Patti Smith

Patti Smith (English: Patti Smith, December 30, 1946 -), American songwriter and poet. In 1975, her debut album "Horses" was influenced by the emerging punk movement. She was dubbed "Punk's Poet Laureate" and the "Godmother of Punk" for her combination of Beat poetry performance and garage band rock. She introduced 19th-century French poetry to American teenagers, while challenging the disco era with her androgynous public image and non-feminine language. Smith is best known for her song "Because the Night," which she co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2004, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked Smith 47th on its list of one hundred important rock figures. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was also nominated for two Grammy Awards. . On November 17, 2010, her memoir "Just Kids" won the National Book Award.