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MC5 were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category in 2024.

MC5

"Kick Out the Jams, Brothers and Sisters"

The Motor City 5 kicked out the jams and politicized every bystander in sight.  They were an unapologetic garage band that influenced countless punk and heavy metal bands. More at rockhall.com...

Rolling Stone cover story on the MC5 Rolling Stone article on MC5 Promotional photo of the MC5 MC5 LP Kick Out the Jams

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Audio

All of our audio by MC5 can be found here.

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Archival Resources

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Contract for the MC5
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Articles

Free articles are available on Rock's Back Pages through the Free on RBP link. The articles below may require you to be on-site at the Library & Archives in order to read them.

Influence & Legacy

MC5 were influenced by...

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