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The New York Dolls

Formed 1971

• Principal Members
• David Johansen
• Arthur Kane
• Billy Murcia
• Jerry Nolan
• Sylvain Sylvain
• Johnny Thunders

Biography

The New York Dolls are a rock band formed in New York City in 1971. During 2004 the band reformed with three of their original members, two of whom, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, continue on today and released a new album in 2006.

The band found little commercial success during their existence, but the New York Dolls prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era and even later; the Dolls' over-the-top crossdressing influenced the look of many new wave and glam metal groups, and their shambling, sloppy but highly energetic playing style set the tone for many later rock and roll bands...

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