Prime Movers

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The Prime Movers
Prime Movers at Living End 1966
Prime Movers at Living End 1966
Background information
Origin Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Genre(s) Blues, garage rock
Years active 1965 - 1970
Members
Michael Erlewine
Dan Erlewine
Robert Sheff
Robert Vinopal
Spider Winn
Jack Dawson
James Osterberg
Jesse Crawford


The Prime Movers were a blues band based in the Detroit area, formed in 1965. Robert Vinopal left soon after the band's formation and was replaced by Jack Dawson. James Osterberg, who would later be known as Iggy Pop, took over the drums not long after. The band was renowned for being very dedicated to the blues and often went down to Chicago to watch blues musicians play. Iggy left the band in early 1967 and was replaced by J.C. Crawford. During their career, they made numerous recordings, but they never released an album. The band disbanded in 1970 and the members went their separate ways.

[edit] External links

  • Interview Ex-Prime Mover Michael Erlewine at the I-94 Bar
  • The Prime Movers Rusted Chrome profile
  • [1] Audio Track] The Prime Movies Blues Band