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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.
The MC5, left to right: Fred (Sonic) Smith, Dennis Thompson, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer. The Lincoln Park-bred drummer could be stubborn and cantankerous, often at odds with the ...
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)
The MC5, left to right: Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Michael Davis, Rob Tyner and Wayne Kramer. On the MC5 and politics: They were just regular people. Even during the so-called political ...
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
Kramer came to prominence in the 1960s as the lead guitarist of the Detroit rock band MC5. Kramer and guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith co-founded the MC5 in 1963, with vocalist Rob Tyner, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson joining shortly after. The MC5 became known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing ...