Arthur Kane & The New York Dolls

The New York Dolls is a rock music group formed in New York City in 1971.

They found little success during their existance, 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 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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New York Doll - The Movie: Production notes on the film. The notes have great info on not only the movie, but, insight into Arthur Kanes life.
The Genealogy of Pop/Rock Music: An Awesome chart of the genealogy of Pop/Rock Music.
New York Doll: New York Doll ready to rock festivals.
The Hollywood Reporter.com: First Indie aglitter with 'N.Y. Doll'
Dave Naz on Arthur Kane: This is a really great remembrance of Arthur.
Arthurs Obituary: Arthur Kane, who has died of leukaemia aged 55, was bassist with the New York Dolls, a group that existed between 1971 and 1977, issued just two albums and never enjoyed commercial success. Yet their subsequent influence on British and American musicians cannot be underestimated.
New York Dolls on Wikipedia: The New York Dolls are a rock music group formed in New York City in 1972.

They found little 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 glam metal groups, and their shambling, sloppy but highly energetic playing style set the tone for many later rock and roll bands.
Arthur Kane; Death Of A Doll: Arthur "Killer" Kane, legendary bassist for the New York Dolls, passed away in an L.A. area hospital on July 13, 2004 from an advanced case of leukemia that he didn't even know he had.

Arthur Kane - New York Dolls

The Revenge of the New York Dolls

The Revenge of The New York Dolls

It is just before noon on a cold New York morning and Sylvain Sylvain is talking about his early days as the founding guitarist of the New York Dolls. "It was so magical," he sighs. "We were just kids."

A lot of people have been talking about the magic of the Dolls lately. The band is in the middle of one of the most hoped-for and least expected comebacks in rock and roll. Tough, cross-dressing New York City street kids, the Dolls exploded out of the decadent downtown art scene of the early 1970s with a ferocious two-guitar attack that drew from 60s girl groups, Chicago blues, and the grinding assault of Detroit's Stooges and MC5. There had never been a band like the Dolls before: They looked like transvestite hookers and they sounded like a trashier Rolling Stones. But like all great rock and roll bands, their songs were amazing and you could dance to them. In the post-Altamont wasteland of prog rock keyboard solos, the Dolls' were the loudest and wildest band around. And then they were gone, crumbling under the weight of drugs, death, and in the band's own words, too much too soon.

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Formed in the basement of original drummer Billy Murcia's house in Queens, the Dolls started when Sylvain and Murcia convinced a young John Anthony Genzale-soon to become Johnny Thunders-to join the band. "We wanted Johnny in there because he had all the hot girlfriends in school," Sylvain laughs. "We thought, 'hey, if we throw this guy in the band, we might be able to get some hot girlfriends ourselves.'" When a lanky, quiet kid named Arthur Kane was kicked out by his abusive, alcoholic father, he rented a room from Murcia's mother, and quickly became the bass player. "Me and Arthur showed Johnny how to play." Through a mutual friend, the band met singer David Johansen. "Our friend said, hey this guy plays harmonica and he's really cool and you need a singer. So Billy and Arthur went to check out David at his apartment. They said he was cool, so me and Johnny went. And that's how we first got together."

Almost immediately, the Dolls whipped up a jaw-dropping look and sound that would soon inspire everyone from the Clash and the Sex Pistols to the Ramones and Television.

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