Patti Smith rocked The Anthem in Washington, D.C., when she brought her Horses 50th anniversary tour to the venue.

The power and importance of Horses, the seminal debut of punk-poet Patti Smith, still lingers five decades after its release.

“Because the Night” was recorded in 1977 while Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were working on Darkness On the Edge of Town. However, it was simply the melody with some mumbled lyrics over top ...

Fifty years ago, Patti Smith harnessed the wild spirit of rock ‘n’ roll for her debut album Horses. I’ve listened to the record many times over the years, and it hasn’t lost anything. It’s outsider ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Patti Smith is now considered one of the wise women of rock 'n' roll, an eloquent chronicler of her life in music and in a series of acclaimed memoirs. But 50 ...

Moms like old things. Moms like classic things. Moms like songs they can relate to, songs they grew up with. Songs with stories, hooks and a little bit of empowerment. After all, if music can help any ...

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