Fwd: PATTI SMITH TAKES TOP FRENCH CULTURAL HONOR

[mckenzie]

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> From: Patti Smith <pattismith>
> Date: July 12, 2005 3:03:11 PM EDT
> To: mckenzie
> Subject: PATTI SMITH TAKES TOP FRENCH CULTURAL HONOR
> Reply-To: pattismith
>
> PATTI SMITH RECEIVES TOP FRENCH CULTURAL HONOR!
>
> The Insignia Of Commander Of The Order Of The Arts And Letters
> Presented To Pioneering Rock Artist By Culture Minister Renaud
> Donnedieu de Vabres
>
>
> Congratulations to the groundbreaking rock & roll artist Patti Smith
> on being awarded of one of France's highest cultural honors.
>
> Smith, whose seminal rock & roll album, Horses, was released in 1975,
> was presented with the prestigious insignia of Commander of the Order
> of the Arts and Letters by French Cultural Minister Renaud Donnedieu
> de Vabres at an AIDS benefit concert in Paris on Sunday, July 10.
>
> Smith, cited as an authentic rock & roll poet laureate, was praised by
> the French Cultural Ministry as "one of the most influential artists
> in women's rock 'n' roll." The citation also noted Smith's high
> profile appreciation  of the 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud.
>
> Previous recipients of the Order of Arts and Letters, established on
> May 2, 1957, include William Burroughs and Susan Sontag.
>
> Smith is currently at work on a new album, her second for Columbia
> Records and her first of cover songs.
>
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> www.pattismith.net
> www.columbiarecords.com

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