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Dressed like street hustling tarts, with painted faces, the New York Dolls invented their own gang-like drag aesthetic

The New York Dolls, American band whose raw brand of glam rock revitalized the New York City underground music scene in the 1970s, foreshadowing punk rock by half a decade. The members were lead singer David Johansen (b. January 9, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.), lead guitarist Johnny Thunders (byname of John Genzale; b. July 15, 1952, New York—d. April 23, 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana), drummer Billy Murcia (b. 1951, New York—d. November 6, 1972, London, England), guitarist Sylvain Sylvain (byname of Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi; b. February 14, 1951, Cairo, Egypt—d. January 13, 2021), dr...

David Johansen, Debbie Harry & More Confirmed for Sylvain Sylvain Live-Stream Tribute Billboard 2/10/2021 Lars Brandle The life and career of New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain will be celebrated with a special all-star tribute featuring former band mate David Johansen, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Henry Rollins and more. The late songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls died Jan. 13 following a battle with cancer. He was 69. A long list of rock greats will spread the love for Sylvain on Valentine’s Day. Also announced for the online-stream are Earl Sl...

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. In April 2019, Sylvain revealed that he had been battling cancer for the past year. He launched a Go...

New York Dolls frontman David Johansen has paid tribute to his former bandmate, Sylvain Sylvain, following the guitarist's death.