Which American singer-songwriter is known as "Poet Laureate of Punk Rock" and "Punk Godmother"?

Gender: Female

Original name:

English name: patty smith.

Birthday:1946 65438+February 30th.

Constellation: Capricorn

Nationality:

Region: Europe and America

Life introduction: patty smith, with the title of "Poet Laureate of Punk Rock", is the most influential female singer in the history of rock music. Her music is ambitious, unconventional and challenging, and is regarded as the most exciting combination of rock and poetry since Bob Dylan's heyday.

As long as inspired, Smith's style can be very wide, from structural rock to open experimentalism, and even outdated music.

Patty's most impressive characteristics are improvisation and the feeling of combining free jazz, although music also has the characteristics of early rock music noise and chords. She is an excellent musician. Although her voice has not been professionally trained, it can well express the artistic conception of the lyrics. She is like a wizard on the stage, with charming power. As a frequent visitor to CBGB Club, patty smith was the first musician to make records in the early punk era, even before Ramones. Patty's music is both artistic and amateur. Whether in Britain or new york, whether for her contemporary singers or latecomers, this sense of art and amateurism has an influence on punk movement. More importantly, Smith has become the symbol of the next generation of female rock, and she never relies on her own gender to achieve success. She is a respectable wise man and a creative fighter. She gives the impression that she is thin, tough and somewhat neutral. At the same time, she never used her gender as a gimmick, but always appeared in the eyes of the public as an artist. Her dress and performance on the stage show an aggressive male rock image, which seems to have never changed. In this process, she erased all possible expectations of female rock musicians and expanded the means that all artists (men and women) can use to express themselves.

Patty smith was born in Chicago. When she was 3 years old, the Smiths moved to Philadelphia, and when she was 9 years old, she moved to woodbury, a small town in New Jersey. In high school, Smith was exposed to arthur rimbaud's poems about redemption, Beats' works and the music of musicians and bands such as james brown, Rolling Stones, the Doors and Bob Dylan. She was admitted to Glassboro State Teachers College, but ended up with an unexpected pregnancy. After giving birth to the child, she gave it to others for adoption and went to work on the assembly line of a factory. After saving enough money, she came to new york on 1967. In new york, Smith worked in a bookstore and met robert mapplethorpe, who was studying art. Although this man has been gay for most of his life, Smith still fell in love with him. 1969, Smith and her sister went to Paris. They make money by performing in the street. After returning to new york, Smith and his lover stayed at Chelsea Hotel for a while. Then she began to attend underground concerts. I have to mention the playwright Sam Shepard here. In 7 1 year, Smith created and performed the autobiographical drama Cowboy's Mouth with him. During this period, Smith also wrote poems and met Lenny Kaye, a guitarist and rock critic who worked as a clerk in a record store. The latter once wrote an article about doo wop for a magazine, which left a deep impression on Patty. The two found that they had the same preference for early rock music. In July1year, when Patty held a poetry meeting at St. Max's Church, she invited Kay to accompany her on the spot with an electric guitar. In the next two years, Patty continued her drama performance and poetry meeting; She also wrote articles for rock magazines and published two volumes of poetry. At the end of 1973, she and Kay performed on the same stage again, and their cooperation became closer. 1974, they welcomed a new member-guitar and keyboard player Richard Saul. Their music is obviously influenced by Beat, showing improvisational style and rock flavor. They began to perform regularly in new york and became more and more famous. 1In June, 974, with the support of photographer Ma Puer Samper, the band released the single "Hey Joe" b/w "Urine Factory". The former is a monologue about Patty Hearst, while the latter vividly shows Smith's style as an assembly line worker. Both songs were recorded by guitarist tom verlaine, who later became Smith's lover. This single record made the band independent, and the real DIY style still affects punk rock today.

At the end of 1974, Smith and her band began to tour the West Coast. When the band returned to new york, guitarist/bassist Ivan Kral joined the band. The band's 75-year performance was enhanced by the addition of drummer Jay Dee Holty, and later Holty officially joined the band. At this time, the band caught the attention of Clive Davis, the owner of arista Records Company, and Smith got a record contract. Patty succeeded with John Cale, a former member of Velvet Band, and successfully released her first album "War Horse" in 1975, which undoubtedly became the pioneering work of punk music. Horse was warmly praised by critics. The two songs in the album "Gloria" and "1000 Dance Land" not only present a different rock style, but also have the charm of original music. Although the album has never been broadcast on the radio, its sales have also rushed to the top 50.

In the following 76 years, a radio station played patty smith's album and listed it as the most avant-garde music work, together with the most experimental open music work at that time. 1977 At the beginning of this year, Smith unfortunately fell off the stage while performing in Tampa and broke two spines near his neck. As a result, he had to quit the performance for treatment. During the training period, Smith and Bruce Springsteen) * * * * jointly created Because of the Night, which reached the No.1 13 in the charts, and sent the album Easter to the top 20. Not only that, more than 65,438+00,000 enthusiastic fans bought this record, which even made "Because That Night" a standard for Lily's concert tour in Sfar. The album Easter also includes Smith's most famous work Rock Nigger. This work flags and shouts for those who live outside the mainstream. Some people lashed out at her arrogance, but this song was included in the album natural born killers in 1994. From 65438 to 0979, thanks to the new producer Todd Derungren, Bo discovered Smith's increasingly excellent voice. However, this period is considered to be the least developed period of Smith. At this time, Smith had lived with Allen Lanier, the keyboard player of the Blue Oyster Cult, for some time, but he slept with Fred, the guitarist of MC5/Sonic's Rendezvous. In fact, this man contributed to two albums produced by Wave, Dancing Barefoot and Frederick. He and Smith got married in 1980, after which Smith retired from music and gave birth to two children. 1988, Patty returned to the music scene and released an album "Dream Life". In this album, Fred participated in all the lyrics and played the guitar part. At the same time, Smith members Saul and Doherty also participated in the production. However, Smith's comeback was only a flash in the pan. When the album was released, she disappeared again. However, she never gave up writing. She finished a poem "Picking Wool" and gave a live recitation at the poetry meeting.

Sadly, in the next few years, Smith lost some close friends, such as Robert Ma Puer Sampo, her close friend and album cover designer, who died in 1989. A year later, pianist Richard Sol also died. 1 At the end of 994, Smith's husband and her brother Todd died of heart failure within1month. In order to soothe his inner pain, Smith began to perform on stage again. She reorganized the patty smith band, bringing Kay, Doherty and new bass player Tony Shanahan. They began to organize some small-scale performances in order to arouse the audience's previous memories and familiarize themselves with the stage again. 1996, the band went into the recording studio and recorded the album "Gone Again". Oliver Ray, the second guitarist, Tom Villain, John Cale and Jeff Buckley all added a lot to this album. The tone of "Gone for Never" is stronger and clearer than expected, which has been greatly appreciated by many critics. After Gone Again, Peace and Noise was released by 1997. The single "1959" in this album was nominated for a Grammy. Smith reappeared in 2000 with the album Gung Ho, which is the most influential album in the society after her comeback. One of them, with sparkling eyes, won a Grammy nomination for her again. With the release of Land (1975-2002), Smith and arista parted ways in 2002, and she later signed a new owner, Columbia. Her new company's first album "Trampin" was released in the spring of 2004. When arista published the legendary edition of the 30th anniversary, Smith's previous work "Horse" was reissued as a luxurious double CD.