At an early age, Smith was exposed to music, including the albums Shrimp Boats by Harry Belafonte, The Money Tree by Patience and Prudence, and Another Side of Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan 's fourth album, released in 1964, which her mother gave her.

Jan 30, 2025 · Patti Smith (born December 30, 1946, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American poet, rock songwriter, and singer. Growing up in New Jersey, Smith won an art scholarship to Glassboro State Teachers College.

Smith was born on December 30th, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. The oldest of four children from a working-class family, she quickly learned self-sufficiency and independence. She was most often described as a tomboy and has spoken of her experience with gender confusion.

Apr 22, 2021 · Singer, songwriter and poet Patricia Lee Smith was born on December 30, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the eldest of four children born to Beverly Smith, a jazz singer turned waitress,...

Jul 21, 2021 · Singer, songwriter, and poet Patricia Lee Smith was born on December 30, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the eldest of four children. Beverly Smith, her mother, was a jazz singer turned waitress, and her father Grant Smith was a machinist.

Smith was born on December 30, 1946, at Grant Hospital in Chicago to Beverly Smith, a jazz singer turned waitress, and Grant Smith, a Honeywell machinist. The family was of part Irish ancestry and Patti was the eldest of four children, with siblings Linda, Kimberly, and Todd.

Nov 30, 2024 · Patti Smith was born on December 30, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in a modest family, she showed an early interest in literature, art, and music. Her passion for poetry and the written word became a foundation for her creative expression.

Early Life Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith was born in Chicago in 1946. Her parents, Beverly and Grant, instilled strong religious beliefs in their children, but Patti resisted these influences. Her interest in Buddhism and Tibet emerged at a young age.

Dec 30, 2018 · Patti Smith, poet, 70’s cult pop singer artist, early house-mate of Robt. Mapplethorpe, Rimbaud & Wm. Burroughs devotée, retired 14 years from stage fame to raise two children, till her musician husband passed away.

Born as Patricia Lee Smith on 30 December 1946 in Chicago, she grew up in a modest working-class environment in New Jersey. At a young age, she showed remarkable intellectual and artistic potential. She was strongly influenced by literary classics, such as Arthur Rimbaud, William Blake and Emily Dickinson, who later became her key inspirations.