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New York Dolls is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Murphy's Law, Malcolm McLaren, Todd Rundgren, The Shangri-Las and Otis Redding. Those roots explain a lot about how New York Dolls arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Stooges, The Heartbreakers, Dead Boys and Mott the Hoople, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into GG Allin, W.A.S.P., The Undertones, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and David Bowie, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 75 connections around New York Dolls, reaching back through Murphy's Law and forward to GG Allin. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The New York Dolls were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1971, who released two albums, New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974), before disbanding in 1976. Its classic lineup consisted of vocalist David Johansen, guitarist Johnny Thunders, bassist Arthur Kane, guitarist and pianist Sylvain Sylvain, and drummer Jerry Nolan; the latter two had replaced Rick Rivets and Billy Murcia, respectively, in 1972. In their appearance, they drew from drag fashion, wearing high heels, hats, satin, makeup, spandex, and dresses.
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New York Dolls connections
New York Dolls grew out of Murphy's Law, Malcolm McLaren, Todd Rundgren and The Shangri-Las, shares an orbit with Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Stooges, The Heartbreakers and Dead Boys, went on to shape GG Allin, W.A.S.P., The Undertones and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. 75 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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