Boasting one of the most lauded debut albums in rock, Patti Smith's opening cut 'Gloria: In Excelsis Deo' is sung with an authority few could match.

How a reluctant musician made a punk-rock classic - IN FOCUS: Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations ...

Together, they fashioned a spiky garage-rock sound partly honed during live performances at the soon-to-be punk mecca CBGB, and that ... A Celebration of Patti Smith’ is at New York’s Carnegie ...