Born 5 June 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Died of liver failure on 17 February 2012 in Chico, California, USA.
American bassist and producer, mostly known as a member of The MC5. After leaving the band, he ended up in prison for drug charges. Following his release he joined Destroy All Monsters in the late '70s.
ALBUMS
Primal Scream / MC5 / Davis*, Kramer*, Thompson*
Black To Comm
2011, 2x CD, DVD, Box Set, 
,
, Garage Rock/Hard Rock/Punk
D.O.A. (2) & Michael Davis
Something Is Not Right With Me
2010, 10", S/Sided, Dr. Martens
Various
Abbey Road - A Tribute To The Beatles
2009, 
,
, Pop Rock/Soft Rock
The Lords Of Altamont
Lords Have Mercy
2007, ,
, Garage Rock/Punk/Psychedelic Rock
OJM
Under The Thunder
2006
Dollhouse
The Rock And Soul Circus
2004, Vinyl, ,
, Garage Rock/Rock & Roll
The Mothers Anger
The Mothers Anger
2004
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
Before Acoma Mary
2017, CD, Ltd, Cactus Rock Records, 
,
, Alternative Rock
Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters
2014, 
,
, Garage Rock/Punk/Experimental
MC5
Kick Out The Jams 1966-1970
2012
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
"Return To The Other Side"- Tour 2010 + Classic Series Volume 1 (Rich Hopkins & Luminarios 1998)
2011, 4xCDr, Ltd + Box, San Jacinto Records, ,
, Alternative Rock
MC5
Kick Out The Jams
2009, 7", Ltd, Num, W/Lbl, Cleopatra
The Lords Of Altamont
The Altamont Sin
2008
MC5
Kick Out The Jams! Anthology 1965-1971
2008, ,
, Garage Rock
MC5
Kick Out The Jams
2005
The Lords Of Altamont
Lords Have Mercy
2005, CD, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychobilly/Punk
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
The Best And The Worst Of Rich Hopkins & Luminarios - Musical Rantings From An Arizonan Mesomorph
2004, CD, Comp, San Jacinto Records
MC5
Sonic Revolution: A Celebration Of The MC5
2004, 
,
, Garage Rock/Hard Rock
Destroy All Monsters
Broken Mirrors (Rehearsals And shows 1977/1978)
2003, CDr, Comp, Living Records (3)
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
"Sinkkasten" Frankfurt (Germany) 7.7.2002
2002, 2xCD, Enh, Blue Rose Records (2)
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
Tinitus
2002, ,
, Alternative Rock
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
Gaffenberg-Festival Heilbronn (Germany) 6.7.2002
2002
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
My Lucky Stars
2001, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock
MC5
The Big Bang! Best Of The MC5
2000, ,
, Hard Rock
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
Devolver + Bailey In The Sky
1999
MC5
'66 Breakout!
1999, ,
, Garage Rock/Punk/Psychedelic Rock
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
3000 Germans Can't Be Wrong
1998
MC5
Starship - The MC5 Live At The Sturgis Armory June 27, 1968
1998
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
The Glorious Sounds Of Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
1997, ,
, Alternative Rock
Rich Hopkins & Luminarios
El Paso
1996
MC5
Looking At You
1995, 10", Comp, Total Energy, ,
, Classic Rock/Garage Rock
MC5
The American Ruse
1995, ,
, Rock & Roll/Hard Rock/Punk
MC5
Ice Pick Slim
1995, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
MC5
Power Trip
1994, ,
, Garage Rock/Punk/Psychedelic Rock
MC5
Thunder Express
1992, 
,
, Garage Rock/Punk
MC5
Vintage Years
1991, ,
, Garage Rock
Destroy All Monsters
Bored
1991, CD, ,
, Noise/Avantgarde
MC5
Live 1969/70
1991, ,
, Garage Rock
Destroy All Monsters
November 22. 1963
1989
Destroy All Monsters
Live
1989
MC5
Live Detroit 68/69
1988
MC5
Do It
1987, ,
, Punk/Garage Rock/Rock & Roll
MC5
Babes In Arms
1983, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Destroy All Monsters
Days Of Diamonds
1979, 7", EP, Black Hole Records (8), ,
, Punk
Destroy All Monsters
Nov. 22 / Meet The Creeper
1979
Destroy All Monsters
What Do I Get / Nobody Knows
1979
Destroy All Monsters
Bored / You're Gonna Die
1978, ,
, Rock & Roll/Punk
MC5
High Time
1971, ,
, Garage Rock/Punk/Psychedelic Rock
MC5
Back In The USA
1970, ,
, Garage Rock/Rock & Roll
MC5
Kick Out The Jams
1969, ,
, Garage Rock/Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Acid Rock/Punk
MC5
Looking At You / Borderline
1968, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
MC5
Miami - Florida 1971
2016, Lathe, 7", Single, Ltd, Unofficial, Cle, Not On Label (MC5), ,
, Garage Rock
MC5
Thunder Express 1972
2005,
Garage Rock/Punk/Psychedelic Rock
MC5
Back In The USA / High Time
2001, 
,
, Classic Rock
MC5
Kick Out The Jams
1992
MC5
Back In The USA
1970, ,
, Garage Rock/Rock & Roll
MC5
Looking At You / Borderline
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Destroy All Monsters
1974/76
APPEARANCES +
Various
Motor City Is Burning (A Michigan Anthology 1965-1972)
2025, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Grapefruit Records, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk/Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Blue Öyster Cult
Ghost Stories
2024, ,
, Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll
Various
We’re An American Band (A Journey Through The USA Hard Rock Scene 1967-1973)
2023, 3xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Grapefruit Records, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Hard Rock/Acid Rock
Various
Looking For The Magic (American Power Pop In The Seventies)
2023, 3xCD, Comp, Grapefruit Records, Grapefruit USA, ,
, Power Pop
The Damned
Fiendish Shadows
2020
Powderfinger
Odyssey Number Five
2020,
Alternative Rock
Pere Ubu
By Order Of Mayor Pawlicki (Live In Jarocin)
2020, ,
, Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Post-Punk
Jon Savage
Jon Savage's 1969-1971 (Rock Dreams On 45)
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Ace, ,
, Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Jon Savage
Jon Savage's 1968 (The Year The World Burned)
2018, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Ace, ,
, Soul/Funk/Beat/Psychedelic Rock/Reggae/Mod/Prog Rock
Various
The Greatest Sixties Album
2018, 4xCD, Comp, Rhino Records (2), ,
, Soul/Easy Listening/Prog Rock/Pop Rock/Funk/Rhythm & Blues/Psychedelic Rock
Various
A² (An A-Square Compilation)
2018, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
U.K. Subs*
Subversions
2018, Vinyl Red, ,
, Punk
Destroy All Monsters / Xanadu
The Black Hole
2017, LP, Comp, Ltd, RE, Pur, Third Man Records, ,
, Art Rock/Punk
Mammoth Mammoth
Mammoth Bloody Mammoth
2016
The White Stripes
The Complete John Peel Sessions
2016, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Metal Matters (Charting The Evolution Of Metal)
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Music Group, ,
, Death Metal/Thrash/Stoner Rock/Sludge Metal/Metalcore/Hard Rock/Grindcore
The Dictators NYC
Supply And Demand
2015, 
,
, Punk/Hard Rock
Forgotten Boys
Outside Of Society
2014, CD, Album, Ltd, Num, Rastrillo Records, 
,
, Rock & Roll
Sin City Sinners
Divebar Days Revisited
2013, CDr, Album, Car, AntiStar Records (2), ,
, Hard Rock
World Of Twist
Quality Street
2013
Fuzztones*
Snake Oil
2013, ,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
MC5 / Afrika Bambaataa
Kick Out The Jams
2012, 7", RSD, Ltd, Pin, Rhino Records (2), Elektra, Tommy Boy, ,
, Electro/Garage Rock/Breaks
Dustaphonics*
The Jinx
2011, 7", Single, Munster Records
The Damned
The Chiswick Singles ...And Another Thing
2011, ,
, Punk
Rage Against The Machine
The Collection
2010, 5xCD, Album + Box, Comp, Epic, Sony Music, Legacy, ,
, Alternative Rock/Funk Metal/Hard Rock
Ginger Baker's Energy
Live In Milan Italy 1980
2010, 2xCD, Album, Voiceprint
Carnival Season
Misguided Promise: Carnival Season Complete (1984-89)
2010, CD, Comp, Arena Rock
Grong Grong
To Hell And Back
2009, CD, DVD, 
,
, Noise
The Vibrators
Garage Punk
2009, ,
, Garage Rock/Punk
Various
Rare Trax DVD - Highlights Aus Dem Beat-Club 1967 Bis 1972
2008, DVD-V, Comp, Rolling Stone
Various
I'll Give You My Heart I'll Give You My Heart (The Cherry Red Records Singles Collection 1978-1983)
2008, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
, New Wave/Punk/Indie Rock
Various
A-Square (Of Course)
2008, CD, Comp, Big Beat Records
The Damned
Punk Generation: Best Of Oddities & Versions
2008, ,
, New Wave/Goth Rock/Industrial/Punk
Various
From The Velvets To The Voidoids - U.S. Punk Rock Roots 1970-1978
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Rhino Records (2), Sire, ,
, Punk/New Wave
Various
Ultimate Classic Rock
2007, CD, Comp, Rhino Custom Products, Direct Source Special Products Inc., ,
, Classic Rock
Joe Strummer
The Future Is Unwritten
2007, ,
, Rock & Roll/Punk/Folk/Reggae/Soundtrack/Interview
Various
Punk 1977/2007 30th Anniversary / Limited Edition
2007, 3x CD, ,
, Punk/Hardcore
The Sirens
More Is More
2007
The Damned
Noise Noise Noise (The Live Box)
2006, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Castle Music, Sanctuary, ,
, Punk
Various
The Definitive Story Of CBGB (The Home Of U.S. Punk)
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Salvo, ,
, Punk
Little Diesel
No Lie
2006
Super Furry Animals
Under The Influence
2005, ,
, Indie Rock/Opera/New Wave/Psychedelic Rock/Funk/Classic Rock
The Damned
The Black Album
2005, ,
, New Wave/Punk/Psychedelic Rock
Guitar Wolf
Hero The Wolves
2004, DVD-V, Comp, RE, NTSC, Ki/oon
Los Monstros Del Tucson Rock
Los Monstros Del Tucson Rock
2004, CD, Album, San Jacinto Records,
Jeff Buckley
Grace
2004, CD, CD, DVD, ,
, Folk Rock/Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Classic Rock
The Damned
Machine Gun Etiquette
2004, CD 25th Anniversary Edition, ,
, New Wave/Punk
The Celibate Rifles
Beyond Respect
2004, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Instant Garage (Music Guide Vol.1)
2003, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
, Garage Rock
Powderfinger
Love Your Way
2003,
Alternative Rock
Powderfinger
On My Mind
2003
Rage Against The Machine
Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium
2003, ,
, Alternative Rock/Hard Rock/Funk Metal
Various
Hultsfred Rockparty 1981 - 2001
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Music, Diesel Music AB, 
Various
Bread, Soup & Struggle (A Tribute To The Casa Maria Tucson, Arizona)
2002, CD, Comp, Enh, San Jacinto Records, ,
, Country/Folk
Entombed
Sons Of Satan Praise The Lord
2002, 2x CD, ,
, Thrash/Death Metal
Various
I Hate You - A Brief History Of Punk
2001, CD, Comp, Sony Music Direct, 
,
, Punk/New Wave/Thrash/Power Pop/Alternative Rock/Garage Rock
Rich Hopkins and Billy Sedlmayr
The Fifty Percenter
2001, ,
, Alternative Rock
Jeff Buckley
Live A L'Olympia
2001, ,
, Indie Rock
Wayne Kramer
Live At Dingwalls 1979
2000, CD, Album, Captain Trip Records, 
Various
HO*T FM Blue Rose Broadcasts Vol.1
1999, 2xCD, Album, Blue Rose Records (2)
Empty Set
Ocean's 11
1999, CD, Album, Inbetweens Records, 
,
, Alternative Rock
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Lump
1999, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
This Note's For You Too! • A Tribute To Neil Young
1999, ,
, Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Ray McKinley & His Orchestra*
Borderline
1998, ,
, Big Band
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Pure Frosting
1998
Monster Magnet
Space Lord
1998, ,
, Stoner Rock
Various
Motor City's Burnin'
1998, ,
, Rock & Roll/Punk
Various
ECW Extreme Music
1998, CD, ,
, Heavy Metal
Various
Blue Rose Collection Vol. 3
1997, CD, Comp, Blue Rose Records (2), Rough Trade
Entombed
DCLXVI To Ride, Shoot Straight And Speak The Truth
1997, ,
, Death Metal
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Rarities
1997, ,
, Pop Rock/Punk/Rockabilly/Rock & Roll
Empty Set
Deals, Dough & Dames
1997
Empty Set
Thin, Slim & None w/Flunkie
1996,
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Dune Buggy
1996, ,
, Alternative Rock
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
Peaches & Live
1996, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Various
I Shot Andy Warhol - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
1996, ,
, Soundtrack
Captain Sensible
Live At The Milky Way
1995, ,
, Punk/Pop Rock
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
1995, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
The Damned
The School Bullies
1993, ,
, Punk
Various
Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance IV
1991
Klaus Flouride
The Light Is Flickering
1991, CD, ,
, Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
Pump Up The Volume (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Soundtrack
Various
Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance
1989, ,
, Folk Rock/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
Destroy All Monsters / Sonic's Rendez Vous Band*
Destroy All Monsters / Sonic's Rendez Vous Band
1987, LP, Comp, Revenge Records (2)
Michael Monroe
Nights Are So Long
1987, 
,
, Glam/Hard Rock
GG Allin
Hated In The Nation
1987
New Race
The First And The Last
1983, ,
, Hard Rock
Vivi Bak, Otto Brandenburg, Kirsten Vaupel / Ulla Jessen / Pia Jondal / Tommy Kenter / Peter Thorup / Bent Warburg / Dick Kaysø, Nils Jørgen Steen* / Jesper Thilo / Ove Rex / Torben Munk / Hugo Rasmussen
Rock Johnny Show (Sange Fra Jukebox)
1977, LP, KMF, 
,
, Rock & Roll/Score
Various
Michigan Rocks
1977, Vinyl, ,
, Garage Rock
DKT / MC5*
The Palace, Melbourne, 23 July 2004
CDr, Not On Label, 
Rage Against The Machine
Renegades
Various
Punk Legends (The American Roots)
, New Wave/Punk/Experimental/Garage Rock
Various
4 Giants Of Rock (Tribute)
2013, CD, Comp, Leader Music
Various
50 Years Of Dr. Martens
2010, CD, ,
, Modern
Various
Tranquilité Céleste, Les Musiques Du Bien-être
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Reader's Digest Music,
Various
The Beatles - The Best Of Tribute
3xCD, Comp, KM Records Limited, KM Records Limited, KM Records Limited, KM Records Limited, ,
, Pop Rock
Entombed
DCLXVI To Ride, Shoot Straight And Speak The Truth/Family Favourites
1997, ,
, Death Metal
GG Allin And The Motorcity Bad Boys*
Gimme Some Head
1985, Cass, Unofficial, Not On Label (GG Allin), Not On Label (The MC2)
Ginger Baker's Energy
Ginger Baker's Energy
CD, Unofficial, Traditional Line
Amboy Dukes* / MC-5*
Migration / High Time
Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Amboy Dukes), Not On Label (MC5), ,
, Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock/Punk
