The Patti Smith Group

The Patti Smith Group is a hard rock group mainly popular in the seventies. They had two hit albums with Because the Night being a hit single and E-Bow the Letter being a rock hit. They were a major influence on indie band Garbage, college rock band R.E.M., indie band Sonic Youth, post punk band U2, and even post punk band The Smiths. Only Patti Smith was inducted into the actual hall of fame, without her backing group. Because the Night has become a classic rock staple.