William S. Levise, Jr (born February 26, 1945), known better by his stage name Mitch Ryder, is an American musician who has recorded more than two dozen albums over more than four decades.
Career
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 until they met songwriter / record producer Bob Crewe. Crewe renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and they recorded several hit records for his DynoVoice Records and New Voice labels 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!", which reached number 10 in 1965. The Detroit Wheels were John Badanjek on drums, Joe Kubert (not to be confused with the comic book illustrator of the same name) on rhythm guitar, Jim McCarty (not to be confused with the Yardbirds drummer of the same name) on lead guitar and Jim McAllister on bass.
Ryder System, Inc., or Ryder, is an American-based provider of transportation and supply chain management products, and is especially known for its fleet of rental trucks. Ryder specializes in fleet management, supply chain management and dedicated contracted carriage. Ryder operates in North America, the United Kingdom and Asia. It has its headquarters in suburban Miami, Florida within Miami-Dade County.
History
Ryder was founded in Miami, Florida in 1933 by James Ryder as a concrete hauling company with one truck, a 1931 Model "A" Ford. Within a few years, the business expanded to leasing trucks to other companies. This led to Ryder changing its focus from distribution to leasing. By 1939, Ryder's truck fleet had increased to 50. Ryder bought Great Southern Trucking Company in 1952. In 1955 Ryder System, Inc. was formed to combine Great Southern and Ryder Truck Rental. Ryder System went public in 1955. By the 1960s and 1970s, Ryder had expanded into the distribution and supply chain markets.
Ryder was a purpose-made pop group led by Maynard Williams whose primary purpose was to represent the United Kingdom at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway. Ryder performed the song "Runner in the Night" which was placed 7th. They were criticised in the media for being a particularly weak and unsuitable entry. The song was the first UK Eurovision entry to fail to reach the top 75 since 1964, managing a peak of only #98.Runner In The Night was the only single released by the band, but Williams teamed up with the song's composers Maureen Darbyshire and Brian Wade to compose the theme song to the BBC drama series Truckers, in which he appeared. The single from the programme failed to chart.
Williams, the son of actor Bill Maynard, had previously reached the final 24 of the UK heat in 1985.
R. U. Reddy (Winthrop Roan, Jr.) is a mutant and a member of the Thunderiders. He first appeared in Captain America #269 (May 1982), and was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck. Winthrop Roan, Jr. was the singer in a rock band known as Ruff Stuff. With Honcho and Wolf, he formed the professional motorcyclist team called Team America, which was eventually known as the Thunderiders. R.U. Reddy is a mutant who shares a mental link with the four other members of the Thunderiders. The five mutants can project their collective physical skills, strength, and knowledge into another person without diminishing their own abilities in any way.
Radion the Atomic Man first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #9 (May 1975), and was created by Steve Gerber, Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe. Exposure to radioactive isotopes caused Dr. Henri Sorel to mutate into an inhuman being who could generate blasts of nuclear energy, and warped his personality. The Puppet Master agreed to assist Radion in exchange for his help. Radion amplified the radiation in the Puppet Master's clay, enabling him to use Thor to attack the Fantastic Four. When Wundarr the Aquarian arrived to help, he absorbed Radion's powers, causing Radion to flee. Sorel then constructed a suit of armor to contain his energies and protect himself from reaching critical mass. He renamed himself the Ravager and traveled to London. He is also known as the Atom.
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels ~ Devil with a Blue Dress On
published: 10 Sep 2018
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels "C.C. Rider" 1966
published: 14 Feb 2011
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take A Ride C C Rider (1965)
published: 03 Jan 2016
Mitch Ryder - Live At Rockpalat 1979 (Full Concert Video)
Get the CD/DVD boxset here: https://bfan.link/Mich-Ryder-live-at-rockpalast
Setlist:
01. Long Hard Road 0:00:39
02. War 0:06:59
03. Nice 'n' Easy 0:15:28
04. CC Rider/Jenny Take A Ride 0:22:23
05. Ain't Nobody White (Can Sing The Blues) 0:26:38
06. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly 0:35:12
07. Liberty 0:39:04
08. Dance Ourselves To Death 0:44:18
09. Wicked Messenger 0:53:21
10. Rock 'n' Roll 0:56:51
11. Tough Kid 1:04:14
12. True Love 1:09:47
13. Soul Kitchen 1:17:00
Lineup:
MITCH RYDER –VOCALS
JOE GUTC – GUITAR
RICHARD SCHEIN – GUITAR
BILLY CSERNITS – KEYBOARDS
MARK GOUGEON – BASS
WILSON OWENS - DRUMS
Two medleys: “Jenny Take A Ride” consisting of the Rock’s Evergreens “C.C. Rider” and Little Richard’s “Jenny, Jenny” (1966), and “Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Mis...
published: 12 Jan 2024
Mitch Ryder - When You Were Mine (1983)
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published: 05 Feb 2016
MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS - Sock It to Me (1967) ORIGINAL 45rpm!
Strangely absent from the millions of songs posted, so here is the rare first pressing 45, which definitely differs from later singles and all LPs.
published: 11 Aug 2013
MITCH RYDER "Detroit Medley" [LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN 1985]
The legendary Mitch Ryder performs with Paul Schafer's band and talks to Dave afterward.
published: 23 Oct 2021
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley)
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published: 06 Dec 2014
2011 Detroit All Star Revue » Mitch Ryder Little Latin Lupe Lu
In the 1960's Mitch Ryder fused explosive soul singing and high energy rock 'n roll in a style that came to characterize and influence all subsequent Detroit music. He's been performing, recording and writing great songs non-stop for the last 45 years. At this year's All Star Revue, he reunited with original Detroit Wheel's guitarist Jimmy McCarty for a reprise of their 1966 hit, "Little Latin Lupe Lu".
Mitch Ryder - vocals, tambourine
Jimmy McCarty - guitar
Don Was - bass
Terry 'Thunder' Hughley - drums
Luis Resto - keyboards
Brian 'Roscoe' White - guitar
Dino Lewis - congas
Recorded Live at the annual
DON WAS DETROIT ALL STAR REVUE
During the CONCERT OF COLORS FESTIVAL,
JULY 16, 2011 at ORCHESTRA HALL
DETROIT, MICH.
Engineered and Mixed by
STEVE 'DR CHING' KING & TOM COURT
Assistant E...
published: 15 Aug 2013
Devil With A Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly by Mitch Ryder (live)
Get the CD/DVD boxset here: https://bfan.link/Mich-Ryder-live-at-rockpalast
Setlist:
01. Long Hard Road 0:00:39
02. War 0:06:59
03. Nice 'n' Easy 0:15:28
04. C...
Get the CD/DVD boxset here: https://bfan.link/Mich-Ryder-live-at-rockpalast
Setlist:
01. Long Hard Road 0:00:39
02. War 0:06:59
03. Nice 'n' Easy 0:15:28
04. CC Rider/Jenny Take A Ride 0:22:23
05. Ain't Nobody White (Can Sing The Blues) 0:26:38
06. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly 0:35:12
07. Liberty 0:39:04
08. Dance Ourselves To Death 0:44:18
09. Wicked Messenger 0:53:21
10. Rock 'n' Roll 0:56:51
11. Tough Kid 1:04:14
12. True Love 1:09:47
13. Soul Kitchen 1:17:00
Lineup:
MITCH RYDER –VOCALS
JOE GUTC – GUITAR
RICHARD SCHEIN – GUITAR
BILLY CSERNITS – KEYBOARDS
MARK GOUGEON – BASS
WILSON OWENS - DRUMS
Two medleys: “Jenny Take A Ride” consisting of the Rock’s Evergreens “C.C. Rider” and Little Richard’s “Jenny, Jenny” (1966), and “Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly” (1966) – a single that was a million-dollar-seller – were MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS’ greatest hits in the brief time they played together (1965-1966).
Mitch- born as William Levise Jr. on February 26th 1945 in Detroit – then decided to continue as a solo artist and immediately scored with another Top Ten Hit with “Sock It To Me, Baby” (1967).
When I met him in New York in spring of 1979, he had just released his critically acclaimed album “How I Spent My Vacation” (1978) with songs about his break from music spotlight.
We charged headlong into the pandemonium of New York’s bars and clubs, many of which I probably would have never found without Mitch’s help.
There we discovered we were both Pisces – and went under the same motto: “Only dead fish go with the flow”.
The outcome of this was an invitation to the Rockpalast Eurovision Night at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on October 6th and 7th 1979. A memorable night – the “Famous Full Moon Concert” was born.
Three bands played: MITCH RYDER, Southside Johnny and The Nils Lofgren Band. And each of them was given a full day for rehearsal.
Although Mitch and his band were schedulded to play last on Saturday’s concert, their rehearsal day was Wednesday, a long time between the two. The guys spent their nights in my hotel room playing “Aggravation” and emptying my minibar. Mitch was building up the aggression he needed as an artist.
On the day of the concert the band was way beyond what could be thought of as the end of their tethers.
When Mitch finally arrived, carrying a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels, he was completely and totally drunk.His live interview with presenter Alan Bangs now is TV history, but at the time, as the producer in charge, I was within a hair’s breadth of axing the whole thing.
But what followed was a real concert: Mitch gave his all and sung his heart out for the audience. The penetrating, impassioned cries of the soul searcher sent shivers right up our spines and deeply moved us, from “Ain’t Nobody White Can Sing The Blues” (“Naked But Not Dead”, 1979) to the final number, the Doors’ “Soul Kichen”.
On stage MITCH RYDER isn’t an easy person to take – but we learned to love him.
25 years later in 2004 MITCH RYDER performed again at the Rockpalast, this time with the US-American guitarist Robert Gillespie and the German band Engerling.
This concert too appears in this set – uncut and with the same intensity.
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Get the CD/DVD boxset here: https://bfan.link/Mich-Ryder-live-at-rockpalast
Setlist:
01. Long Hard Road 0:00:39
02. War 0:06:59
03. Nice 'n' Easy 0:15:28
04. CC Rider/Jenny Take A Ride 0:22:23
05. Ain't Nobody White (Can Sing The Blues) 0:26:38
06. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly 0:35:12
07. Liberty 0:39:04
08. Dance Ourselves To Death 0:44:18
09. Wicked Messenger 0:53:21
10. Rock 'n' Roll 0:56:51
11. Tough Kid 1:04:14
12. True Love 1:09:47
13. Soul Kitchen 1:17:00
Lineup:
MITCH RYDER –VOCALS
JOE GUTC – GUITAR
RICHARD SCHEIN – GUITAR
BILLY CSERNITS – KEYBOARDS
MARK GOUGEON – BASS
WILSON OWENS - DRUMS
Two medleys: “Jenny Take A Ride” consisting of the Rock’s Evergreens “C.C. Rider” and Little Richard’s “Jenny, Jenny” (1966), and “Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly” (1966) – a single that was a million-dollar-seller – were MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS’ greatest hits in the brief time they played together (1965-1966).
Mitch- born as William Levise Jr. on February 26th 1945 in Detroit – then decided to continue as a solo artist and immediately scored with another Top Ten Hit with “Sock It To Me, Baby” (1967).
When I met him in New York in spring of 1979, he had just released his critically acclaimed album “How I Spent My Vacation” (1978) with songs about his break from music spotlight.
We charged headlong into the pandemonium of New York’s bars and clubs, many of which I probably would have never found without Mitch’s help.
There we discovered we were both Pisces – and went under the same motto: “Only dead fish go with the flow”.
The outcome of this was an invitation to the Rockpalast Eurovision Night at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on October 6th and 7th 1979. A memorable night – the “Famous Full Moon Concert” was born.
Three bands played: MITCH RYDER, Southside Johnny and The Nils Lofgren Band. And each of them was given a full day for rehearsal.
Although Mitch and his band were schedulded to play last on Saturday’s concert, their rehearsal day was Wednesday, a long time between the two. The guys spent their nights in my hotel room playing “Aggravation” and emptying my minibar. Mitch was building up the aggression he needed as an artist.
On the day of the concert the band was way beyond what could be thought of as the end of their tethers.
When Mitch finally arrived, carrying a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels, he was completely and totally drunk.His live interview with presenter Alan Bangs now is TV history, but at the time, as the producer in charge, I was within a hair’s breadth of axing the whole thing.
But what followed was a real concert: Mitch gave his all and sung his heart out for the audience. The penetrating, impassioned cries of the soul searcher sent shivers right up our spines and deeply moved us, from “Ain’t Nobody White Can Sing The Blues” (“Naked But Not Dead”, 1979) to the final number, the Doors’ “Soul Kichen”.
On stage MITCH RYDER isn’t an easy person to take – but we learned to love him.
25 years later in 2004 MITCH RYDER performed again at the Rockpalast, this time with the US-American guitarist Robert Gillespie and the German band Engerling.
This concert too appears in this set – uncut and with the same intensity.
MIG music online:
Website: http://www.mig-music.de/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/migmusic.de
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/migmusicde/
#rockpalast #live #bluesrock #rock
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Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley) · Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout... !!!
℗ 1966 Rhino/Dy...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley) · Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout... !!!
℗ 1966 Rhino/DynoVoice
Writer: BLACKWELL
Writer: Long
Writer: MARASCALCO
Writer: STEVENSON
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Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley) · Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout... !!!
℗ 1966 Rhino/DynoVoice
Writer: BLACKWELL
Writer: Long
Writer: MARASCALCO
Writer: STEVENSON
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In the 1960's Mitch Ryder fused explosive soul singing and high energy rock 'n roll in a style that came to characterize and influence all subsequent Detroit mu...
In the 1960's Mitch Ryder fused explosive soul singing and high energy rock 'n roll in a style that came to characterize and influence all subsequent Detroit music. He's been performing, recording and writing great songs non-stop for the last 45 years. At this year's All Star Revue, he reunited with original Detroit Wheel's guitarist Jimmy McCarty for a reprise of their 1966 hit, "Little Latin Lupe Lu".
Mitch Ryder - vocals, tambourine
Jimmy McCarty - guitar
Don Was - bass
Terry 'Thunder' Hughley - drums
Luis Resto - keyboards
Brian 'Roscoe' White - guitar
Dino Lewis - congas
Recorded Live at the annual
DON WAS DETROIT ALL STAR REVUE
During the CONCERT OF COLORS FESTIVAL,
JULY 16, 2011 at ORCHESTRA HALL
DETROIT, MICH.
Engineered and Mixed by
STEVE 'DR CHING' KING & TOM COURT
Assistant Engineer - ERIC NOVAK
Video Directed and Edited by - GEMMA CORFIELD
Director of Photography - KEVIN LEESER
Camera Operators - ALICIA GBUR & TOM DJOKAJ
Camera Assistant - JASON CARIDI
Produced by Don Was
In the 1960's Mitch Ryder fused explosive soul singing and high energy rock 'n roll in a style that came to characterize and influence all subsequent Detroit music. He's been performing, recording and writing great songs non-stop for the last 45 years. At this year's All Star Revue, he reunited with original Detroit Wheel's guitarist Jimmy McCarty for a reprise of their 1966 hit, "Little Latin Lupe Lu".
Mitch Ryder - vocals, tambourine
Jimmy McCarty - guitar
Don Was - bass
Terry 'Thunder' Hughley - drums
Luis Resto - keyboards
Brian 'Roscoe' White - guitar
Dino Lewis - congas
Recorded Live at the annual
DON WAS DETROIT ALL STAR REVUE
During the CONCERT OF COLORS FESTIVAL,
JULY 16, 2011 at ORCHESTRA HALL
DETROIT, MICH.
Engineered and Mixed by
STEVE 'DR CHING' KING & TOM COURT
Assistant Engineer - ERIC NOVAK
Video Directed and Edited by - GEMMA CORFIELD
Director of Photography - KEVIN LEESER
Camera Operators - ALICIA GBUR & TOM DJOKAJ
Camera Assistant - JASON CARIDI
Produced by Don Was
Get the CD/DVD boxset here: https://bfan.link/Mich-Ryder-live-at-rockpalast
Setlist:
01. Long Hard Road 0:00:39
02. War 0:06:59
03. Nice 'n' Easy 0:15:28
04. CC Rider/Jenny Take A Ride 0:22:23
05. Ain't Nobody White (Can Sing The Blues) 0:26:38
06. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly 0:35:12
07. Liberty 0:39:04
08. Dance Ourselves To Death 0:44:18
09. Wicked Messenger 0:53:21
10. Rock 'n' Roll 0:56:51
11. Tough Kid 1:04:14
12. True Love 1:09:47
13. Soul Kitchen 1:17:00
Lineup:
MITCH RYDER –VOCALS
JOE GUTC – GUITAR
RICHARD SCHEIN – GUITAR
BILLY CSERNITS – KEYBOARDS
MARK GOUGEON – BASS
WILSON OWENS - DRUMS
Two medleys: “Jenny Take A Ride” consisting of the Rock’s Evergreens “C.C. Rider” and Little Richard’s “Jenny, Jenny” (1966), and “Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly” (1966) – a single that was a million-dollar-seller – were MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS’ greatest hits in the brief time they played together (1965-1966).
Mitch- born as William Levise Jr. on February 26th 1945 in Detroit – then decided to continue as a solo artist and immediately scored with another Top Ten Hit with “Sock It To Me, Baby” (1967).
When I met him in New York in spring of 1979, he had just released his critically acclaimed album “How I Spent My Vacation” (1978) with songs about his break from music spotlight.
We charged headlong into the pandemonium of New York’s bars and clubs, many of which I probably would have never found without Mitch’s help.
There we discovered we were both Pisces – and went under the same motto: “Only dead fish go with the flow”.
The outcome of this was an invitation to the Rockpalast Eurovision Night at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany on October 6th and 7th 1979. A memorable night – the “Famous Full Moon Concert” was born.
Three bands played: MITCH RYDER, Southside Johnny and The Nils Lofgren Band. And each of them was given a full day for rehearsal.
Although Mitch and his band were schedulded to play last on Saturday’s concert, their rehearsal day was Wednesday, a long time between the two. The guys spent their nights in my hotel room playing “Aggravation” and emptying my minibar. Mitch was building up the aggression he needed as an artist.
On the day of the concert the band was way beyond what could be thought of as the end of their tethers.
When Mitch finally arrived, carrying a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniels, he was completely and totally drunk.His live interview with presenter Alan Bangs now is TV history, but at the time, as the producer in charge, I was within a hair’s breadth of axing the whole thing.
But what followed was a real concert: Mitch gave his all and sung his heart out for the audience. The penetrating, impassioned cries of the soul searcher sent shivers right up our spines and deeply moved us, from “Ain’t Nobody White Can Sing The Blues” (“Naked But Not Dead”, 1979) to the final number, the Doors’ “Soul Kichen”.
On stage MITCH RYDER isn’t an easy person to take – but we learned to love him.
25 years later in 2004 MITCH RYDER performed again at the Rockpalast, this time with the US-American guitarist Robert Gillespie and the German band Engerling.
This concert too appears in this set – uncut and with the same intensity.
MIG music online:
Website: http://www.mig-music.de/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/migmusic.de
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/migmusicde/
#rockpalast #live #bluesrock #rock
FOR FULL HOURS of MTV MUSIC TELEVISION from THE 80's... Be sure to LIKE "THE ORIGINAL MTV VJS OFFICIAL FACEBOOK" PAGE !!! - https://www.facebook.com/MTV80sVJs/?fref=nf
Listen to "Original VJs" Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Nina Blackwood & Mark Goodman on Sirius XM 80s on 8 !!!
Provided to YouTube by Rhino
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley) · Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout... !!!
℗ 1966 Rhino/DynoVoice
Writer: BLACKWELL
Writer: Long
Writer: MARASCALCO
Writer: STEVENSON
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In the 1960's Mitch Ryder fused explosive soul singing and high energy rock 'n roll in a style that came to characterize and influence all subsequent Detroit music. He's been performing, recording and writing great songs non-stop for the last 45 years. At this year's All Star Revue, he reunited with original Detroit Wheel's guitarist Jimmy McCarty for a reprise of their 1966 hit, "Little Latin Lupe Lu".
Mitch Ryder - vocals, tambourine
Jimmy McCarty - guitar
Don Was - bass
Terry 'Thunder' Hughley - drums
Luis Resto - keyboards
Brian 'Roscoe' White - guitar
Dino Lewis - congas
Recorded Live at the annual
DON WAS DETROIT ALL STAR REVUE
During the CONCERT OF COLORS FESTIVAL,
JULY 16, 2011 at ORCHESTRA HALL
DETROIT, MICH.
Engineered and Mixed by
STEVE 'DR CHING' KING & TOM COURT
Assistant Engineer - ERIC NOVAK
Video Directed and Edited by - GEMMA CORFIELD
Director of Photography - KEVIN LEESER
Camera Operators - ALICIA GBUR & TOM DJOKAJ
Camera Assistant - JASON CARIDI
Produced by Don Was
William S. Levise, Jr (born February 26, 1945), known better by his stage name Mitch Ryder, is an American musician who has recorded more than two dozen albums over more than four decades.
Career
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 until they met songwriter / record producer Bob Crewe. Crewe renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and they recorded several hit records for his DynoVoice Records and New Voice labels 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!", which reached number 10 in 1965. The Detroit Wheels were John Badanjek on drums, Joe Kubert (not to be confused with the comic book illustrator of the same name) on rhythm guitar, Jim McCarty (not to be confused with the Yardbirds drummer of the same name) on lead guitar and Jim McAllister on bass.
Devil With The Blue Dress On Mitch Ryder (Shorty Long - Blackwell/Mariscalso) Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo-fo, fum Look at Molly now [2: look out once again, now], here she comes Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match She's got high-heel shoes and an alligator hat Wearin' her pearls and her diamond rings She's got bracelets on her fingers, now, and everything She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress, Devil with the blue dress on Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress, Devil with the blue dress on Wearin' her perfume, Chanel No. 5 Got to be the finest girl alive She walks real cool, catches everybody's eye She's got such good lovin' that they can't say goodbye Not too skinny, she's not too fat She's a real humdinger and I like it like that She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress, Devil with the blue dress on Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress, Devil with the blue dress on ("Good Golly Miss Molly" interlude:) Good golly, Miss Molly You sure like to ball Good golly, Miss Molly You sure like to ball While you're rockin' and rollin' Can't you hear your mama call From the early, early mornin' 'til the early, early nights See Miss Molly rockin' at the House of Blue Lights Good golly, Miss Molly You sure like to ball While you're rockin' and rollin' Can't you hear your mama call Return to "Devil With The Blue Dress": [LP version repeats entire first verse; single edit omits first four lines]