See the rest of the winners in our Best of Detroit issue. Photo: Wyandotte's District 142 is a new music venue in Wyandotte that has already earned many fans. (Joe Maroon) ...

He played the organ on the Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels’ 1966 Top 5 song ... which was a departure from his folk music and ultimately changed the pop music genre, the crowd was divided.

It was 1966 – the peak in popularity of the American folk-music revival. We were all raised with rock influences from our older siblings, but folk music grabbed hold of us – artists like The ...