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New York Dolls co-founder Sylvain Sylvain dies at 69 – 9TheFIX
‘He fought valiantly’
Sylvain Sylvain, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of legendary early 1970s proto-punk quintet the New York Dolls, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, according to a social media post by his wife and multiple media reports. He was 69.
While often lambasted in their era either as Rolling Stones knock-offs or for their shocking-at-the-time androgynous look the Dolls were one of the single greatest influences on punk rock, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Their vast influence can be heard in fellow…
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