Fred Sonic Smith, of the MC5, at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit MI. Musica

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By Sergio Ariza. Fred 'Sonic' Smith was the high priest of the High Octane Rock Church of Detroit. Along with MC5 and Sonic's Rendezvous Band, he was ahead of the punk and distortion storms of alternative rock. His exchange of furious electricity discharge with Wayne Kramer were the punk equivalent to those of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts.

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By Fred Goodman August 24, 2018 The rock group MC5 (L-R Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer and Michael Davis) pose for a photo in front of an.

Fred 'Sonic' Smith and Dennis Thompson of the MC5, Free Concert in the

"They were the two smartest, most talented guys I knew," said MC5's Wayne Kramer of fellow bandmates Rob Tyner and Fred "Sonic" Smith, in a key scene from unreleased documentary about the.

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1948-1994, Lincoln County. Fred "Sonic" Smith, a guitarist for the influential rock band the MC5, was born in the Harts Creek area of Lincoln County and grew up in Detroit. He began playing guitar when he was 12, performing in a number of local bands before co-founding the MC5 in the mid-1960s. The band helped create the Detroit sound, a.

Guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of the group MC5 poses for a portrait in

Fred (Sonic) Smith, a guitarist for the influential rock band the MC5, died Friday at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. He was 44 and lived in St. Clair Shores, a suburb of Detroit.

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Nov. 13, 1994 12 AM PT Fred (Sonic) Smith, original guitarist for the rock band MC5 and several other groups, including his Sonic's Rendezvous Band, has died. He was 44. He died Nov. 4 of heart.

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Fred "Sonic" Smith was one of the key architects of the Detroit High Energy rock sound as guitarist and co-founder of the legendary MC5, and while his work after the band's breakup was sporadic,… Read Full Biography STREAM OR BUY: Active 1960s - 1990s Born September 14, 1949 in West Virginia Died November 4, 1994 in Detroit, MI Genre Pop/Rock

Guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of The group MC5 performs live in 1969

Today we pay homage to Fred 'Sonic' Smith, rhythm guitarist and songwriter with the revolutionary '60s Detroit band MC5: a Visionary Motherfucker who died of ill health at the age of just forty-five.

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Fred (Sonic) Smith, a guitarist for the influential rock band the MC5, died on Friday at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. He was 44 and lived in St. Clair Shores, a suburb of Detroit. The.

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MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. [5] [6] The classic line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson.

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Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 [1] [lower-alpha 1] - November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the influential and political Detroit rock band MC5. [3] At age 31, he married and raised a family with poet and fellow rock musician Patti Smith.The couple collaborated musically, and raised two children together.

Guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of The group MC5 performs live in 1969

As guitar heroes go, Fred "Sonic" Smith was one of the best, his musical legacy firmly established by his time spent as one half of the dual guitar arsenal that fueled the legendary MC5, and later fronting his own Sonic's Rendezvous Band and collaborating with his wife, Patti Smith.

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The MC5 (which stands for "Motor City" in honor of their Detroit hometown) formed in 1964 with Kramer, his friend Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitar), Rob Tyner (vocals), Dennis "Machine Gun".

Guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of The group MC5 smashes his guitar on

Fred (Sonic) Smith, a guitarist for the influential rock band the MC5, died on Friday, Nov. 4, at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. He was 44. The cause was heart failure, said his wife, Patti Smith, the poet and musician.Smith was born in West Virginia but soon moved to Detroit.

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218 subscribers 270K views 10 years ago MC5 - Let it Rock (Helsinki, 1972) A cover of the Chuck Berry tune by what was left of the MC5. Show more Show more