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what was the patti smith group?
By 1974, Patti Smith was performing rock music, initially with guitarist, bassist and rock archivist Lenny Kaye, and later with a full band comprising.
Was this where she got her start?
The Patti Smith Group was signed by Clive Davis of Arista Records, and in 1975 recorded their first album, Horses, produced by John Cale amid some tension.
Was this album popular?
As the popularity of punk rock grew, Patti Smith Group toured the United States and Europe.
When was this tour?
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did she win any awards?
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what was the most memorable thing that happend to Patti during this time?
January 23, 1977, while touring in support of Radio Ethiopia, Smith accidentally danced off a high stage in Tampa, Florida, and fell 15 feet into a concrete orchestra pit.
how bad was she hurt?
breaking several neck vertebrae.
The injury required a period of rest and an intensive round of physical therapy.
Did she fully recover?
Patti Smith Group produced two further albums before the end of the 1970s.

Question: Why kind of music did she perform?
Self-contained rewrite: Why kind of music did Patti Smith perform?