Revolutionary Detroit band MC5 makes the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Yes, but: Sadly, none of the band members will be attending. Drummer Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, the last surviving member, died in May.

Between the lines: MC5, short for Motor City 5, blended garage rock with R&B and other genres, delivering political messages and shows that emphasized the cultural unrest of the 1960s.

What they're saying: "The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it," Tom Morello, a guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, told the Associated Press.

• "They built the lattice on which bands like The Stooges, The Ramones, The Clash, the Sex Pistols, Rage Against the Machine and System of a Down ply their trade."

State of play: Saturday's ceremony at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will be streamed at 7pm on Disney+.

• The Rock Hall's inductee showcase, which opened this month, features the red, white and blue Fender Stratocaster played by MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer.

• The exhibit also features the outfit that Dave Matthews Band's frontman wore in the 2001 "I Did It" music video and other artifacts from this year's 16 inductees.

Zoom out: The Rock Hall's class of 2024 includes Mary J. Blige, Cher, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang and A Tribe Called Quest.

Go deeper: A new book, "MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock's Most Revolutionary Band," went on sale this month. It includes original interviews with the band.