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The New York Dolls

Formed 1971

  • Principal Members
  • David Johansen
  • Arthur Kane
  • Billy Murcia
  • Jerry Nolan
  • Sylvain Sylvain
  • Johnny Thunders

Biography

The New York Dolls are a rock band formed in New York City in 1971. During 2004 the band reformed with three of their original members, two of whom, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, continue on today and released a new album in 2006.

The band found little commercial success during their existence, but the New York Dolls prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era and even later; the Dolls' over-the-top crossdressing influenced the look of many new wave and glam metal groups, and their shambling, sloppy but highly energetic playing style set the tone for many later rock and roll bands...

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Artist Timeline

  • 1971 Play their first gig at a homeless shelter on Xmas Eve
  • 1972 Drummer Billy Murcia dies and is replaced by Jerry Nolan
  • 1973 Simultaneously voted both best and worst new band in Creem magazine
  • 1974 Dropped by their label, Malcolm McLaren becomes their manager
  • 1975 Thunders and Nolan leave to form the Heartbreakers
  • 1977 The Dolls split
  • 1987 Johansen enjoys commercial success as Buster Poindexter
  • 1991 Thunders dies of an overdose - Nolan dies a few months later
  • 2004 Reform at the request of Morrissey in London, Kane dies soon after
  • 2007 Still on tour
 

Key Releases

  • The New York Dolls

    1973

    Trashy, heavy, camp and massively influential.

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Inspired

Influences

  • Heartbreakers
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Hanoi Rocks


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