History Music / NewYorkDolls

* CreepyCrossdresser: How some people regarded the band, who were all too happy to play up this image.

The New York Dolls are a landmark GlamRock band from, well, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, and are a major influence on PunkRock, NewWaveMusic, and AlternativeRock, especially bands such as Music/TheRamones, Music/{{Blondie}}, Music/{{Television}}, and Music/TheSmiths. Their look was also a major inspiration for HairMetal.

During TheEighties, as the ex-Dolls pursued solo careers and their mystique continued to grow, several semi-official collections of demos and live tapes were released by a variety of small labels. Most of these had alternate versions of songs from the original albums, but some (notably ''Red Patent Leather'' and ''Seven Day Weekend'') had previously unreleased {{Cover Version}}s. The most interesting of these might be ''Actress: Birth of the New York Dolls'', an album's worth of otherwise unavailable originals by Actress, an early version of the band.

* CoverVersion: The band had an extensive repertoire of {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} covers from TheFifties and TheSixties, with the occasional RockAndRoll or girl group pop number thrown in. Here they are, along with the releases they originally appeared on.

Founded in 1971, New York Dolls are SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll incarnate, and three of the original five members had to pay for it. Led by singer David Johansen, they were dismissed by audiences due to crossdressing, and their Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}-esque {{Protopunk}} landed them in the punk hall of shame.

The New York Dolls are a landmark GlamRock band from, well, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, and are a major influence on PunkRock, NewWave and AlternativeRock, especially bands such as Music/TheRamones, Music/{{Blondie}}, Music/{{Television}}, and Music/TheSmiths. Their look was also a major inspiration for HairMetal.

* CreepyCrossdresser: How some people regarded the band.

* FiveManBand: At first, it was vocalist David (TheLeader), the hotheaded drummer Billy (TheLancer), soft-spoken bassist Arthur Kane (TheBigGuy), and cheerful Sylvain Sylvain (TheHeart), with Johnny Thunders as the TagalongKid. After Billy's untimely death, the power shifted in the band with the addition of Jerry Nolan. Johnny Thunders became TheLancer, with Jerry as his backup, in opposition to Sylvain and David, with poor Arthur stuck somewhere in the middle.

* FiveManBand: At first, it was vocalist David (TheLeader), the hotheaded drummer Billy (TheLancer), soft-spoken bassist Arthur Kane (TheBigGuy), and cheerful Sylvain Sylvain (TheChick), with Johnny Thunders as the TagalongKid. After Billy's untimely death, the power shifted in the band with the addition of Jerry Nolan. Johnny Thunders became TheLancer, with Jerry as his backup, in opposition to Sylvain and David, with poor Arthur stuck somewhere in the middle.

* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: They absolutely epitomized this trope, having a reputation for hedonism that made other bands sound like alter boys.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Johnny Thunders.

Today they are re-formed, although three of the members have died. They've [[AvertedTrope averted]] TheBandMinusTheFace, since Johansen is still alive.

* GlamRock: They were among the first major players of the genre.

Founded in 1971, New York Dolls are SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll incarnate, and three of the original five members had to pay for it. Led by singer David Johansen, they were dismissed by audiences due to crossdressing, and their Music/TheRollingStones-esque {{Protopunk}} landed them in the punk hall of shame.

* StartMyOwn: A one-time touring guitarist by the name of Steven Duren would eventually go on to form Music/{{WASP}}.

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* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan were very much this to one another. They spent most of their adult lives together, played in most of the same bands, and, according to friend/rock photographer Leee Black Childers, Johnny would break down emotionally during spats with Jerry. He would lay with his head in Childers' lap and say, "Where’s Jerry? I can’t live without him, I can’t work without him, I can’t be without him." At Johnny's funeral, Jerry was inconsolable and said, "What am I going to do? My best friend is dead. My soulmate has gone." He died only a few months after Johnny, and they were buried very near one another in the same cemetery.

The New York Dolls are a landmark glam band from, well, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, and are a major influence on PunkRock, NewWave and AlternativeRock, especially bands such as Music/TheRamones, Music/{{Blondie}}, Music/{{Television}}, and Music/TheSmiths. Their look was also a major inspiration for HairMetal.

As usual, you can find the basics about their career at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Dolls The Other Wiki.]]

The New York Dolls are a landmark glam band from, well, UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, and are a major influence on PunkRock, NewWave and AlternativeRock, especially bands such as Music/TheRamones, Music/{{Blondie}}, Music/{{Television}}, and Music/TheSmiths. Their look was a major inspiration for HairMetal.

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Founded in 1971, New York Dolls are SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll incarnate, and three of the original five members had to pay for it. Led by singer David Johansen, they were dismissed by audiences due to crossdressing, and their Music/TheRollingStones esque {{Protopunk}} landed them in the punk hall of shame.

* CoverVersion: The band had an extensive repertoire of {{Blues}} and {{Soul}} covers from TheFifties and TheSixties, with the occasional RockAndRoll number thrown in. Here they are, along with the releases they originally appeared on.