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05-18-2016, 06:30 PM
1974: Patti Smith, on the verge of stardom
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In **vember of 1974, Patti Smith, a relatively unk**wn poet/singer, posed for a publicity photo shoot in Los Angeles. Just over a year later she released Horses, her critically acclaimed and hugely influential debut album
Born in Chicago in 1946 to deeply religious working-class parents, Smith worked on an assembly line shortly after graduating high school
In 1967, she moved to New York, where she struck up a relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. For several years she wrote poetry and lyrics, performed in plays and contributed to Rolling Stone. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/patti-smith-1974/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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In **vember of 1974, Patti Smith, a relatively unk**wn poet/singer, posed for a publicity photo shoot in Los Angeles. Just over a year later she released Horses, her critically acclaimed and hugely influential debut album
Born in Chicago in 1946 to deeply religious working-class parents, Smith worked on an assembly line shortly after graduating high school
In 1967, she moved to New York, where she struck up a relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. For several years she wrote poetry and lyrics, performed in plays and contributed to Rolling Stone. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/patti-smith-1974/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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