Michigan Music
Red Wings pay tribute to Michigan musicians
Tuesday, 04.05.2011 / 8:51 AM
/ Press Release
Detroit Red Wings
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Ranging from headlining Michigan natives like Ted Nugent, Madonna, Iggy Pop, The White Stripes and the Queen of Soul herself, Miss Aretha Franklin, to (as of yet) lesser known local bands like The Product, Pop Evil and The Badways; every track at Joe Louis Arena could claim a tie to Michigan. From Marvin Gaye's recordings at Motown Records or The Red Hot Chili Pepper's track "Especially in Michigan" with Lahser High School graduate Chad Smith on the drums, Michigan music was well represented.
| ARTIST | SONG | CONNECTION |
| Amboy Dukes/Ted Nugent | Journey To The Center Of The Mind | Detroit |
| Badways | Leave Her Alone | Detroit |
| Bobby Bare | Detroit City | Ironton,OH |
| Capitols | Cool Jerk | Detroit |
| Carl Carlton | She's A Bad Mama Jama | Detroit |
| Contours | Do You Love Me | Detroit |
| Alice Cooper | No More Mr. Nice Guy | Detroit |
| D.R.U.G.S. | If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is | Detroit |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. | Hello Detroit | Harlem NY |
| Eminem | I'm Not Afraid | Detroit |
| Eminem & P!nk | Won't Back Down | Detroit |
| Eminem & Trick Trick | Welcome 2 Detroit | Detroit |
| Four Tops | I Can't Help Myself | Detroit |
| Aretha Franklin | Respect | Detroit |
| Aretha Franklin | Think | Detroit |
| Glenn Frey | Heat Is On | Detroit |
| Marvin Gaye | Ain't That Peculiar | Motown Records |
| Marvin Gaye | I Heard It Through The Grapevine | Motown Records |
| Marvin Gaye | What's Going On | Motown Records |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Motown Records |
| J. Geils Band | Detroit Breakdown | Boston |
| Grand Funk | Some Kind Of Wonderful | Flint |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | Rock Around The Clock | Highland Park |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | See You Later, Alligator | Highland Park |
| Inner City | Good Life | Detroit |
| Insane Clown Posse | Let's Go All The Way | Detroit |
| Jackson 5 | ABC | Motown Records |
| Jackson 5 | I Want You Back | Motown Records |
| Tommy James & The Shondells | Hanky Panky | Niles, Mich. |
| Journey | Don't Stop Believin' | San Francisco |
| Kid Rock | Ain't No Party Like A Detroit Party | Romeo, Mich. |
| Kid Rock | All Summer Long | Romeo, Mich. |
| Kid Rock | Bawitdaba | Romeo, Mich. |
| Kid Rock | Born Free | Romeo, Mich. |
| Kiss | Detroit Rock City | New York |
| Fedde Le Grand | Put Your Hands Up For Detroit | Netherlands |
| Barbara Lewis | Baby, I'm Yours | South Lyon, Mich. |
| Madonna | Holiday | Bay City, Mich. |
| Madonna | Material Girl | Bay City, Mich. |
| Madonna | Vogue | Bay City, Mich. |
| Martha & The Vandellas | Dancing In The Street | Detroit |
| Martha & The Vandellas | Nowhere To Run | Detroit |
| MC5 | Kick Out The Jams | Detroit |
| New Radicals | You Get What You Give | Grosse Pointe, Mich. |
| Ted Nugent | Cat Scratch Fever | Detroit |
| Parliament | Flash Light | Detroit |
| Freda Payne | Band of Gold | Detroit |
| Pop Evil | Last Man Standing | Grand Rapids |
| Iggy Pop | Lust For Life | Muskegon |
| Mike Posner | Bow Chicka Wow Wow | Southfield |
| Raconteurs | Steady As She Goes | Detroit |
| Rare Earth | I Just Want To Celebrate | Detroit |
| Ready For The World | Oh Sheila | Flint |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | Especially In Michigan | Los Angeles |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | I Second That Emotion | Detroit |
| Rockwell | Somebody's Watching Me | Detroit |
| Diana Ross & The Supremes | Baby Love | Detroit |
| Diana Ross & The Supremes | Stop! In The Name Of Love | Detroit |
| Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels | Sock It To Me-Baby! | Detroit |
| Bob Seger | Katmandu | Dearborn |
| Bob Seger | Old Time Rock & Roll | Dearborn |
| Bob Seger | Ramblin' Gamblin' Man | Dearborn |
| Bob Seger | Shakedown | Dearborn |
| Del Shannon | Runaway | Coopersville, Mich. |
| Spinners | It's A Shame | Detroit |
| Sponge | Plowed | Detroit |
| Stooges | No Fun | Muskegon |
| Barrett Strong | Money (That's What I Want) | Motown Records |
| Suicide Machines | S.O.S. | Detroit |
| Temptations | Way You Do The Things You Do | Detroit |
| Uncle Kracker | Follow Me | Mt. Clemens, Mich. |
| Von Bondies | Pale Bride | Detroit |
| Mary Wells | My Guy | Detroit |
| White Stripes | Icky Thump | Detroit |
| White Stripes | Seven Nation Army | Detroit |
| White Stripes | We Are Gonna Be Friends | Detroit |
| Jackie Wilson | Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher And Higher) | Detroit |
| Stevie Wonder | For Once In My Life | Saginaw |
| Stevie Wonder | I Wish | Saginaw |
| Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | Saginaw |
| Stevie Wonder | Sir Duke | Saginaw |
| Stevie Wonder | Uptight (Everything's Alright) | Saginaw |








