Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Birth Name: Patricia Lee Smith

Band Members:
Patti Smith Group:
Lenny Kaye (guitar)
Oliver Ray (guitar, organ)
Tony Shanahan (bass, keyboards)
Jay Dee Daugherty (drums)
Jesse Lee Smith (piano)

Former members:
Ivan Kral (bass)
Richard Sohl (keyboards)

Member of:
Television & Patti Smith

Associated Acts:
Tom Verlaine
John Cale
Bruce Springsteen
Todd Rundgren
Fred "Sonic" Smith

Also Called:
Patti Smith Group
Godmother Of Punk

Genres:
Rock
Protopunk
New York Punk