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Detroit
Detroit
rock group
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Mitch Ryder
Mitch Ryder
American singer
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The Amboy Dukes
The Amboy Dukes
American rock band
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Cactus
Cactus
American hard rock band
4
The J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band
American rock band
5
Dick Wagner
Dick Wagner
American rock music guitarist, songwriter and author
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
American rock band
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The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
English band
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Blackfoot
Blackfoot
American Southern rock musical ensemble from Jacksonville, Florida
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Johnny A.
Johnny A.
American guitarist and songwriter
10
Electric Six
Electric Six
American rock band
11
Bob Seger
Bob Seger
American singer-songwriter
12
Bad Company
Bad Company
English rock supergroup
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Dangerous Toys
Dangerous Toys
band
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Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
American guitarist, session musician, recording artist
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The Stooges
The Stooges
American punk rock band
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Bride
Bride
American Christian rock band
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MC5
MC5
American garage rock band
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Warrior
Warrior
band
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Alto Reed
Alto Reed
American musician
20
Artimus Pyle
Artimus Pyle
American musician
21
Street Dogs
Street Dogs
US band
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The Bottle Rockets
The Bottle Rockets
23
Steve Gaines
Steve Gaines
American musician
24
Cold
Cold
American post-grunge band
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Allen Collins Band
Allen Collins Band
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Frijid Pink
Frijid Pink
band
27
Gilby Clarke
Gilby Clarke
Rock guitarist
28
The Strangeloves
The Strangeloves
US band pretending to be Australian
29
Ed King
Ed King
American musician and guitarist
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The Cars
The Cars
American pop-rock band
31
Jack Scott
Jack Scott
Canadian singer
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The Huntingtons
The Huntingtons
American punk rock band
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Drive-By Truckers
Drive-By Truckers
band
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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We Butter the Bread with Butter
We Butter the Bread with Butter
German deathcore band
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The Index
The Index
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Mick Ralphs
Mick Ralphs
English rock guitarist, songwriter
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The Dead Boys
The Dead Boys
American punk rock band
39
Fuzzy Haskins
Fuzzy Haskins
American singer and guitarist
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Vince Melouney
Vince Melouney
Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
41
Bill Haley & His Comets
Bill Haley & His Comets
American rock and roll band
42
Teddybears
Teddybears
Swedish band playing alternative rock
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Ramones
Ramones
American punk rock band
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Outlaws
Outlaws
American band
45
Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet
American southern rock/hard rock band
46
The Muggs
The Muggs
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? and the Mysterians
? and the Mysterians
American garage rock band
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Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets
English rock band formed in 1985
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38 Special
38 Special
American rock band
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Kid Rock
Kid Rock
American singer-songwriter and rapper
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Maurice Gibb
Maurice Gibb
English singer and musician
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Radio Birdman
Radio Birdman
Australian punk rock band
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The Cyrkle
The Cyrkle
American rock and roll band active in the early and mid-1960s
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Parliament-Funkadelic
Parliament-Funkadelic
American band
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Renaissance
Renaissance
band
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Free
Free
English rock band formed in London in 1968
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Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer
American musician
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Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
The Rockets
American rock band based in Michigan

The Rockets

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American rock band based in Michigan
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Rockets are an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan founded by guitarist Jimmy McCarty and drummer Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, both former members of the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels.

Along with slide and rhythm guitarist Dennis Robbins, bass guitarist John Fraga, and lead vocalist David Gilbert, The Rockets reached their pinnacle of success in 1979 with a Top 40 hit, a cover of the Fleetwood Mac song "Oh Well", and an appearance on the TV series The Midnight Special.