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Patti Smith: Punk Queen of Sheba

Caroline Coon, Melody Maker, 15 January 1977

On stage, Patti Smith changes personality. One night she's Alexander the Great's daughter, the next the Queen of Sheba. But to Caroline Coon (reporting from New York) she's everything you ever wanted to know about rock..

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