March 6, 2026
Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue

Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue

For the New Yorker’s Culture Desk, Patti Smith recalls a lifetime of friendship with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor, Sam Shepard, who passed away this week.Shepard of course was the author of numerous plays, including True West and Fool for Love; he also acted in many films and plays, like The Right Stuff and Days of Heaven.Smith shares that her decades-long friendship with.. Patti Smith has opened up the loss of Sam Shepard in a new interview.. READ MORE: Patti Smith reveals stunning new photobook – and stands up for youth on-the-march – at Chicago event Smith.


Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue

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Sam Shepard & Patti Smith, 1971 r/OldSchoolCool

Sam Shepard & Patti Smith, 1971 r/OldSchoolCool


Patti Smith opens up about loss of Sam Shepard

Patti Smith opens up about loss of Sam Shepard “I miss him terribly”


Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (1971) OldSchoolCool

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (1971) OldSchoolCool


Patti Smith on Sam Shepard's love of Beckett literature Sam shepard, Patti smith, Shepards

Patti Smith on Sam Shepard’s love of Beckett literature Sam shepard, Patti smith, Shepards


How Sam Shepard Hit Downtown New York and Reinvented Himself The New York Times

How Sam Shepard Hit Downtown New York and Reinvented Himself The New York Times


Remembering Sam Shepard through Photos and

Remembering Sam Shepard through Photos and


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patti smith Patti smith, Sam shepard, Poses


Remembering Sam Shepard through Photos and

Remembering Sam Shepard through Photos and


Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, May 1971 at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, New York

Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, May 1971 at the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, New York


[E.O.M.S.] Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (1971)

[E.O.M.S.] Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (1971)


Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue

Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue


[E.O.M.S.] Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (1971)

[E.O.M.S.] Sam Shepard and Patti Smith (1971)


Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue

Patti Smith Performs a Beautiful Tribute to Her Friend Sam Shepard Vogue


My Buddy Patti Smith Remembers Sam Shepard The New Yorker

My Buddy Patti Smith Remembers Sam Shepard The New Yorker


Patti Smith Shares Poetic Tribute to Late Playwright & Actor Sam Shepard Billboard

Patti Smith Shares Poetic Tribute to Late Playwright & Actor Sam Shepard Billboard


Patti Smith shares heartbreaking tribute to Sam Shepard NME

Patti Smith shares heartbreaking tribute to Sam Shepard NME


sam shepard and patti smith, 1970 • gerard malanga Pessoas especiais, Fotos, Retrato

sam shepard and patti smith, 1970 • gerard malanga Pessoas especiais, Fotos, Retrato


Review Patti Smith shares her final days with Sam Shepard in 'Year of the Monkey' Datebook

Review Patti Smith shares her final days with Sam Shepard in ‘Year of the Monkey’ Datebook


Patti Smith's Heartfelt Remembrance of Sam Shepard Is a Portrait of Art and Friendship

Patti Smith’s Heartfelt Remembrance of Sam Shepard Is a Portrait of Art and Friendship

Today Sam Shepard would have turned 80 years old. So strange to think of him gone, so strange to reconcile the passing of time. I was in my early twenties when I met Sam. Our relationship was like the moon with it’s many phases. In fact we both got tattoos together at the Chelsea Hotel in 1971. Mine was a lightening bolt, his was a crescent moon.. My Buddy. By Patti Smith. August 1, 2017. Sam Shepard and Patti Smith at the Hotel Chelsea in 1971. Photograph by David Gahr/Getty. He would call me late in the night from somewhere on the road, a.