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Patti Smith, born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey, migrated to New York City in 1967. Her extensive achievements as a performer, author, recording and visual artist is acknowledged worldwide.
Released in 1975, Smith's first recording, 'Horses', was inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in 2010 by the National Recording Preservation Board. Her subsequent albums include 'Radio Ethiopia', 'Easter', which included 'Because the Night', cowritten with Bruce Springsteen, 'Wave', 'Dream of Life', which included 'People Have the Power' cowritten with her late husband Fred Sonic Smith, 'Gone Again', 'Peace and Noise', 'Gung Ho', 'Trampin'', 'Land', 'Twelve', 'Banga', and 'Outside Society'. She is a four-time Grammy® nominee and a Golden Globe nominee for the song 'Mercy Is' cowritten with Lenny Kay for the film 'Noah'. Steven Sebring's 2008 documentary, 'Patti Smith: Dream of Life', received an Emmy nomination.
Patti Smith was awarded the prestigious 2010 National Book Award
for her bestselling memoir, 'Just Kids', chronicling her deep friendship
with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and the evolution of their work.
Her books include 'Witt', 'Babel', 'Woolgathering', 'The Coral Sea', 'Auguries of
Innocence', 'Collected Lyrics', 'M Train', 'Devotion' and 'Year of the Monkey'.
Smith holds the honor of 'Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres'
from the French Ministry of Culture. In 2007 she was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was honored by ASCAP with the Founders
Award in 2010, representing lifetime achievement, and was the recipient
of Sweden's 2011 Polar Award, an international acknowledgement for
significant achievements in music. In 2013, Smith received the
Katharine Hepburn Medal from Bryn Mawr College, recognizing women whose
contributions embody the drive and work ethic of the celebrated actress.
In 2014, Barnard College Board of Trustees presented Patti Smith
with their Medal of Distinction. In 2016, she was awarded the Burke
Medal for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Trinity College,
Dublin.
Smith's photographs, drawings, and installations have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide. Coupled with her photography exhibit 'Higher Learning', Smith received the Laurea Magistrate causa from Parma, Italy and an honorary doctorate in Euro-American Literature from Padova University. She was awarded The Badge of the Austrian Decoration of Science and Art in 2019.
Her renowned band includes guitarist and author Lenny Kaye, who she has collaborated with since 1971, drummer Jay Dee Daugherty since 1975, Tony Shanahan on bass and keyboards, since 1996, and her son, guitarist Jackson Smith, for over a decade.
At present Smith writes, performs, lending support for
human-rights issues and environmental groups, primarily Pathway to
Paris, a nonprofit organization co-founded by her daughter, Jesse Paris
Smith, offering tangible solutions for combatting global climate.
In May, Smith will receive the PEN Literary Service Award, and an
honorary Doctorate from Columbia University. She resides in New York
City.
Patti Smith (Photo by Steven Sebring)
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29 Jun, 2015
Patti Smith: Joined Onstage By The Dalai Lama
In an incredible moment at the Glastonbury Festival, Patti Smith was joined onstage by the Dalai Lama, where she led the 100,000 Pyramid Stage crowd in wishing him a happy 80th birthday.
www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/28/patti-smith-dalai-lama-glastonbury-2015-pyramid-stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/glastonbury/11704487/Patti-Smith-review.html
www.nme.com/news/patti-smith/86547
www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/28/patti-smith-at-glastonbury-2015-review-punk-rage-dalai-lama
www.pitchfork.com/news/60159-patti-smith-brings-out-the-dalai-lama-at-glastonbury
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10 Jun, 2015
Patti Smith: Review From Manchester Apollo
A 5 Star review for Patti Smith & Her Band, for Monday night's 'Horses' show at Manchester's Apollo in Guardian Music.
www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/10/patti-smith-review-manchester-apollo
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08 Jun, 2015
Patti Smith: Two Nights Of 'Horses' At London's Roundhouse
In the fall of 1975, Patti Smith gathered her band in Electric Lady Studios in New York City to record her debut album, 'Horses'. Released on November 10 of that year by Arista Records, it has come to be regarded as a seminal and landmark recording that continues to have resonance and relevance for succeeding generations of musicians and artists.
Now, forty years later, Smith will honor the longevity and lasting influence of the album with a series of special shows (30th & 31st October) centered around the album. She will be accompanied by two members of the original group, Lenny Kaye and Jay Dee Daugherty, along with bassist / keyboardist Tony Shanahan, who has been a part of Her Band for twenty years.
'Horses' was the beginning of a long musical career that resonates even greater today. The album has achieved many notable recognitions over the years, included on many all-time best album lists, and by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry. It has been followed by another nine albums of original material, books of poetry and a best-selling memoir, 'Just Kids'; world tours and personal appearances, as well as induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Roundhouse Members priority booking opens Thu 11 Jun 9:00am.
www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/2015/patti-smith
