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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 the U.S. in 1961, settling in Queens, New York. His middle school and high school classmate Billy Mur...

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, topped with a hook that would just drive you crazy,” Sylvain told this writer in a 1997 interview that...

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. In 2018, Sylvain recalled the band's struggles when they first started out, noting that their earli...

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 Rolling Stone. “As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and half years,” O�...

news New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain dies © Getty Images The guitarist also contributed songwriting and piano to the band's explosive debut album Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist with trailblazing 1970s rock band New York Dolls, has died at the age of 69. One of the group's 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, Wanda O'Kelley Mizrahi, wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. "Though he fought it valiantl...