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Patti Smith at Pratt Legends 2009 Gala

Patti Smith entertained the crowd at the Pratt Legends 2009 gala by singing her hit "Because the Night," evidently a warm up for her performance of the song with Bruce Springsteen two nights later at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame.READ»

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Legends of the Fall: Patti Smith, Marc Jacobs, and David Rockwell Headline Pratt Gala

"Godmother of Punk" Patti Smith didn't go to Pratt. She didn't have the money and, she says, she was "too erratic a student" to get past the admissions office. That didn't stop her, however, from enthusiastically accepting an award ...READ»