Mitch Ryder Autographs
William Sherille Levise Jr. (born February 26, 1945), known professionally as Mitch Ryder, is an American rock singer who has recorded more than 25 albums over more than four decades.
Ryder was born on February 26, 1945, in Hamtramck, Michigan. He spent his high school years in Warren, Michigan, a suburb north of Detroit. He formed his first band, Tempest, when he was in high school, and the group gained some notice playing at a Detroit soul music club called The Village. Ryder next appeared fronting a band named Billy Lee & The Rivieras, which had limited success until they met songwriter / record producer Bob Crewe. He selected his stage name when he saw "Mitch Ryder" in the Manhattan telephone directory and renamed the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. They recorded several hit records for his DynoVoice Records and New Voice labels in the mid to late 1960s, most notably 1966's "Devil with a Blue Dress On", their highest-charting single at number four, as well as "Jenny Take a Ride!" which reached number 10 in 1965, and "Sock It to Me, Baby!", a number six hit in 1967. The Detroit Wheels were John Badanjek on drums, Mark Manko on lead guitar, Joe Kubert (not to be confused with the comic book illustrator Joe Kubert) on rhythm guitar, Jim McCarty (not to be confused with the Yardbirds drummer of the same name) on lead guitar and Jim McAllister on bass.
In December 1966, producer Bob Crewe's vision for Mitch as a blue-eyed soul singer backed by a horn band (a la Wilson Pickett, Joe Tex, etc.) was put into motion. They assembled a 10 piece band of white R&B musicians: from Baltimore, Maryland; Jimmy Wilson (trumpet), Bob Shipley (sax), Jimmy Loomis (sax), Don Lehnhoff (trombone), Frank Invernizzi (organ); from Chicago, Illinois; John Siomos (drums), Bob Slawson (guitar), Carmine Riale (bass guitar); from Miami, Florida; Andy Dio (trumpet); from New York; Johnny ? (lead guitar). The band rehearsed for a month in a dance studio above Cheetah, a night club at Broadway and 53rd, then hit the road as The Mitch Ryder Show in February 1967.
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Current items with a signature of Mitch Ryder
These are the most current items with a signature of Mitch Ryder that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Mitch Ryder JSA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $64.25 |  |
 | MITCH RYDER • Autographed SOCK IT TO ME Album~With Hologram/COA~Detroit Rock | $159.98 | |
Traded items with a signature of Mitch Ryder
The most expensive item with a signature of Mitch Ryder (MITCH RYDER AUTOGRAPHED ELECTRIC GUITAR (& THE DETROIT WHEELS) - W/ COA!) was sold in July 2025 for $449.94 while the cheapest item (MITCH RYDER Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4X6 Photo -SINGER THE DETROIT WHEELS) found a new owner for $0.01 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (6) was August 2021 with an average selling price of $35.00 for an autographed item of Mitch Ryder. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $419.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.64 was September 2023. In average, an autographed item from Mitch Ryder is worth $15.01.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Mitch Ryder were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | DETROIT WHEELS AND MITCH RYDER SIGNED DRUM HEAD 4 AUTOS RARE BECKETT BAS AE44927 | $419.99 |  |
| DETROIT WHEELS AND MITCH RYDER SIGNED HUBCAP 4 AUTOS RARE BECKETT BAS AE44921 | $429.99 | |
 | HAND SIGNED 1960s EXCELLENT Mitch Ryder – What Now My Love 31901 LP33 | $75.08 | |
| MITCH RYDER & the DETRIOT WHEELS signed 8x10 PHOTO autograph COA | $60.98 | |
| Mitch Ryder JSA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $64.25 | |
| Mitch Ryder JSA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $63.95 | |
| Mitch Ryder JSA Coa Signed 8x10 Photo Autograph | $63.75 | |
 | MITCH RYDER Never kick a sleeping dog Lp AUTOGRAPHED | $37.98 | |
| MITCH RYDER • Autographed SOCK IT TO ME Album~With Hologram/COA~Detroit Rock | $159.98 | |
 | Mitch Ryder, Original Signed Vinyl *Naked But Not Dead* + LP -- Sale | $38.56 | |
| Mitch Ryder, Original Signed Vinyl Naked But Not Dead + LP Sale | $38.40 | |
 | Mitch Ryder, Original Signed Vinyl/LP *Got Change For A...* + LP -- SOLD OUT | $35.94 | |
| Mitch Ryder, Original Signed Vinyl/LP Never Kick + LP Sale | $38.47 | |
 | poster Signed by Country Joe of Country Joe & The Fish Mitch Ryder & The Zombies | $150.00 | |
| Signed Mitch Ryder Devils & Blue Dresses 2011 Unread 1st Edition Trade Paperback | $55.87 | |
