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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 remembrance by Lenny Kaye, the venerable punk historian and guitarist, who called Sylvain “the heart an...

New York Dolls Cofounder Sylvain Sylvain Dies at 69

Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist for glam rock pioneers New York Dolls, dies at 69 Variety © Provided by NBC News Sylvain Sylvain, cofounder and rhythm guitarist of legendary early 1970s proto-punk quintet the New York Dolls, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, according to a social media post by his wife and multiple media reports. He was 69. While often lambasted in their era — either as Rolling Stones knock-offs or for their shocking-at-the-time androgynous look — the Dolls were one of the greatest influences on punk rock, on both sides of the Atlantic. Their vast in...