1959 (song)
Encyclopedia
"1959" is a rock
song written by Patti Smith
and Tony Shanahan, and released as a promo single from Patti Smith 1997 album Peace and Noise
. In 1998 the song was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
song written by Patti Smith
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses....
and Tony Shanahan, and released as a promo single from Patti Smith 1997 album Peace and Noise
Peace and Noise
Peace and Noise is an album by Patti Smith, released September 30, 1997 on Arista Records. Uncut magazine ranked the album 21st best of the year...
. In 1998 the song was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for works containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre...
.
External links
- Full length version of the song at Arista Records