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Sylvain Sylvain Dies at 69 New York Dolls guitarist and co-founder died Jan. 13 from cancer Tweet Sylvain Sylvain (left) and Cheetah Chrome, as BatusisPhoto: Sandy Carson Sylvain Sylvain, co-founder and guitarist of profoundly influential proto-punks New York Dolls, died Wednesday in Nashville at age 69. His wife Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi confirmed his death from cancer to Born Sylvain Mizrahi in Cairo, Egypt, in 1951, he emigrated to France with his family and then to t...

MC5 as the dog whistles that roused first-generation punk rock into action. Consider the cultural context into which the Dolls came strutting in 1973: James Taylor is topping the charts, and Richard Nixon is in the White House, as rock bands too stoned to add the “‘n’ roll” to the music’s name played interminable guitar and drum solos to packed arenas. What happened to the flash and excitement of “Basically, what we wanted out of music was something simple, powerful and sexy, topp...

Sylvain co-founded the New York Dolls in 1971 (Image: GETTY) READ MORE The musician contributed bass, piano and songwriting to the groundbreaking band’s first two albums New York Dolls and 1974’s Too Much Too Soon, which helped land the band at a landmark spot in history, with their self-titled 1973 debut on the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. He was formerly a member of the band Actress alongside Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders and Billy Murcia before co-founding New York Dolls in 1971....

Rolling Stone New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dead at 69 “His role in the band was as lynchpin, keeping the revolving satellites of his bandmates in precision,” Lenny Kaye writes of pioneering musician who had been battling cancer By Matt Kent/WireImage Sylvain Sylvain, the punk icon and guitarist for New York Dolls whose riffs bridged the gap between punk and glam, died Wednesday. He was 69. His wife, Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi, confirmed the musician’s death to ...

news New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain dies © Getty Images The guitarist also contributed songwriting and piano to the bands explosive debut album Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist with trailblazing 1970s rock band New York Dolls, has died at the age of 69. One of the groups founding members, his visceral riffs bridged the divide between punk and glam, and helped kick-start the punk and new wave movements. "As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years," his wife...

Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls Cofounder, Dies at 69 Guitarist announced he had cancer in 2019Ross A. Lincoln and Margeaux Sippell | January 14, 2021 @ 7:53 PM Last Updated: January 14, 2021 @ 8:08 PM Getty Images Sylvain Sylvain, the guitarist who was a founding member of the pioneering rock group New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69. His death was announced Thursday; In a statement, his friend, Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye wrote in ...

By: Deborah Speer Phil Bourne/Redferns via Getty Images) Sylvain SylvainSylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls at The Old Vic Tunnels in London March 30, 2011Sylvain Sylvain, the legendary guitarist and co-founder of the New York Dolls, died January 13 after battling cancer, his wife Wanda Mizrahi announced via Facebook. He was 69. The band led a music movement that bridged punk rock and glam in New York City in the early to mid-1970s, before either g...

R.I.P. New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Photo: Phil Bourne/Redferns via Getty Images Sylvain Sylvain has died. As the guitarist and co-founder of the New York Dolls, Sylvain charted an unpredictable course between the forces of hard rock, glam, and the earliest dregs of what would one day be punk at the dawn of the ’70s New York club scene, marrying fashion, cynicism, and a frequently determined lack of interest in musicianship into a bold new iteration of modern music. Reviving the ...

Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday (Jan. 13) following a battle with cancer.

Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls Guitarist, Dies at 69 Sylvain Sylvain, the guitarist for the proto-punk band New York Dolls, died on Jan. 13 at the age of 69. A message was posted to his personal Facebook page. "As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years," it read. "Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease. While we grieve his loss, we know that he is finally at peace and out of pain. Please crank up his music, light a candle, say...