NPR: Lenny Kaye https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130341066 Lenny Kaye en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:42:45 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Lenny Kaye https://www.npr.org/tags/130341066/lenny-kaye 'Music belongs to the moment': Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye is 'Goin' Local' Kaye's collaboration with Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to always keep evolving. Now 79, he has his first solo album. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:53:46 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5884923/lenny-kaye-patti-smith-goin-local https://www.npr.org/2026/07/09/nx-s1-5884923/lenny-kaye-patti-smith-goin-local

Kaye's collaboration with Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to always keep evolving. Now 79, he has his first solo album.

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