MITCH RYDER
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William S. Levise Jr., known better by his stage name Mitch Ryder, is an American musician. Ryder is noted for his gruff, wailing singing style and his dynamic stage performances. He was influenced by his father, a musician. As a teenager, Ryder sang backup with a black soul-music group known as the Peps, but racial animosities interfered with his continued presence in the group. Ryder formed his first band, Tempest, when he was in high school, and the group gained some notoriety playing at a Detroit soul music club called The Village. Ryder next appeared fronting a band named Billy Lee & The Rivieras, which had limited success. Crewe renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and they recorded several hit records in the mid to late 1960s, most notably "Devil with a Blue Dress On", their highest-charting single at number 4, as well as "Sock It to Me-Baby!", a number 6 hit in 1967, and "Jenny Take a Ride!". Ryder's musical endeavors would see less success after the early 1970s. Ryder's participation with the Detroit Wheels ended just as the counterculture was becoming dominant in 1968. During 1968, Ryder had one hit single from that period, a cover version of "What Now, My Love". His last successful ensemble band was Detroit. A single album was released by this grouping, a 1971 self-titled LP issued on Paramount Records. They had a hit with their version of the Lou Reed-penned song "Rock & Roll". According to allmusic.com Ryder withdrew from music after experiencing throat trouble, moving to Colorado with his wife and taking up writing and painting. In 1983, Ryder returned to a major label with the John Mellencamp-produced album Never Kick a Sleeping Dog. The album featured a cover version of the Prince song "When You Were Mine". Ryder continues to record and tour, in the United States and Europe. On February 14, 2012 Ryder released The Promise, his first US release in almost 30 years.
MEMBERS (& His Soul Band):
Mitch Ryder Vocals
Jim McAllister replaced by Earl Elliott Bass
Jim McCarty Guitar
John Badanjek Drums
Joe Kubert Guitar
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Sock It To Me Baby / I Never Had It Better
Too Many Fish In The Sea / One Grain Of Sand
Mexico
Capitol EPEM-10203
Value: 60 €
Sock It To Me Baby / Slow Fizz
Devil With A Blue Dress On / I Can't Hide
Colombia
Odeon Compacto OC-1176
Value: 250 €
Sugar Bee
I Believe
Germany
Dot Records 1C006-90576
Value: 15 €
Sugar Bee
I Believe
Holland
Dot Records D-134
Value: 20 €
Sugar Bee / I Believe
Direct Me / It's Been A Long Long Long Time
Brazil
Dot Records RGE Discos CD 80.273
Value: 50 €
Too Many Fish In The Sea
One Grain Of Sand
Holland
Stateside SS 2023
Value: 30 €
Too Many Fish In The Sea
One Grain Of Sand
Spain
Stateside LSS 610
Value: 40 €
Too Many Fish In The Sea
One Grain Of Sand
USA
New Voice 822
Value: 20 €
Too Many Fish In The Sea / One Grain Of Sand
I'd Rather Go To Jail / Shakedown
France
Stateside FSE 1005
Value: 45 €
War
I Don't Wanna Hear It
Germany
Line Records 6.12839 TS
Value: 10 €
What Now My Love
Blessing In Disguise
Denmark
Stateside KSS 4
Value: 50 €
What Now My Love
Blessing In Disguise
France
Stateside FSS 511
Value: 30 €
What Now My Love / Blessing In Disguise
Wild Child / You Are My Sunshine
Spain
Stateside LSE 6.036
Value: 50 €
When You Were Mine
A Thrill's A Thrill
France
Mercury 814 336
Value: 10 €
When You Were Mine
Stand
Germany
Mercury 812710-7
Value: 5 €
When You Were Mine
Come Again
UK
Towerbell TOW 44
Value: 10 €
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