The sound engineers on 'Horses', old friends and more, recall the making of Patti Smith's debut album and define its power, ...

One of Horses' most evocative songs is ‘Free Money’, a song that is often misunderstood, even half a century later.

In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the ...

Patti Smith has always felt underrated as a poet, author and songwriter – despite glimmers of what could be construed as fame that put her work in front of a larger audience. For those who were lucky ...

The first release of Horses by Patti Smith wasn’t entirely successful back in 1975. In the years that followed, though, the album became a legacy item in Smith’s discography. It inspired generations ...

Patti Smith talks about 'Bread of Angels,' her latest book. Smith wrote the book over a 10-year period, chronicling her ...

Part-poet, part-rock star, the musician and best-selling author Patti Smith was a phenomenon in the 1970s thanks to her 1975 debut LP Horses, and has since been a favorite among many music fans and ...

What a magnificent night of live music, centered on the 1975 debut that is regularly — and rightfully — considered to be one ...

At the Chicago Theatre, Patti Smith and her band tore into “Horses” from top to bottom, and 50 years on, it’s still ...