Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to U. of Michigan

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan. The 64-year-old grew up in Detroit's suburbs.

“You’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff in his jimmy-jams”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths

Joyce initially got the Smiths gig through a friend of Marr’s and explains that in the band’s early days, he was in awe of ...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to university

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who grew up in suburban Detroit, is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University ...