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Fred “Sonic” Smith (13 Sep 1949 - 04 Nov 1994)

Male Person - United States

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. MC5 original, electric guitar
  2. Sonic’s Rendezvous Band original

Married

  1. Patti Smith (1980 - 04 Nov 1994)

On Recordings (22)

Instruments

  1. Ramblin’ Rose 4:15 MC5 (1969) guitar
  2. Starship 8:24 MC5 (1969) guitar
  3. Kick Out the Jams 2:52 MC5 (1969) guitar
  4. The American Ruse 2:31 MC5 (1970) guitar
  5. Shakin' Street 2:21 MC5 (1970) guitar
  6. High School 2:42 MC5 (1970) guitar
  7. Tutti-Frutti 1:31 MC5 (1970) guitar
  8. Tonight 2:29 MC5 (1970) guitar
  9. The Human Being Lawnmower 2:24 MC5 (1970) guitar
  10. Call Me Animal 2:06 MC5 (1970) guitar
  11. Let Me Try 4:16 MC5 (1970) guitar
  12. Teenage Lust 2:36 MC5 (1970) guitar
  13. Back in the USA 2:26 MC5 (1970) guitar

Vocals

  1. High School 2:42 MC5 (1970) lead vocals
  2. Tutti-Frutti 1:31 MC5 (1970) lead vocals
  3. Let Me Try 4:16 MC5 (1970) lead vocals
  4. The Human Being Lawnmower 2:24 MC5 (1970) lead vocals
  5. Shakin' Street 2:21 MC5 (1970) lead vocals
  6. The American Ruse 2:31 MC5 (1970) lead vocals
  7. Back in the USA 2:26 MC5 (1970) lead vocals

Produced

  1. People Have the Power 5:09 Patti Smith (Jun 1988)
  2. It Takes Time 5:00 Patti Smith with Fred Smith (10 Dec 1991)

Credited as (3)

  1. Patti Smith and Fred “Sonic” Smith
  2. Patti Smith and Fred Smith
  3. Patti Smith with Fred Smith

Works (36)

Wrote

  1. Call Me Animal
  2. Sister Anne
  3. Over & Over
  4. Human Being Lawnmower
  5. The American Ruse
  6. Black to Comm
  7. Looking at You
  8. Shakin’ Street
  9. You’re So Great
  10. Tonight
  11. Kick Out the Jams
  12. Come Together
  13. People Have the Power
  14. Rocket Reducer No. 62
  15. Borderline
  16. Starship
  17. It Takes Time
  18. High School
  19. Persuasion
  20. Up There Down There
  21. Paths That Cross
  22. Dream of Life
  23. Where Duty Calls
  24. Wild Leaves
  25. Going Under
  26. The Jackson Song
  27. As the Night Goes By
  28. Looking For You (I Was)
  29. Let Me Try
  30. Gone Again
  31. Summer Cannibals
  32. Teenage Lust

Composed

  1. Skunk (Sonically Speaking)
  2. City Slang

Lyrics

  1. Skunk (Sonically Speaking)
  2. City Slang

Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fred-sonic-smith

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/293266

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000176087

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724639/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/79693047

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2615615