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Patti_Smith

American musician, singer and poet.

Having spent the early seventies writing and performing poetry, subsidised by rock journalism, 1975 saw the release of Smith's first album "[[/Horses]]", produced by [[John Cale]], formerly of the [[Velvet Underground]].  The record fused [[rock and roll], early proto-[[punk rock]] with spoken poetry and is widely considered one the rock's greatest debuts.  As Smith toured the [[United States]] and [[Europe]], with the newly christened Patti Smith Group, punk's popularity grew and the second album [[Radio Ethiopia]] reflected this with a rawer sound.

The group produced two further albums followed before the end of the 70s, and while neither could match the first two records, [[/Easter]] contained the hit single [[/Because The Night]] which had been co-written with [[Bruce Springsteen]].

In the 1980s she appeared to be in semi-retirement from music, recording only the album "Dream Of Life" in 1988, with her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith.  Following Fred's death, 1995's [[/Gone Again]] featured tributes to him and [[KurtCobain|Kurt Cobain]].

Discography:
* [[/Horses]]
* [[/Radio Ethiopia]]
* [[/Easter]]
* [[/Wave]]
* [[/Dream Of Life]]
* [[/Gone Again]]
* [[/Peace and Noise]]