Dennis Thompson, the founding drummer and last surviving original member of Detroit proto-punk legends MC5, has died at the age of 75.
An exact cause of death was not given, though Thompson had reportedly suffered a series of medical issues in recent months, including a heart attack in April. with the Musical Excellence Award, and Thompson was determined to make the induction ceremony, even after his heart attack.
Becky Tyner, widow of MC5 singer Rob Tyner , recalled Thompson’s reaction to the Rock Hall News — “It’s about fucking time!” — adding, “Dennis was thrilled with it, so excited and happy. He just wanted to get home to his cat, Annie, and was optimistic about recovering.” Thompson was born into a musical family, his mother a singer and his father an upright bass player. As he recalled in a, he started playing drums when he was four, and by the time he was nine, he was playing alongside his brother on guitar and sister on piano. Thompson met his future MC5 bandmates in high school in the early Sixties, and the group came of age and cut their teeth in the thick of Detroit’s garage rock heyday.
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