here, Mitch emerges as a real person, one who wants nothing more than goodness a fair person who loves his family and is amazed that they still love him despite his many mistakes. Readers learn how John Lennon saved Mitch's life, about Mitch's plan to kidnap a celebrity's son, of Percy Sledge's stage secret, and many other backstage tales. Includes more than three dozen previously unpublished photos, and copies of personal letters from and to the author. A full discography of Mitch's extensive musical works, an index, and a CD of Mitch's music are also included."