Patti Smith

Patti Smith  (born December 30, 1946) 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.  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 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978.  In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  On November 17, 2010, she won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.  She is also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize.  (More from Wikipedia)

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