In Memoriam
2024 Inductee Dennis Thompson earned the nickname “Machine Gun” through his aggressive drumming with Detroit’s Motor City 5. Influenced by Elvin Jones and Keith Moon, Thompson’s fast, hard-hitting drumming appeared on the MC5’s groundbreaking 1969 LP Kick Out the Jams and on both of the group’s 1970s studio albums, "Back in the USA" and "High Time".