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Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 – November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist and member of the rock band MC5. He married and raised two children with poet and fellow rock musician Patti Smith .
MC5 was an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. [5] [6] The classic lineup consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson.
MC5 were an American rock band founded in 1963 by guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred Smith. [1] The band's classic line-up included Kramer, Smith, vocalist Rob Tyner, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson.
MC5 (L-R Fred “Sonic” Smith, Wayne Kramer, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson and Michael Davis) in 1969 (Credit: Leni Sinclair / Michael Ochs Archive / Getty Images)
Kramer and the late Fred “Sonic” Smith were the dual guitar attack for the MC5, one of the leading exponents of late ’60s Detroit-area horsepower that helped paved the way for not just punk ...
Wayne Kramer, the guitarist who co-founded the influential rock band MC5, ... and founded MC5 in nearby Lincoln Park with fellow guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith and singer Rob Tyner. The band ...
Sonic's Rendezvous Band was formed by members of four Michigan rock bands: Fred "Sonic" Smith, formerly of the MC5 – guitar, vocals; Scott Morgan, formerly of The Rationals, a soul-influenced Detroit band of the 1960s – guitar, vocals; Gary Rasmussen, formerly of The Up and more recently, Broken Arrow [2] – bass
Indeed, after the deaths of MC5 singer Rob Tyner in 1991 and guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith in 1994, Kramer continued carrying the torch for MC5’s loud, outrageous sound and revolutionary ...