patti smith

Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Patti Smith's story is well known to fans and students of rock history. Initially emerging from New York's punk-rock scene of the seventies, Patti Smith made a string of four great records, including her classic debut album Horses, Radio Ethipoia, and her breakthrough hit Easter, which included the hit single "Because The Night," co-written with Bruce Springsteen.

Patti Smith's mix of primal punk-rock and beat poetry, along with her frenzied live performances drew instant attention from both fans and critics, who gave rave reviews. This brief explosion ended with the album Wave, after which she dropped completely out of sight for several years to move to Detroit, marry MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, and start a family.

In the mid-eighties, she briefly re-emerged with the album Dream Of Life, only to disappear again for another several years. Following the death of her husband, Patti Smith then re-emerged in the mid-nineties — this time apparently to stay — with the album Gone Again and today remains an active, vibrant artist, activist and poet. Steven Sebring's documentary film Dream Of Life provides what is probably the best overview of this artist's legendary career.

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