War - Mitch Ryder - Best

"The Unsung Hero" of Michigan rock and roll). Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels were big on the US music scene in the 60s. They recorded several hit records for his DynoVoice Records and New Voice labels in the mid to late 1960s, most notably 1964’s "Devil with a Blue Dress on" their highest-charting single at number four, as well as "Jenny Take a Ride!," which reached number 10 in 1965, and "Sock It to Me, Baby!", a number six hit in 1967.
Ryder withdrew from music in 1973 after experiencing throat trouble, moving to Colorado with his wife and taking up writing and painting.
Yet, in 1979 RYDER was invited by a major tv rock show, "Rockpalast" and he rocked the house. As a result he found a new home with legendary German record label "Line Records", who produced his releases for several years to smash success esp. in Germany.
In 1983, Ryder returned to a major label with the John Mellencamp -produced album Never Kick a Sleeping Dog. The album featured a cover version of the Prince song "When You Were Mine" which was Ryder's last score on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ryder continues to record and tour in the United States and Europe. In 2005, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels were inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. In 2009, Mitch Ryder was inducted as a solo artist. On February 14, 2012.
Ryder altogether has recorded more than 25 albums over more than four decades.
Here is a fantastic selection of his best songs mainly from late 70s to 80s. All titles remastered with the state of the art CEDAR system for highest listening enjoyment.