Brian James, Pioneer of Punk Rock, Is Dead at 70
As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.
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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 ...
David Johansen, New York Dolls frontman with alter ego Buster Poindexter, dies at 75
David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died at age 75.
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Music Icon Officially Crowned 'Best Rock Singer Of The 1970s'
According to Rock Music Timeline, the '70s fueled the "27 ... glam rock (David Bowie, Slade, New York Dolls), blues rock (Eric Clapton, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top), and punk rock (the Ramones ...