Patti Smith married Frederick Dewey Smith, known professionally as Fred “Sonic” Smith. Her bandmate Lenny Kaye introduced her to Fred “Sonic” Smith.
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Frederick Dewey Smith, known professionally as Fred “Sonic” Smith, was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the influential and political Detroit rock band MC5.
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Patti Smith and Fred “Sonic” Smith had a son, Jackson (b. 1982) and a daughter, Jesse Paris (b. 1987), who is a musician and composer. Fred died on November 4, 1994, in Detroit, Michigan, United States,
Patti Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, and author best known as an iconic part of the New York City punk rock movement.
Patti Smith was the subject of a 2008 documentary film by Steven Sebring, Patti Smith: Dream of Life. In 2011, Patti Smith was one of several Polar Music Prize winners.
Patti Smith also recorded the song “Capitol Letter” for the official soundtrack of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.


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