The sound engineers on 'Horses', old friends and more, recall the making of Patti Smith's debut album and define its power, ...
Patti Smith talks about 'Bread of Angels,' her latest book. Smith wrote the book over a 10-year period, chronicling her ...
The indomitable punk poet — who was born in Chicago and briefly lived in Logan Square when she was young — dedicated “People ...
At the Chicago Theatre, Patti Smith and her band tore into “Horses” from top to bottom, and 50 years on, it’s still ...
What a magnificent night of live music, centered on the 1975 debut that is regularly — and rightfully — considered to be one ...
One of Horses' most evocative songs is ‘Free Money’, a song that is often misunderstood, even half a century later.
The Four Seasons had a hit with 'Big Girls Don't Cry'; The Who launched a second tour of North America; The Commodores went ...
The memoir weaves reverie, dreams, visions and images into an autobiographical tale of deep love, unbearable loss, fortitude ...
In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the ...
The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of ...
Smith's debut album ushered in a new era of rock and roll. Critic Ken Tucker reviews the new anniversary edition of Horses, plus we listen back to Terry Gross' 1996 and 2010 interviews with Smith.