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Who Are MC5, the First Punk Band?
They influenced everyone from the Ramones to the White Stripes to Rage Against the Machine, and we wouldn’t have punk or ...
guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis and guitarist Wayne Kramer, the last of which died in February of this year. Thompson joined MC5 in 1965. While the band had little commercial ...
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MC5 Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
MC5’s other original members – singer Rob Tyner, guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith and bassist Michael Davis – have also died.
“The MC5 was playing punk rock music before ... The band — which also included Fred “Sonic” Smith on guitars, Rob Tyner on ...
MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson ... preceded in death by singer Rob Tyner, guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis and guitarist Wayne Kramer. The group’s former manager, John Sinclair ...