It is not possible to go back to the Seventies, to that period characterised by a great music ferment, but the concert that Patti Smith will hold in Rome on the 6th of July will give us the chance to enjoy the performance of an artist that has marked those years, and to take advantage of the event to take a journey to Rome.
Patti Smith, who was born in Chicago in 1946, is not only a passionate singer and interpreter, but also a poetess and artist (her works will be displayed at the Robert Miller Gallery) who has worked in New York’s underground theatres, has been a busker and has performed as an actress and as a poetess, then succeeding in combining the expressive power of music with that of words, realising records that are now considered ad landmarks of rock. Patti Smith began to approach the world of music in the early Seventies, when she began to perform with Lenny Kaye, a rock composer: he would play the guitar and she would sing her poems. Few years after piano player Richard Sohl joined them, and together they started performing more regularly, playing also at the CBGB and succeeding in signing a record deal with an emerging label. This happened in 1975, and Horses made people discover Patti Smith’s music and poetry, paving the way for other successful albums and songs, like Because the Night, very famous song which was born of the collaboration with Bruce Springsteen, and which was included in the album Easter (1978). In 1979 Patti retired from the scene, but her voluntary exile lasted only 10 years: in 1988 she released the album Dream of Life, which was written together with her husband Fred Smith. With songs like People have the Power this record marked the artist’s return to the world of music. She did not published any other records until 1996, when she released Gone Again, which was followed by other works and live performances.
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The concert that Patti Smith will hold in the eternal city will give you the chance to book holiday apartments in Rome and to attend the live performance of a living legend of rock, who still has much to say after 30 years. In Villa Ada in Rome the artist will hold an acoustic concert, accompanied by guitar player Lenny Kaye, who has worked with her since the beginning, and by her daughter, piano player Jesse Smith. Do not miss one of the most exciting music events of this summer: benefit from hotels offers in Rome.
Tickets: 22 euro
Date: 6th July 2009
Location: Villa Ada, Rome, Italy
