Brother J.C. Crawford

Jesse came to Ann Arbor from Cleveland, his home, in the mid-1960s as a drummer. After playing for a short time with The Prime Movers (3), Jesse stopped playing for a while and hung out for a year or so, most notably with his sidekick Panther White. In the summer of 1968 he teamed up with John Sinclair (2) and the MC5, becoming the warm-up man for the 5's performances. His rap of that period can be heard on the first MC5 album, , recorded live at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit on the first Zenta New Year.