People Have the Power – We Need to Wrestle the World from Fools. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #PattiSmith #FredSonicSmith To begin I will send Happy 34th Anniversary wishes to Heather. Thank You! For about two weeks now I have been dealing with a severe case of writer’s block. Paralyzed by a form of self-editing from …

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 105

People Have the Power

Closing out 2025 with an inspiring message from #PattiSmith.

“And the people have the power
To redeem the work of fools
From the meek the graces shower
It's decreed the people rule”

#FredSonicSmith #MiriamToews

#PattiSmith #FredSonicSmith

"Not all dreams need to be realized. That was what Fred used to say." #PattiSmith
#Remembering #FredSonicSmith

Black and white head shot of Fred Smith with shoulder-length long hair.

#OnThisDay in 1994, American guitarist of MC5, Fred Sonic Smith, died in Detroit, Michigan. He was 46 and survived by two children and his wife, the poet and rock star, Patti Smith.

#OTD #MusicSky #FredSonicSmith

Born in the rock 9/14/1948: The late, great Fred “Sonic” Smith, founding member of the MC5, later of Sonic’s Rendezvous Band & he was Mr. to Patti Smith’s Mrs., gone far too soon. #FredSonicSmith #MC5 #RockHonorRoll

Happy Birthday to the guitarist and bassist for MC5, Fred 'Sonic' Smith, who would have been 77 years old today (1948-1994)
#FredSonicSmith
#MC5
#MusicHistory
#MusicTrivia

“Looking at You” by MC5. Happy birthday to Fred “Sonic” Smith, who today would’ve turned 77 years old. Rest In Peace 🎸🎂🎉🌹 #happybirthday #fredsonicsmith #mc5 #legend #restinpeace #lookingatyou #garagerock #bluesrock #hardrock

"The way Fred was, was why the MC5 turned out to be such an enormous enigma; it made people look at themselves. He made us all reach deeper and give our best." [M. Davis"Edge of the Switchblade, To Hell & Back with the #MC5" Ralph Heibutski 12/95]
#Remembering #FredSonicSmith

In memory of Fred “Sonic” Smith, guitarist of the proto-punk band MC5, who would celebrate his 77th birthday today

MC5 Remastered Tartar Field - Looking At You - July 1970

#mc5 #fredsonicsmith #protopunk #hardrock #history #punkrockhistory #otd

In memory Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist, member of the influential and political Detroit proto punkrock band MC5, born on this day in 1948, West Virginia, U.S

#punk #punks #punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #fredsonicsmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

“#MC5 #FredSonicSmith #Stooges” / “Sonic's Rendezvous Band - City Slang live” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0jVRwGrH4s

Great Photo at “The Second Chance” in Ann Arbor #1977 📸 by Robert Mathieu
・・・ 💥Johnny & Tommy Ramone 💥Fred Sonic Smith 💥Ron & Scott Asheton 💥 Oh Yeah ! and a very happy “Johnny Ramone”#johnnyramonearmy #johnnyramone #tommmyramone #fredsonicsmith #mc5
#ronasheton #thestooges
#scottasheton

Recent turntable spins. What’s yours???
#vinyl
#records
#waylonjennings
#johnfahey
#gramparsons
#fredsonicsmith

SONIC'S RENDEZVOUS BAND

DETROIT TANGO

#NowSpinning #NP
#vinyl #vinylrecords

We need #MC5's #FredSonicSmith with #TheStooges' #ScottAsheton in #SonicsRendezvousBand in our lives perpetually..

Hearts (Detroit Tango)
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#currentlistening: MC5 — High Time (reissued 2002, Sundazed)
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#mc5 #motorcity5 #mc5hightime #fredsonicsmith #robtyner #brotherwaynekramer #dennisthompson #mikedavis #reissue #sundazedmusicinc

#NowSpininng #NP
#vinyl

#AmericanRuse 🎇
#GarageSuperGroup 🔥
#FredSonicSmith 🖤 🎸 🎤
#ScottMorgan 🎸 🎤
#GaryRasmussen bass 🎸
#ScottRockActionAsheton 🥁

Sonic's Rendezvous Band - Detroit Tango

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