13 Facts About Rob Tyner

Robert W Derminer, known as Rob Tyner, was an American musician best known as the lead singer for the Detroit proto-punk band MC5.

Rob Tyner's adopted surname was in tribute to the jazz pianist McCoy Tyner.

Rob Tyner had originally auditioned as the bass player, but the band felt his talents would be best used as the lead vocalist.

Rob Tyner was born on December 12,1944, in Detroit, Michigan.

Rob Tyner was baptized and raised in the Episcopal Church, but often sought ways to incorporate the spirituality from his Native American heritage into the Christian faith of his birth.

Rob Tyner joined the group that was to become MC5 in 1964.

Rob Tyner auditioned to be the band's bassist, but soon became its lead vocalist.

Rob Tyner remained with the band until late 1972, when the MC5 split up.

In 1985, Rob Tyner donated his talents to a benefit LP for Vietnam Veterans.

Rob Tyner dipped into the song catalog of the National Rock Group for his 1990 album Blood Brothers, and plans were in the works to play more live shows, including plans with Blackfoot drummer Jackson Spires, when he died in 1991.

On September 17,1991, Rob Tyner suffered a heart attack in the seat of his parked car close to his home town of Berkley, Michigan.

Rob Tyner was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, where he died, leaving his wife, Becky, and three children.

Rob Tyner is buried at Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley, Michigan.