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Ryder was born on February 26, 1945, in Hamtramck, Michigan. [2] He spent his high school years in Warren, Michigan, a suburb north of Detroit. [3] He formed his first band, Tempest, when he was in high school, and the group gained some notice playing at a Detroit soul music club called The Village. [4]
The Detroit Wheels were an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1964. They served as Mitch Ryder's backup band from 1964 to 1967.. The band had a number of top twenty hits in the mid-1960s before lead singer Ryder was enticed away by Bob Crewe with offers of a solo career, after which the group quickly dissolved.
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"Devil with a Blue Dress On" (also known as "Devil with the Blue Dress") is a song written by Shorty Long and William "Mickey" Stevenson, first performed by Long and released as a single in 1964. A later version recorded by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels in 1966 peaked at No.
Ryder quit the group because of voice problems in 1972, and Detroit vocalist Rusty Day (formerly of the American Amboy Dukes and Cactus) took over his spot; without Ryder, the group floundered, and eventually broke up in 1974. While not as commercially successful, Rusty Day's era of Detroit was a powerhouse to be reckoned with.
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels – March. Day Album Artist ... 13 total weeks, 57 points, Top Soul Singles 1966 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total ...
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels: 4 November 26 7 "I'm Your Puppet" James & Bobby Purify: 6 November 26 4 November 19 "Rain on the Roof" The Lovin' Spoonful: 10 November 19 1 November 26 "Mellow Yellow" Donovan: 2 December 10 7 "Lady Godiva" Peter and Gordon: 6 December 10 3 "Born Free" Roger Williams: 7 December 17 4 December 10 "That's Life ...
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels also charted "Too Many Fish" as a medley with "Three Little Fishes". It reached #24 in 1967. [3] Although The Marvelettes version of "Too Many Fish in the Sea" does not appear in the 1983 film The Big Chill it is included on both the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and More Songs from the Big Chill.