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Lenny Kaye
Lenny Kaye
American guitarist, songwriter, producer, journalist
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Ivan Král
Ivan Král
Czech-American musician
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Romeo Void
Romeo Void
American rock band
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Fred Smith
Fred Smith
American Musician
4
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist
5
Alison Mosshart
Alison Mosshart
American musician
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PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
English singer-songwriter
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Green Day
Green Day
American punk rock band
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Maria Brink
Maria Brink
American singer
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Shirley Manson
Shirley Manson
Scottish singer and artist
10
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
American singer-songwriter
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Suzi Quatro
Suzi Quatro
American musician, radio host and actress
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Hladno pivo
Hladno pivo
Croatian punk rock band
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
American rock band
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Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh
American rock singer
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Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
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R.E.M.
R.E.M.
American alternative rock band
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Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
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The Cars
The Cars
American pop-rock band
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Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield
American guitarist/singer-songwriter and author
20
Willow Smith
Willow Smith
American singer, rapper and actress
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Band of Horses
Band of Horses
American rock band
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Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
American singer-songwriter
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Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
american band
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Courtney Love
Courtney Love
American singer, songwriter and actress
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The White Stripes
The White Stripes
American rock duo
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Flea
Flea
American-Australian bassist
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Meg White
Meg White
American musician
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
American musician, singer, and composer
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Richard Hell
Richard Hell
American actor and musician
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Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, actress and activist
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
British rock band from Glasgow
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Evanescence
Evanescence
American alternative metal band
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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Canadian-American singer-songwriter
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Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor
Russian-born American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Kesha
Kesha
American singer and songwriter
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Lou Reed
Lou Reed
American musician, recording artist, singer-songwriter (1942-2013)
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Marnie Stern
Marnie Stern
American musician and songwriter
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Siouxsie Sioux
Siouxsie Sioux
English singer, songwriter, musician, producer and lead singer of the Banshees
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Feist
Feist
Canadian singer and musician
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Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino
American actress and singer
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Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
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Mary Margaret O'Hara
Mary Margaret O'Hara
Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
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Joan Jett
Joan Jett
American musician
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Nico
Nico
German musician, model and actress, one of Warhol's superstars
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The xx
The xx
British indie pop band
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Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
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Social Distortion
Social Distortion
American punk rock band
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
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Paramore
Paramore
American pop punk band
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Fun
Fun
American indie rock band
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Florence Welch
Florence Welch
English musician, singer and songwriter
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Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
alternative rock band formed in New York, New York, United States
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
American singer-songwriter
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Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
American author, poet, and punk musician
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Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy
American pop punk band
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Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
American musician and actress
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Peaches
Peaches
Canadian singer
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Garbage
Garbage
rock band from the United States
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Nickelback
Nickelback
Canadian rock band
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Panic! At The Disco
Panic! At The Disco
American musical group; rock solo project band
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Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney
American rock band
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American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist
Record Labels
Awards Received
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
National Book Award
Polar Music Prize
National Book Award for Nonfiction
Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (Spain)
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Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) 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. Her most widely known song is "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1978 and number five in the U.K. In 2005, Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

On November 17, 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids. The book fulfilled a promise she had made to her former long-time partner, Robert Mapplethorpe. She placed 47th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Artists published in December 2010 and was also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize.