The Heartbreakers

6music

Formed 1975.

1970's punk band

Biography

The Heartbreakers, also known as Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, were an American Punk Rock band, formed in New York in May, 1975. The band spearheaded the first wave of punk rock.

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.

Links & Information

Members

Share this page

More BBC Music highlights

  1. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

In order to listen to track previews you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions.

Latest Tracks Played on the BBC

  1. Chinese Rocks

    BBC 6 Music | Marc Riley Tim Presley and White Fence

     
  2. You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

    BBC 6 Music | Radcliffe and Maconie Django Django

     
  3. Born To Lose

    BBC 6 Music | Marc Riley Brown Brogues

     

Similar Artists

  1. Johnny Thunders

    Johnny Thunders

  2. The Dictators

    The Dictators

  3. Richard Hell

    Richard Hell

  4. New York Dolls

    New York Dolls

  5. We use data provided by The Echo Nest to recommend similar artists. Find out more about this information.

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.