PATTI SMITH

Born on this day: December 30, 1946 - Singer, songwriter and poet Patti Smith (born Patricia Lee Smith in Chicago, IL).
Happy 71st Birthday, Patti!!

Patti shares her birthday with my son and this always makes me smile for some reason. Patti likes to have concerts or gigs around her birthday and there are some really great ones. This track will have to do until I can sort out posting some. And yes, I did buy 'Easter' when it came out and curiously (for me) I bought this single and discovered it was written by Bruce Springsteen. Of note Patti changed some of the lyrics and later Springsteen acknowledges it as a co-written song. 

thanks to the most excellent Jeff Harris' blog 'Behind The Grooves