Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate," Smith fused rock and poetry in her work.

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TV Series

The Early Show

The Early Show

5.7
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

6.855
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.2
Saturday Night Special

Saturday Night Special

5
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.565
Popular Voices at the BBC

Popular Voices at the BBC

0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.853
The Culture Show

The Culture Show

6.2
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.375
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

7.806
Kulturplatz

Kulturplatz

6
Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

0
NeXt

NeXt

0
Rockpolitik

Rockpolitik

0
Sternstunde Musik

Sternstunde Musik

0

Movies

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

8.063
Patti Smith: Dream of Life

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

6
WBCN and the American Revolution

WBCN and the American Revolution

5
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015

7
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

7
Chornobyl

Chornobyl

0
Patti Smith: Electric Poet

Patti Smith: Electric Poet

8
Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock

Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock

0
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

6.611
Ron Delsener Presents

Ron Delsener Presents

0
Film Socialisme

Film Socialisme

6
West Side Stories

West Side Stories

0
Patti Smith  - Live at Montreux 2005

Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005

7.8
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

7.5
One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

6.8
Patti Smith Live in Stockholm 1976

Patti Smith Live in Stockholm 1976

0
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

8
Benjamin Smoke

Benjamin Smoke

4.6
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

7.2
Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

Robert Having His Nipple Pierced

1.5
Sleepless Nights Stories

Sleepless Nights Stories

5.7
Chelsea Hotel

Chelsea Hotel

0
Three Stones for Jean Genet

Three Stones for Jean Genet

5.6
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer

Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer

7.6
Turn in the Wound

Turn in the Wound

0
One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two

6.5
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)

3
Brian Wilson: On Tour

Brian Wilson: On Tour

0
Spheres

Spheres

0
West of Memphis

West of Memphis

7.374
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

6.25
Song to Song

Song to Song

5.473
Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie

7.1
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

6.6
365 Day Project

365 Day Project

10
What the Punk - An MVD Sampler

What the Punk - An MVD Sampler

5
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

7
The Blank Generation

The Blank Generation

5.8
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

5.2
All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties

6.5
The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie

6.213
No. 18: Mahagonny

No. 18: Mahagonny

5.5
The Book of Conrad

The Book of Conrad

0
Kurt Everywhere

Kurt Everywhere

0
The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1

The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1

8
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson

6.4
Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band

5.2
Patti Smith Group: Live on Rockpalast

Patti Smith Group: Live on Rockpalast

0
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)

Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)

0
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

6.5
Still Moving/Patti Smith

Still Moving/Patti Smith

0
The 8th Floor

The 8th Floor

0
25 Years of Punk

25 Years of Punk

6
Night Lunch

Night Lunch

5
Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You

Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You

6
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

6.438
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

7.1
Girls in Bands at the BBC

Girls in Bands at the BBC

7
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

8
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

0
Rock My Religion

Rock My Religion

0
I Am La Scala

I Am La Scala

0
Dancing Barefoot

Dancing Barefoot

5.7
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

7.7
Uncle Howard

Uncle Howard

6.5
Now

Now

8.8
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

0
Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

7.7
New York Rock at the BBC

New York Rock at the BBC

6.5
The Big Empty

The Big Empty

6.112
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave

0
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

5.2
Women in Rock

Women in Rock

0
Film catastrophe

Film catastrophe

5.7
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998

Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998

0
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film

7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

7.909
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

0