The Godmother of Punk, Patti Smith, 62, performs at the Santa Monica Pier during the season finale of the 25th Anniversary Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, September 3, 2009. 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 2005, Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, and in 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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