Patti Smith

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith (born December 30, 1946 in Chicago) is an American singer–songwriter, poet and visual artist who was a highly influential component of the New York punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Smith's most widely known song is Because the Night, which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.