Dennis Thompson, drummer in rock band MC5, dies aged 75

Dennis Thompson, centre, the drummer for MC5, has died age 75. He is pictured with guitarist Wayne Kramer and bassist Michael Davis in London in 2003. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

Dennis Thompson, the drummer for influential Detroit rock band MC5, has died at the age of 75.

Thompson, who was the last surviving member of the group after the death of guitarist Wayne Kramer in February, died in a Michigan nursing home on Thursday. He had been recovering after a heart attack in April, his son Chris McNulty told Detroit News.