What is Patti Smith?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Patti Smith | Img = Patti Smith performing in Finland, 2007.jpg | Img_capt = [[Finland]], June 16, 2007 | Landscape = yes | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Patricia Lee Smith | Alias = Patti Smith Group | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]] | Origin = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[clarinet]] | Genre = [[Punk rock]] | Occupation = [[Singer]], [[poet]], [[artist]] | Years_active = 1974–present | Label = Arista, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | URL = [http://www.pattismith.net/ PattiSmith.net] }} '''Patti Smith''' (born '''Patricia Lee Smith''' on December 30, 1946) is an [[Americans|American]] [[singer]] and [[poet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/patti-smith/ |title=Patti Smith |accessdate=2008-02-04 |publisher=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] |date=2007}}</ref> She was an important member of the [[punk rock]] music trend in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pattismith/biography |title=Patti Smith: Biography |accessdate=2008-02-04 |encyclopedia=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2001 |archive-date=2007-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212083500/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pattismith/biography |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her first album ''Horses'' was produced by [[John Cale]]. == Works == {| |width=200| '''Albums''' * ''Horses'' (1975) * ''Radio Ethiopia'' (1976) * ''Easter'' (1978) * ''Wave'' (1979) * ''Dream of Life'' (1988) * ''Gone Again'' (1996) * ''Peace and Noise'' (1997) * ''Gung Ho'' (2000) * ''Trampin''' (2004) * ''Twelve'' (2007) * ''Banga'' (2012) |valign=top| '''Books''' * ''Seventh Heaven'' (1972) * ''Witt'' (1973) * ''Babel'' (1978) * ''Woolgathering'' (1992) * ''Early Work'' (1994) * ''The Coral Sea'' (1996) * ''Patti