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Patti Smith
Discogs Information
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American rock musician, born on December 30, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 (Performer).
Sister of Todd Smith (9). Married to Fred Smith from 1980 until his death 1994. Mother of Jackson Smith, Jesse Paris Smith.
External Links
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/193816-Patti-Smith
- http://www.pattismith.net/
- https://myspace.com/pattismith
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005446/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Smith
Wikipedia Information
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Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses.Called the "punk poet laureate", Smith fused rock and poetry in her work. Her most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 and number five in the U.K. In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.On November 17, 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids. The book fulfilled a promise she had made to her former long-time partner, Robert Mapplethorpe. She placed 47th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Artists published in December 2010 and was also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize.