France honors Patti Smith

<b>France honors Patti Smith</b><br>American punk rocker Patti Smith, 58, salutes after being awarded the insignia of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters by French Cuture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres at an AIDS benefit concert in Paris on July 10. Vabres lauded Smith as "one of the most influential artists in women's rock 'n' roll."

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France honors Patti Smith
American punk rocker Patti Smith, 58, salutes after being awarded the insignia of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters by French Cuture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres at an AIDS benefit concert in Paris on July 10. Vabres lauded Smith as "one of the most influential artists in women's rock 'n' roll."

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