Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "John Sinclair (poet)" in English language version.
Grammy Award winning-producer and Blue Note Records president Don Was, who recorded and performed with Sinclair on a number of occasions, adds that, "To me he was as important and influential as any activist, any politician or any musician, doubling as a voice of a generation…as such he made the world a better place."
A pivotal figure in the American counter culture.
... featuring performances by musicians and speakers who were friends of Sinclair — a storied poet, counterculture activist and Detroit music fixture who was embedded in the city's rock and jazz scenes.
John Sinclair was instrumental in the fight to legalize marijuana. Now, the lifetime activist is making sure his legacy lives on.
Big Chief has left the building
let the love flow
The Detroit counterculture icon who managed the MC5 symbolized youth rebellion in the Sixties
He helped usher in Ann Arbor's $5 fine and celebrated when Michigan legalized recreational cannabis in 2018.
A pivotal figure in the American counter culture.
John Sinclair was instrumental in the fight to legalize marijuana. Now, the lifetime activist is making sure his legacy lives on.
The Detroit counterculture icon who managed the MC5 symbolized youth rebellion in the Sixties
... two dozen cops burst into an apartment where stoned hippies were listening to John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." Sinclair ended up serving six months in the old Detroit House of Correction. In 1966, another arrest ― for giving an undercover cop two joints ― resulted in him famously serving 29 months in prison.
Big Chief has left the building
let the love flow
Grammy Award winning-producer and Blue Note Records president Don Was, who recorded and performed with Sinclair on a number of occasions, adds that, "To me he was as important and influential as any activist, any politician or any musician, doubling as a voice of a generation…as such he made the world a better place."
... featuring performances by musicians and speakers who were friends of Sinclair — a storied poet, counterculture activist and Detroit music fixture who was embedded in the city's rock and jazz scenes.
... two dozen cops burst into an apartment where stoned hippies were listening to John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme." Sinclair ended up serving six months in the old Detroit House of Correction. In 1966, another arrest ― for giving an undercover cop two joints ― resulted in him famously serving 29 months in prison.
