Mad Dog (24)

Formed in Bay City Michigan in 1973, the group had a melting pot of influences which included the Motown sound, English blues, American blues and metal, as well as the great rock-n-roll bands coming out of Detroit in the late 1960's. In 1974, Mad Dog was asked to open for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and MC5 at the Skidway Lake Music Festival. The band played all original material and was making a name for itself. In 1975 the group was again asked to open for Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band in Saginaw, Mi. at a club called Hidden Hollow. In 1976 Mad Dog recorded its first album. After a trip to New York and a slew of rejection letters from the major labels, the band released the record in 1977. The album received airplay and made numerous college radio station playlists during 1977 -1978. Commercial radio was not into music this heavy at the time. Distribution was a problem and the internet did not exist. Indie labels were few and far between. Mad Dog recorded its 2nd album in 1980 and so far it has not been released. After slugging it out for ten years playing up to 250 dates a year, the band broke up in 1983. On the 30th anniversary (2006) of the recording of Mad Dog 617, it was released on cd and is available for purchase via the band's website. The cd release of the album was preempted with the illegal cd release by Mr. Nobody Records in 2005. (Bio info from the band's website)