2018 West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame Induction Vignette Produced by Brainwrap Productions Script by Mary Lee, Michael Lipton and Gavin Wissen Narration by Larry Groce Research Gavin Wissen
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@TWKozak-hs9bo Жыл бұрын
If you were anywhere near the Michigan area, you knew the story of Fred and the MC5. Great review of his life. Much appreciated. Legends should never be forgotten
@PoGirlShinesАй бұрын
I really loved those guys, MC5. I used to go to the Grande Ballroom regularly with my friends in the late 60's. Them & Iggy & the Stooges. I went with some friends to John Sinclair's a number of times during that time. I first met them all years earlier when I was 15 at some teen music thing. I still have his autograph from that show.🥰
@kidCIDeike6 ай бұрын
City Slang is one of the best rock songs of the last 50 years
@TonySlug2 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of playing Fred's Sonics Rendezvous Band songs in the Hydromatics with Scott Morgan. It means a lot.
@ebbanjenkins5960 Жыл бұрын
Wow man now that's beyond COOL 😎 👌 👏
@raymonddelarge28193 жыл бұрын
Dear Fred "Sonic" Smith. I am a huge fan of you and your art since I was 12 years old. You were changing my whole life, really...completely absolutely!!!! I still love MC5 and Sonic's Rendezvous Band, your talent is really great. Fred "Sonic" Smith is my hugest hero. Thank you for made the beautiful music. Rest In Peace, Fred.
@casenanson25842 жыл бұрын
I know Im pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to watch new series online ?
@CosmicPowerCP5 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace, what a legend They were too fast to last 😔
@chrisghiardi1175 ай бұрын
Frederico Smithelini R.I.P. Mille Grazie per tutto.
@eugenemoore12025 ай бұрын
"Sonic Youth" took there name from him that's how much they admired these guys.
@eileenspiegler2 күн бұрын
I didn't know that!
@lMrFresno559l4 жыл бұрын
He was so cool looking on stage. Dude had it.
@azanullbizar5 жыл бұрын
one of the best rock n roll bands ever .
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
An American musician, hero Fred "Sonic" Smith
@joelhoward82114 жыл бұрын
Fred Smith and Wayne Kramer were 2 great guitar players
@trevordoolan50114 жыл бұрын
Wayne Kramer still is... Fred 'Sonic' Smith has always will be 🎸
@rickytrux6 жыл бұрын
the coolest of the cool....my 9-14 Virgo brother man! wish you were still here....playing with MC50.....& keepin' Patti company.
@victorjames99845 жыл бұрын
Fred waz great player and creator..l only wished l had seen him live..Rip man.
@jeff1586er4 жыл бұрын
It's hall of fame time VOTE!!!!!
@victorjames99845 жыл бұрын
RIPeace sonic..allways be remembered as legend.
@williamschletzer45165 жыл бұрын
Nice tribute for a good man
@seanod71575 жыл бұрын
Thank you WV, from Detroit. Keeping the legend of Sonic alive.
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
have you seen SRB
@Cap683 Жыл бұрын
The Harts Creek area is a.tough neighborhood.
@anguswalsh23874 жыл бұрын
Thank you whoever uploaded this. A fan of the MC5 and also Sonic’s Rendezvous Band! Testify!
@stacyblue19802 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!😊🙏🌻🏵Om Nama Shivaya. Fred is a treasure.
@GreasyBelcher4 жыл бұрын
Greatest band to have ever existed
@skitsmaxn4 жыл бұрын
What a legend band!!! Fred sonic Smith!!! Mc5
@MENFUSSMIKE5 жыл бұрын
He DEFINITELY wrote the best songs for The 5 and they were ALL kick ass
@tonym9945 жыл бұрын
google lists the whole band as authors of 'kick out the jams'. that frustrates me, as I want to know who wrote what. ''it's a sound that abounds, and resounds, and rebounds off the ceiling'' .that's just one brilliant line .
@Itsa6stringthang4 жыл бұрын
Yeah he wrote some of the greats but my favorite was Miss X ( Wayne Kramer) that's an epic flame thrower...
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
@@tonym994 that might be some of Rob Tyner's great writing! They were all very interested in writing, John Sinclair being a poet himself....
@davidryals41685 жыл бұрын
City Slang forever!!!
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
Hell yea!!!
@antonioberti1180 Жыл бұрын
fred "sonic" smith forever !!!
@kathy2trips5 жыл бұрын
I love Sonic!!!! He was so damn cool!
@MENFUSSMIKE5 жыл бұрын
The coolest!
4 жыл бұрын
they were so underrated by the media =(
@dictumfactum94683 ай бұрын
ROCK EM BACK SONIC!
@antonioberti11802 жыл бұрын
ciao "SONIC", rest in peace (with ROB and MICHAEL)... with sadness from an italian MC5 fan...
@johnjeffire4 жыл бұрын
Underappreciated but Detroiters will always celebrate his legacy. Rest easy, Fred.
@jimiplayscobo58774 жыл бұрын
The MC5 and the Fucking Stooges were the life blood of the Motor City. The Stooges played my High School in Windsor. There no wonder I turned out like I did :) Peace
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
@@jimiplayscobo5877 man can you imagine -- these garage rock bands playing high schools in the 60's ... how have things changed!!!!!
@jimiplayscobo58774 жыл бұрын
@@stephenkane2464 Most of the Detroit bands played the high schools in Windsor Ontario. The only one that didn't was the MC5 :-)
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
@@jimiplayscobo5877 just recently listened to audio of MC5 in a New Jersey High School -- October 1969 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsiXbLJ-r-DSemg.html Totally missed out on those 1965-70 years of just pure great live shows. Hopefully the 2020's will continue in spirit : ) hah! !
@jimiplayscobo58774 жыл бұрын
@@stephenkane2464 The Stooges were as raunchy as the MC5 ever were trust me :-)
@christianeroubert54545 жыл бұрын
Musiciens, dont j'ai apprécié votre musique, soyez en paix , merci.💐💐💐💐🙋💐💐💐💐✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
@BoxTunnel4 жыл бұрын
Fred invented most of the music I listen to.
@raymonddelarge28193 жыл бұрын
I agree, He's a true pioneer...
@theyrekrnations89904 жыл бұрын
The MC5 live album gives a great feel for them . High energy
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
One of the most amazing live documents of the 60's, I'm sure it's a testament -- shall i say a TESTIMONIAL !!!!!!!!
4 жыл бұрын
@@stephenkane2464 yes "I give you a testimonial the MC5 "
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
@ fantastic can I hear that one more time??? Rockin from philly
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
@ !!!!!!!! you can feel the electricity in the room ....
4 жыл бұрын
@@stephenkane2464 ha ha . Yeah man . The Motor City Five were on fire that night
@Gravyballs20115 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@steveamaya74925 жыл бұрын
That was so fucken awesome✌😎
@kelvinhopkins30003 жыл бұрын
Great Artist.
@patricialambert31105 жыл бұрын
Fred Smith putting West Virginia on the rock and roll map, sort of reminds me of when Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam did the same for Montana. Who knew revolutionary rock could emerge from such unlikeliest of places?
@anniedarkhorse67916 ай бұрын
Great. Thanks for posting.
@stephenkane24646 жыл бұрын
American Hero!!!
@victormorgado53183 жыл бұрын
very touching....
@criselver42445 жыл бұрын
Way too cool!
@Mission2Transition6413 жыл бұрын
great clip...love how he used that Rickenbacker pretty much thru his career. That last pic is AWESOME!
@TonySlug2 жыл бұрын
Rickenbacker with a humbucker pickup.
@enriqueperez96803 жыл бұрын
I always regret he only published one single in 7-8 years of artistic plenitude. Too bad, but city slang remains as one of the best songs ever made!
@felixfranzen75782 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and Sonics Rendezvous had so many great songs. They've could have easily have made three killer LP's with the material had. Songs that are (sadly) only available on live albums with rather shoddy sound now (except for the april 4th 1978 one - that on is killer).
@E.C.2 Жыл бұрын
@@felixfranzen7578 Should've had an independent label release them but in those days indie releases were beneath guys like him. It was a different World.
@Bilborock5 жыл бұрын
Very nice set of photos in here.
@tonym9945 жыл бұрын
keep in mind youngsters, that the song 'looking at you' at 1:58 here, was recorded in 1968. the MC5 weren't just a high energy Rock & Roll band, but had their own Metal song before there was such a term, or at least the same year STEPPENWOLF coined the term, sort of. if you won't refer to that as Metal (purists), it is certainly early badass.
@impalaman97074 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, there were only two bands playing what I would consider metal guitar riffs before Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, and they were the MC5 and Blue Cheer--one from Detroit, and the other from San Francisco--but both AMERICAN! You can attribute a lot of that sound to having the latest, greatest amps at the time--they were both using stacks of Vox, Fenders, Marshalls, and even SUNNs to boost their sound
@tonym9944 жыл бұрын
@@impalaman9707 here, here.saw ZEPPELIN and DEEP PURPLE. wish I saw the 5 and BLUE CHEER.
@Frisbieinstein Жыл бұрын
@@impalaman9707 I had a Sunn speaker cabinet. Man did that thing ever suck. The speaker kept loosening and falling off the frontboard into the cabinet. It had about 40 long screws holding on the back so it took forever to open it up and put the speaker back. Then you had to put all the screws back in.
@impalaman9707 Жыл бұрын
@@tonym994 On 25 June 1968, you would have had a chance to see BOTH the MC5 and Blue Cheer, together with the Stooges in one of the loudest triple bill shows of the 60s at the historic Grande Ballroom in Detroit, with severe pain of the ear when you walked out!
@tonym994 Жыл бұрын
@@impalaman9707 damn! at a legendary venue. there was a family in my old neighborhood, who were always on the cutting edge of R&R, and the older kids had an actual garage band in the early-mid '60's. one nite, Steve (rest his soul)was saying he was headed to an auditorium (we're in NE) to see the MC5. I hung out w/ his younger brother, Dave, who was already into them. played 'HIGH TIME' a lot. like the early WHO, they had a slightly dangerous reputation thru word of mouth. I saw somewhere on YT where they talked about a battle of the bands (or R&R rumble) where the 'Oo and the 5 practically tore down the Grande ball room. I'm sure it ended in a hometown decision. it is Detroit, after all. 'Back in the USA' is my favorite LP by them. Dennis Thompson is/was a BAD ASS drummer.
@SeanBlantonPhD6 ай бұрын
You didn’t mention Deniz Tek in Sonic’s Rendezvous Band - Turkish American ER doctor who was also a naval flight Surgeon and pilot for a fighter squadron with the call sign Iceman and yes, was interviewed by producers of the original Top Gun movie who clearly took “Iceman” from him. Deniz went on to found Radio Birdman in Australia. Very confused the first time I heard this Australian band’s song “I-94” about Detroit 😂 Deniz still tours
@mikebaker9574 Жыл бұрын
A great West Virginia !!!!
@vincenzosallusto16486 жыл бұрын
epici e unici ,,,,,,,,,, y e a h ,,,
@seanflatley94452 жыл бұрын
Peace my Mountaineer brother!
@antonioparrenodiaz Жыл бұрын
una banda comprometida e indispensable
@manonymous47374 жыл бұрын
And now Deniz Tek plays his guitar
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
love to see it someday, and meet Deniz of course. I'm sure he has some great stories.
@@stephenkane2464 I got to meet Deniz several times when he'd return to Ann Arbor every few years mid 90's through mid 2000's. There'd always be a one off gig with Ron & Scott Asheton, Scott Morgan (Rationals, Sonics Ren.) and a few other notables from that era locals. There's a cd "Ann Arbor Rock & Roll Revival" of a 2002 show out there. I was always hoping Iggy would show up but he never did. Those shows seemed to have stopped when Ron passed in 2006 and I left A2 for good in 2008.
@stephenkane24642 жыл бұрын
@@ColfaxJones that's incredible!! I love Deniz's story. Going to australia and bringing detroit rock with him and starting a band!
@ColfaxJones2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenkane2464 here's another interesting related story. When I moved away from Ann Arbor I had to get a new doctor. Read the new docs bio, he was in the Navy early 70's, was stationed at Naval Air Station in Pensacola FL, he's about Deniz's age. So on a whim I ask him if ever knew a guy named Deniz Tek.... He says "yes! I used to go fishing with him when we were both stationed in Hawaii!" I got him up to speed on Deniz, he's an underground rock and roll innovator known and respected worldwide. Told doc to look him up online when he has a moment. Small world eh?
@hq72hotmale7 ай бұрын
Never forget Fred
@TheRecordLibrary Жыл бұрын
GOAT! 💙
@Highvibin213 Жыл бұрын
Sonic ! ⚡️🙏
@doomservice6 жыл бұрын
None better.
@yoodelgado4 жыл бұрын
🙌
@ericdahl15144 жыл бұрын
I went to same hs
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
fantastic still in michigan?
@wmaxwell1003 жыл бұрын
Thank good he decided too play music instead pro ball
@bergmario0484 жыл бұрын
Grandi
@ericundertaker49945 жыл бұрын
I went to lphs
@ofilhodekali26 күн бұрын
he was soooooo hot
@MrFalconford6 жыл бұрын
what took so long? don't leave out any details and counting
@ettnollbajen9945 Жыл бұрын
SRB should have been huge if i was in charge, the nr of bands influenced by them is underrated
@stephenkane24646 жыл бұрын
I wonder if there is any Ascension demos !!
@Mrx-ux4nu6 жыл бұрын
There is a recording (good quality) of them playing a show at a bowling alley. It used to be downloadable
@stephenkane24646 жыл бұрын
I gotta hear that link anybody
@Mrx-ux4nu6 жыл бұрын
There's one KZfaq clip.... Sonic Smith's Ascension Summer Cannibals live 1973 . . . the site that had the full show appears to be gone, which is a shame. It also had an audience recording of the Rob Tyner tribute show
@steveamaya74925 жыл бұрын
Stephen Kane I was thinking the same👍👍
@stephenkane24644 жыл бұрын
@@Mrx-ux4nu THANK YOU yes it sound amazing -- I think it's recorded at a bowling alley or something
@osbornvonpulaski1642 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. However, it was “Detroit Dragway“ not the Detroit dragstrip.
@mistylavender7143 жыл бұрын
Patti Smith's husband?? I saw the MC5 in NY 1968 with Iggy stooge.
@Pretermit_Sound3 жыл бұрын
Patti retired from performing so she could live the married life with Fred. I suppose he was the only person she could do that for. They were/are the epitome of cool ✌🏻🇺🇸
@jamesanderson348 Жыл бұрын
You witnessed history. Im jealous
@skiptrailer7048 Жыл бұрын
who is the voiceover guy, they were the MC5
@hruodvan70813 жыл бұрын
Holy smoke, I'm pretty sure at 4:13, guy 3rd from left real bushy looking dude with glasses is Bun E Carlos who became the Drummer for Cheap Trick.
@martinrodzzz53292 жыл бұрын
That is definitely John Sinclair, the music journalist, political activist and manager of (and occasional sax player on stage with) the MC5. He's very easy to identify. Besides, Bun E. Carlos was still playing in high school bands in Illinois at this point - it seems very unlikely that he would have been hanging out with everyone from the Ann Arbor scene right then. (I just edited this, because I'd misnamed Bun' home state, lol)
@martinrodzzz53292 жыл бұрын
John Sinclair - you get a good look at him at 2.52
@hruodvan70812 жыл бұрын
@@martinrodzzz5329 Thank you for the info. I do know there is an audio recording on KZfaq of Fred Sonic Smith playing with Cheap Trick, which is why I thought it was Bun E.
@martinrodzzz53292 жыл бұрын
@@hruodvan7081 wow - I never heard of that. I'll need to look for that recording, thank you for your info!
@XoseGuitar Жыл бұрын
Montani Semper Liberi
@mebeasensei3 жыл бұрын
How come he died at only 46? Ffs!
@joedoomsdaypio4374 Жыл бұрын
She also drove him to drink himself to death.
@PeterKKraus Жыл бұрын
He looks kinda like Gram Parsons in the opening clip. Just as wasted though.
@mutantmusicstore72075 жыл бұрын
the 5 did NOT use vox amps....sunn amps & then marshalls....wtFFFF...?...
@carlosalbertogomez13915 жыл бұрын
Yeah man!!they had vox amps before sunn and marshalls,there's pics everywhere!!
@carlosalbertogomez13915 жыл бұрын
@UCtfsDoEDqSxIDqStEH5Pt_w sorry bro!!those are sunn amps!!!take a look again!they used to do those "battle of the bands" around detroit with the biggest vox amps (i think they were called "super beatle")after that they got sunn amps and after that they begun to use Marshall amps sometimes with sunn cabinets
@countfive15115 жыл бұрын
Mutant Music Store from interview with Wayne Kramer. “We met a guy who wanted to manage the band and we convinced him we needed equipment, so he took out a bank loan for us. The first wave of the British invasion had just hit and we discovered these Vox amps the Beatles played. Before that, Fender was the state-of-the-art. When we purchased these Voxes, it was like the MC5 took a quantum leap from being this ragtag gang from Lincoln Park to being a professional band. Fred Smith and I got 100-watt Vox Super Beatle amplifiers. Before the Beatles they were just called AC-100s. They were really great; nothing in America had 100 watts. The biggest amps were Fender Dual Showmans at 65 watts with two 15″ speakers. The Super Beatles were 100 watts with four 12″ speakers and two high-frequency horns mounted in a tubed frame cabinet you could tilt back. It was a huge piece of machinery and very intimidating because it was black. We had two of them; a T60, the transistor bass amplifier with a 15″ and 12″ speaker and two Vox columns for our PA system with six or eight 10″ speakers mounted on chrome stands that went on each side of the stage. In those days, that was the state-of-the-art PA system; there was no such thing as monitors or side-fills.”
@rogerbernard76075 жыл бұрын
@@countfive1511 and Thankx for that kick ASS show in Lincoln park Chicago .to help start the RIOTS..FOREVER GRATEFULLY
@impalaman97074 жыл бұрын
@@countfive1511 That explains why the early version of "Looking at You" has that kind of late-Yardbird, early-Led Zeppelin crunch, because I think Jimmy Page was using Vox/AC amps around 1968 before he got into Marshalls
@friendlier Жыл бұрын
Haha greasers didn't have long hair. They had Brylcreemed ducktails and pompadours. Longhairs were their sworn enemies.
@westvirginiamusichalloffam3394 Жыл бұрын
Fred called himself a greaser in late 50s early 60s. Pre Beatles.
@truthbombs87203 жыл бұрын
This is so very sad. Why is Fred's first wife Sigrid Dobat erased from history? She was with him for 10 years! And during the most difficult times for the band. Jesus, people. They had a child together! It's probably because Patti Smith and Fred had an affair during his marriage to Sigrid and we all know how skilled Patti is at re-writing history. Beginning with the song she "wrote" with Bruce. She contributed very little per Jimmy Iovine's own interviews but still -- she has no shame. So embarrassing with that welping she calls singing. Seriously, she is just awful awful awful both personally and artistically.