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Patti Smith:

The Capitol Theatre and WFUV honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Patti Smith, on Thursday, December 30!

Patti Smith was born on December 30, 1946, in Chicago. Her extensive achievements as a performer, author, activist, 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. Her subsequent albums include Radio Ethiopia, Easter, which included Because the Night, co-written with Bruce Springsteen, Wave, Dream of Life, which included People Have the Power co-written 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” co-written with Lenny Kay for the film Noah. Steven Sebring’s 2008 documentary, Patti Smith: Dream of Life, received an Emmy nomination.

Patti Smith has won various awards for her work. Some notable awards include the 2010 National Book Award, the “Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres” from the French Ministry of Culture, ASCAP’s Founders Award in 2010, representing lifetime achievement, Sweden’s 2011 Polar Award, and the Katharine Hepburn Medal from Bryn Mawr College, recognizing women whose contributions embody the drive and work ethic of the celebrated actress.

Far more than a singer-songwriter, Smith’s photographs, drawings, and installations have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide.

Her renowned band includes guitarist and author Lenny Kaye, who she has collaborated with since 1971, drummer Jay Dee Daugherty since 1975, and Tony Shanahan on bass and keyboards, since 1996.

“See, there’s only two theaters, man… that are set up pretty groovy all around for music and for smooth stage changes, good lighting and all that – the Fillmore and The Capitol Theatre. And those are the only two in the whole country.” —Jerry Garcia