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Post by Lauren Curtis on Dec 16, 2006 9:24:32 GMT -5
Patricia Lee ("Patti") Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American musician, singer, and poet. She came to prominence during the punk movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called "punk rock's poet laureate", she brought a feminist and intellectual take to punk music and became one of rock and roll's most influential female musicians.
Although Smith's success has been limited in commercial terms (she has never had a RIAA certified record, has had just one Top 20 single, and has yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), she is often regarded as one of the most influential and important artists in rock history: Rolling Stone magazine recently placed her at #47 in its list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time."
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