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Jul 15, 2016 · On November 7, 1972, in London after supporting The Faces at Wembley, Dolls drummer Billy Murcia was accidentally drowned by party-goers trying to arouse him from a certainly survivable champagne and Mandrax haze by immersing him in a bath of cold water.
Feb 17, 2016 · The New York Dolls can be traced to the 1967 band The Pox, which included Sylvain Sylvain and Billy Murcia, who were friends since a schoolyard fight at Van Wyck Junior High in Jamaica, Queens.
Jul 27, 2023 · Drummer Billy Murcia’s family came to the city from Colombia. As they started to put the band together, a local Italian kid — John Anthony Genzale — got their attention. As with many young bands, musical considerations were secondary to pursuits governed by teenage hormones.
Dec 7, 2020 · The short UK tour that followed the Wembley debacle ended in utter tragedy when, just as a $100,000 deal with Track Records was being finalised, Billy Murcia died. While attending a party in London’s Cromwell Road the 19-year-old drummer passed out under the combined influence of champagne and Mandrax and was subsequently drowned by those ...
Apr 14, 2023 · In Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Martin Scorsese ’s new documentary about the life of New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, the singer makes it clear he doesn’t want to make it easy...
Oct 1, 2008 · The Velvet Underground, the MC5 and the Stooges had drafted the blueprint for punk rock by 1971, the year that guitarists Johnny Thunders and Sylvain Sylvain, singer David Johansen, bassist Arthur Kane Jr. and drummer Billy Murcia formed the New York Dolls.
Aug 11, 2020 · Guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets, bassist Arthur Kane, and drummer Billy Murcia were joined by vocalist David Johansen. Early in 1972, Rivets was replaced by Syl Sylvain...
