David Johansen: the glam rocker who was a godfather of punk
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David Johansen, flamboyant New York Dolls frontman, dies at 75
In the New York Dolls, Johansen defined an era when ‘70s glam rock was getting leaner and meaner as the seeds of punk rock began to sow. With a transgressive gender-bending style — lipstick ...
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20 essential glam, progressive and baroque songs from the 1970s
We recently highlighted 20 essential rock songs from the 1970s ... weren’t the only band pumping life into New York’s dance scene in the late ‘70s. A couple of local kids – singer Debbie ...
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The New York Dolls: A Retrospective on the Godfathers of Glam
They held together just long enough to record two albums (before they reunited in the 2000s) and imprint themselves in the ...
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David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dead at 75
David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of 1970s glam ... “The New York Dolls were more than musicians; they were a phenomenon. They drew on old rock ...
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David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies At 75
David Johansen with the New York Dolls in 1973 (photo: Richard Creamer / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images). David Johansen, whose flamboyant style turned glam-punk progenitors the New York ...