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Spector and Smith, Making Rock History

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Published March 11, 2007 at 3:24 PM EDT

Last year, famed 1960s crooner Ronnie Spector released The Last of the Rock Stars, her first full-length CD in 20 years. One of the guest artists on that disc is another female rock legend: Patti Smith. Both will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday.

We searched our archives and found past interviews with both musicians.

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