Motown Music rocked the 60s, filling the airwaves with hope and change. Did you know that Detroit, Michigan also had its share of classic rock artists?
At the top of that list you’ll find Bob Seger and Mitch Ryder, but the real father of rock and roll, Bill Haley, was also born in the Motor City. So were Sony Bono, Meatloaf, Alice Cooper, and Del Shannon – all born in Detroit.
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Ted Nugent, the late Glenn Frey of the Eagles, Patti Smith, all of Grand Funk Railroad, Madonna, Marshall Mathers (we know him as Eminem), Kid Rock and Marshall Crenshaw all call Detroit home.
Yes Joni Mitchell was born in Canada, but lived in Detroit in her early years. Cameron Crowe, the producer of the movie ‘Almost Famous’ is a native Detroiter.
Comedian Tom Arnold, Tom Selleck, Elizabeth Berkley, producer Francis Ford Coppola, the late Ed McMahon, Gilda Radner, Casey Kasem, Pam Dawber, Lily Tomlin, and ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ James Lipton were all born and raised in Detroit. Cars and Stars – that’s the Motor City legend.
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