Davis MC5 National Convention Riot

Davis MC5 National Convention Riot---Davis, the bassist of an american rock band, MC5 and the member of The 1968 Democratic National Convention Riot, has died of liver failure in February 2012 at the age of 68.
MC5 is an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964.

The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred Sonic Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson.

The group formed in Lincoln Park, MI, 1964, played local sock hops, performed at protest of Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1968, signed with Elektra Records, and released LP Kick Out the Jams, 1969, signed with Atlantic Records, and released Back in the U.S.A., 1970, and High
Time, 1971; disbanded, 1972.