For the lead singer of the band Scandal, see Patty Smyth. For other persons of the same name, see Patricia Smith (disambiguation).
Patti Smith
Smith performing in 2006
Background information
Birth name
Patricia Lee Smith
Born
(1946-12-30) December 30, 1946 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Origin
Deptford Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Punk rock[1]
art punk[2]
proto-punk[3]
art rock[4]
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
poet
painter
author
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
clarinet
Discography
Patti Smith discography
Years active
1967–present
Labels
Arista
Columbia
Website
pattismith.net
Musical artist
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, and author whose 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement.[1] Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night", co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached 13th on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and fifth on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.[5] In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[6] In November 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids,[7] written to fulfill a promise she made to Robert Mapplethorpe, her longtime partner. She is ranked 47th on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, published in 2010,[8] and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2011.
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^"Patti Smith – Land: Horses/Land Of A Thousand Dances/La Mer (De)". Paste. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^Murray, Noel (May 28, 2015). "60 minutes of music that sum up art-punk pioneers Wire". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^O'Brien, Lucy (October 16, 2003). She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul. A&C Black. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8264-3529-3.
'^"Remise des insignes de Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Patti Smith 'Solidays" (in French). Paris: French Ministry of Culture. July 10, 2005. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
^"Patti Smith profile". Cleveland, Ohio: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
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^"Patti Smith | 100 Greatest Artists". Rolling Stone. December 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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