Freda Love Smith (born Freda Boner, later used the stage name Freda Love) is an American musician, journalist, and non-fiction author. Smith is known as a drummer and vocalist for several alternative rock bands, including the Blake Babies, Antenna, Mysteries of Life, Some Girls and Sunshine Boys.[1] She is the author of Red Velvet Underground, a memoir and cookbook published in 2015 [2] and of I Quit Everything, "an account of one woman's quest to shed addictive substances and behaviors in her life - which dares to ask if we're really better off without them."[3]
Smith attended Indiana University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in general studies. She also earned a Master of Arts degree from Nottingham Trent University in creative writing. Smith was a lecturer and undergraduate advisor for the Northwestern University Department of Radio/Television/Film until 2022.[4]
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- ^ "Sunshine Boys: Blue Music". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Red Velvet Underground". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "I Quit Everything". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Freda Love Smith - Northwestern University School of Communication". www.communication.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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