Mitch Ryder

Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels introduced Motor City rock and roll to the world.

Happy Birthday to Mitch Ryder one of Detroit’s most famous Rock & Rollers. Mitch was born February 26, 1945 in Hamtramck, on the birth certificate William S. Levise Jr. His music success kick into to gear when he helped form Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels

Mitch Ryder, who merged rock and soul in the mid-'60s with hits like 'Devil with a Blue Dress On,' was involved in a car crash on Friday (Feb. 1) night. Neither Ryder nor his wife nor a third passenger in the car were seriously hurt.

Motor city rocker Mitch Ryder and his wife were involved in a head-on crash when their vehicle collided with a suspected drunken driver, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Mitch was returning home from a performance in Auburn Hills on Friday night when the accident occurred around midnight.

Mitch Ryder is branching out creatively.  The rocker tells Billboard.com that over the past two years he's been working on a musical.  But he says his stage production isn't based on his life or work and "has nothing to do in name value with Mitch Ryder."