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Patti Smith and Her Band
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Born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey, poet/singer/songwriter Patti Smith moved
to New York City and gained recognition as one of the first visionary artists of the
1970’ s - known for the mergence of poetry and rock. She and her band released 8 studio
albums on Arista Records 1975-2002. In 2002, Land, a compilation package of Horses,
Radio Ethiopia, Easter, Wave, Dream of Life, Gone Again, Peace and Noise, and Gung
Ho featured album cuts, as well as rare studio and live recordings. April 2004 marked
the release of Patti Smith and her band’ s first Columbia recording trampin’ , critically
acclaimed for its diversity, which subjects ranging from motherhood to the preemptive
strike on Iraq. In Spring 2007 a CD of cover songs, Twelve, was released, which was
acclaimed as one of the best albums the year.
In September 2002, the Andy Warhol Museum launched Strange Messenger,...
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