Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946)[4] is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses.[1]
Called the "punk poet laureate", Smith fused rock and poetry in her work. Smith's most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.[1] In 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture,[5] and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[6] On November 17, 2010, she won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.[7] The book fulfilled a promise she had made to her former long-time roommate and partner,Robert Mapplethorpe. She is also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize.
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Smith performing at Provinssirock festival,Seinäjoki, Finland, June 2007
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