Biography

The Detroit Wheels
Effective period / Period of releases: 1967 - 1968
Members: Johnny Badanjek, Jim McCarty (2), James McCallister, Joe Kubert, Terry Kelly (6)
Short-lived line-up of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels without Mitch Ryder when the latter was enticed away by Bob Crewe with offers of a solo career, after which the group quickly dissolved. Two of its former members, Jim McCarty and Johnny Badanjek, later reunited to establish the nucleus of a new band called The Rockets, after McCarty found some fame with the hard rock outfit Cactus.