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what was the success in detroit for MC5?
In and around Detroit, MC5 quickly earned a reputation for their high-energy live performances and had a sizeable local following.
where did MC5 play in detroit?
any place they could in and around Detroit
Did MC5  get a record contract from Elektra Records?
Danny Fields of Elektra Records came to Detroit to see MC5. Fields was so impressed that he ended up offering contracts to both bands in September 1968.
what were the two bands that Danny Fields was so impressed by that he ended up offering contracts to the bands in September 1968?
The Stooges and MC5
did MC5 release an album after being offerred a contract in September 1968?
MC5 earned national attention with their first album, Kick Out the Jams.
did MC5 tour with their first album, Kick Out the Jams?
Anything else interesting in the MC5 article beside their first album, Kick Out the Jams?
MC5 became the leading band in a burgeoning hard rock scene, serving as mentors to fellow South-Eastern Michigan bands The Stooges and The Up.

Question: did they mentor anybody who made it big?
Self-contained rewrite: did MC5 mentor anybody who made it big?