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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fred_"Sonic"_SmithFred "Sonic" Smith - Wikipedia

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   Fred "Sonic" Smith was an American guitarist and member of the rock band MC5. He married Patti Smith and influenced her music and poetry, and was ranked among the 100 greatest guitarists by Rolling Stone.

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3. www.nytimes.com › 1994/11/09 › obituariesFred (Sonic) Smith, 44, Guitarist With Rock Bands of 3 ...

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   Nov 9, 1994 · 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.

4. www.deseret.com › 1994/11/11 › 19142051MC5 GUITARIST FRED SMITH DIES AT 44 - Deseret News

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   Nov 11, 1994 · Fred (Sonic) Smith, a pioneer of the Detroit sound and a member of the radical rock band MC5, passed away in 1994. He was married to poet and musician Patti Smith and had two children.

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6. www.tampabay.com › archive › 1994/11/09Fred (Sonic) Smith, MC5 guitarist, dies - Tampa Bay Times

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   Oct 8, 2005 · 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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   What's for afters? [Stereo] Ms. Patti Smith and her departed husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, of Motor City Five & Sonic's Rendezvous Band fame, perform acoustically at a celebration for...

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8. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1994/11/13-meObituary : Fred (Sonic) Smith, 44; Guitarist for Band MC5

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   Nov 13, 1994 · 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 failure in Detroit ...

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   Who was Fred (Sonic) 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 cause was heart failure, said his wife, Patti Smith, the poet and musician. Mr. Smith was born in West Virginia but soon moved to Detroit.

   Fred (Sonic) Smith, 44, Guitarist With Rock Bands of 3 Decades

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   Who was Fred Smith (Sonic) in the band MC5?

   • Fred (Sonic) Smith was the original guitarist for the rock band MC5 and several other groups, including his Sonic’s Rendezvous Band. He was 44 years old. He died on Nov. 4, 2009 in Detroit, according to his wife, Patti Smith, a poet and singer from the mid-1970s punk movement. Fred Smith, a native of West Virginia, spent most of his life in Detroit.

   Obituary : Fred (Sonic) Smith, 44; Guitarist for Band MC5

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   How did Fred Smith influence Patti Smith?

   • Patti Smith has spoken of how Fred Smith encouraged her writing, crediting his influence on a number of the songs she released after his death, as well as the prose works she created during their time together in Michigan. He was the inspiration for her song "Frederick", [ 8] a single from her 1979 album Wave.

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MC5MC5 - Wikipedia

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    MC5 was an American rock band formed in 1963, featuring guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. The band was influential in the hard rock and proto-punk genres, and had a political and rebellious attitude.