New York Dolls

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About New York Dolls

The New York Dolls created punk rock before there was a term for it. Building on the Rolling Stones' dirty rock & roll, Mick Jagger's androgyny, girl group pop, the glam rock of David Bowie and T. Rex, and the Stooges' anarchic noise, the New York Dolls created a new form of hard rock that presaged both punk rock and heavy metal. Their drug-fueled, shambolic performances influenced a generation of musicians in New York and London, who all went on to form punk bands. And although the Dolls self-destructed quickly, their initial two albums remain among the most popular cult records in rock & roll history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

ORIGIN
New York, NY, United States
FORMED
1971
GENRE
Rock

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