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L.A. Woman
(The Doors) 1971

performed by:

The Doors

also covered by:

Billy Idol

first known performance by Patti Smith:

8 September 1978

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La Vie En Rose
(Edith Piaf/Louigy) 1942

performed by:

Edith Piaf

also covered by:

Bette Middler, Grace Jones

first known performance by Patti Smith:

17 July 1996

notes:

short acapella version.

Land of a Thousand Dances
(Chris Kenner/Fats Domino) 1962

performed by:

Fats Domino

also covered by:

Cannibal and the Headhunters, Willie and the Midnighters, Wilson Pickett, Tom Jones

first known performance by Patti Smith:

10 November 1974

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Last Time, The
(Jagger/Richards) 1965

performed by:

The Rolling Stones

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

10 June 2001

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Leaving on a Jetplane
(John Denver) 1969

performed by:

John Denver

also covered by:

Peter, Paul And Mary

first known performance by Patti Smith:

24 May 1997

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Let Me In
(Berry/Bucks/Mills/Stipe) 1994

performed by:

R.E.M.

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

27 September 1995

notes:

Patti was a guest at a R.E.M.Show.

Let’s Go Let’s Go Let’s Go
(Hank Ballard) 1960

performed by:

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

10 November 1974

notes:

Let’s Twist Again
(Kal Mann/Dave Appell) 1961

performed by:

Chubby Checker

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

9 July 1976

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Like A Rolling Stone
(Bob Dylan) 1966

performed by:

Bob Dylan

also covered by:

Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones

first known performance by Patti Smith:

19 June 2005

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Little Johnny Jewel
(Tom Verlaine) 1977

performed by:

Television

also covered by:

Siouxsie and the Banshees

first known performance by Patti Smith:

15 October 2006

notes:

with Richard Lloyd on guitar

Living in America
(Dan Hartman / Charlie Midnight) 1985

performed by:

James Brown

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

29 December 2006

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Lonely Woman
(Coleman/Guryan) 1959

performed by:

Ornette Coleman

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

8 October 2006

notes:

Lonely Woman is one of the first free jazz compositions and is one of Ornette Colemans’s most covered compositions.

Loser
(Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter) 1971

performed by:

The Grateful Dead

also covered by:

first known performance by Patti Smith:

4 December 1995

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Lost In The Stars
(Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson) 1949

performed by:

Lotte Lenya

also covered by:

Elvis Costello

first known performance by Patti Smith:

19 November 1995

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Louie Louie
(Richard Berry) 1955

performed by:

The Kingsmen

also covered by:

The Stooges, Iggy Pop, Barry White and countless others

first known performance by Patti Smith:

23 November 1975

notes:

Love Me
(Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) 1958

performed by:

Elvis Presley

also covered by:

The Grateful Dead

first known performance by Patti Smith:

24 November 1995

notes:

lead- vocal by Tony Shanahan, first performance not sure, might be 16 Aug 1998

Love Of The Common People
(Ronnie Wilkins/John Hurley) 1967

performed by:

Waylon Jennings

also covered by:

Wanda Jackson, Elton John, Paul Young

first known performance by Patti Smith:

27 June 1995

notes:

lead-vocal by Lenny Kaye

Love Train
(Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 1972

performed by:

The O’Jays

also covered by:

Hall & Oats

first known performance by Patti Smith:

29 December 2009

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