November 4, 1994: Fred "Sonic" Smith, A Rock Icon, passes…

November 4, 1994: A Rock Icon passes…

R.I.P. Fred “Sonic” Smith

Frederick Dewey Smith 

(September 14, 1949 – November 4, 1994),

 known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, 

was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the influential and political, Detroit rock band, the MC5...

 (That’s according to Wikipedia. Sonic was so much more than that!)

A LEGEND…

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April 25, 1979 - The film "Rock & Roll High School" starring the Ramones premiered…

ROCK 'n ROLL HIGH SCHOOL!!!

April 25, 1979 -
 The film "Rock and Roll High School" 
starring the Ramones premiered…



Includes this by The MC5...



Even when it's not a Detroit thing, 
it includes a DETROIT THING!!!

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October 30th is Devils’ Night! But dig this, on October 30…

 

But dig this,

 on October 30…

Not only was the great Eddie Holland and Grace Slick born (Both in 1939),  but also were The Temptations’ Otis Williams (1941) and Timothy B. Schmidt  (Poco, Eagles)  in 1947!!! 

 

AND dig this!!!

October 30, 1953:  

The 5 Royales hit #1 on the R&B chart with "Baby Don't Do It",   #1 on the R&B chart with "Help Me Somebody", #5 on the R&B chart with "Crazy,Crazy, Crazy"and #4 on the R&B chart with "Too Much Lovin'"…

October 30, 1961:

Lee Dorsey hits #7 with "Ya Ya"…

October 30, 1965: "A Lover's Concerto" by the Toys charts at #2…

 

October 30, 1968: Kick Out the Jams is the first album by MC5, released in 1969. It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights
 Devil's night and Halloween, 1968....

 In 2003, the album was ranked number 294 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time…

October 30, 1971: The Persuaders hit #15 with "Thin Line Between Love and Hate"…

Devils’ Night ROCKS…

In The EVOLUTION OF ROCK ‘n ROLL…