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Sylvain Sylvain of the Proto-Punk New York Dolls Dies at 69 He was a core member of a group that had limited commercial success in the early 1970s and didn’t last long but proved hugely influential. The New York Dolls — Jerry Nolan on drums; Sylvain Sylvain, center; Arthur Kane, at back; and Johnny Thunders, right — performing in 1974 with the Stillettos (from far left, Elda Gentile, Debbie Harry and Amanda Jones). Not pictured is the Dolls’ lead singer, David Johansen.Credit...Bob Grue...

New York Dolls co-founder and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain died on January 13 at the age of 69. "As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past

For a rock and roll-obsessed teenager in the early-to-mid-1980s, picking up the first two New York Dolls albums was like stumbling across a pair of travel brochures from an enchanting destination that no longer existed. Whenever I visited my dad in New York City I could still traverse the same filthy lower Manhattan sidewalks that had birthed such Dolls classics as “Trash” and “Looking for a Kiss,” and I could still hitch a ride on the IRT or the BMT or whatever line it was that inspire...

New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Dead at 69 Pitchfork 1/15/2021 Madison Bloom © Sylvain Sylvain (Photo by Barney Britton/Redferns) LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 19: Sylvain Sylvain of New York Dolls performs on stage at KOKO on April 19, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Barney Britton/Redferns) New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain died on Wednesday of cancer. The news was confirmed on his official Facebook page with a tribute penned by Lenny Kaye. He was 69. ...

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 ...

Print Sylvain Sylvain, whose guitar playing in the early 1970s as a member of the New York Dolls helped lay the groundwork for what would become punk rock, died Wednesday in Nashville. He was 69. His death was confirmed by his wife Wanda O’Kelley Mizrahi. She wrote on his Facebook page that the guitarist had “battled cancer for the past 2 ½ years.” In 2019, Sylvain started a GoFundMe to help pay for his treatment. Along with the announcement of his death, Sylvain’s wife posted a remem...

Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain dies aged 69 Lizzie Edmonds Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain has passed away at the age of 69. The musician, best known as the New York Dolls guitarist, died on Wednesday after a two-year battle with cancer, his family today confirmed. Wanda OKelley Mizrahi, the star’s wife, announced the news on Facebook last night. “Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi Rest In Peace February 14, 1951 ~ January 13, 2021,” she wrote. “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer fo...