Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 [1] [a] - November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred " Sonic " Smith, was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the influential Detroit rock band MC5. [3] At age 31, he married and raised a family with poet and fellow rock musician Patti Smith. 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.
Fred Sonic Smith, of the MC5, at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit MI. Musica
History 1963-1967: Formation and early years The origins of MC5 can be traced to the friendship between guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred Smith. 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. 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. 4th November 1994 the Death of Fred 'Sonic' Smith Sonic - a forward-thinking motherfucker 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.
Fred 'Sonic' Smith of the rock band MC5 poses for a portrait on... News Photo Getty Images
The rock group MC5 (Fred 'Sonic' Smith, Dennis 'Machine Gun' Thompson, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer and Michael Davis) pose for a photo in front of an American flag in Detroit, Michigan, in. Fred "Sonic" Smith was the archetypical quiet one of the group, yet he was the main architect of their sound, entirely taking over the direction of the MC5's radical final album High Time.. Music Book Review: Two Dueling Narratives Pick Through the Wreckage of the MC5 Guitarist Wayne Kramer and bassist Michael Davis offer differing takes on a revolutionary band's tragic story. By. Frederick Dewey Smith , known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the influential and political Detroit rock band MC5. 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.
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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. MC5 is shown at a 1969 performance in its native Michigan. From left are drummer Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson, lead guitarist Wayne Kramer, rhythm guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith and lead.
No cable box. No problems. 2018 West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame Induction VignetteProduced by Brainwrap ProductionsScript by Mary Lee, Michael Lipton and Gavin WissenNarration by Larr. Singer Rob Tyner died in 1991, guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith died in 1994, and bassist Michael Davis died in 2012. Kramer has kept the band touring over the past several years and published his.
Fred 'Sonic' Smith and Dennis Thompson of the MC5, Free Concert in the Park, May 1969 Ann
In late 1994, her husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith, guitarist with '60s agit-rockers the MC5, died of heart failure. A few weeks later, Smith's brother Todd, who was her road manager, suffered. He introduces readers to the band's original members, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Michael Davis, and Dennis Thompson, and links the power of the MC5 phenomenon to its early days as the raucous house band of Detroit's legendary Grande Ballroom.
