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Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, MC5 Drummer and Last Surviving Band Member, Dies at 75

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, March 2003 (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, the longtime drummer of the ...
Rolling Stone

Dennis Thompson, MC5 Drummer and Last Surviving Original Member, Dead at 75

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, the founding MC5 drummer and the last surviving original member of the pioneering proto-punk group, died Wednesday, The Detroit Free Press reported. He was 75. An exact ...
The Oakland Press

Son of late MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson vows to ‘represent’ in his absence

Less than a year and a half ago, Chris McNulty was surprised to learn he was the son not of a gun, but a Machine Gun. The Waterford resident was born in 1969 to MC5 drummer Dennis “Machine Gun” ...
AOL

From gangster Tommy guns to Glock switches: The history of machine guns on U.S. streets

On Valentine's Day 1929, four men connected with Al Capone's Chicago gang killed seven rivals with Thompson machine guns, better known as Tommy guns. The bloody massacre shocked the nation, making ...
Pitchfork

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, MC5 Drummer and Last Surviving Band Member, Dies at 75

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, the longtime drummer of the iconic Detroit proto-punk band MC5 who earned his nickname due to his rapidfire drum style and its militant rat-tat-tat sound, has died, the ...