Patti Smith

Genres: Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Art Rock, Punk Rock

Patti Smith

Ranking

  • Rank: #400 of 411 bands on the BandRank leaderboard
  • ELO score: 890
  • Record: 0 wins, 9 losses, 0 ties in head-to-head votes

Bio

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, and author. Her 1975 debut album, Horses, made her an influential member of the New York City–based punk rock movement earned her nicknames "Queen of Punk, and "Godmother of Punk". Smith has fused rock and poetry in her work. In 1978, her most widely known song, "Because the Night", co-written with Bruce Springsteen, reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Bio source: Wikipedia

Albums

  • Horses (1975)
  • Radio Ethiopia (1976)
  • Easter (1978)

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