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Johnny Thunder. In 1963, Johnny Thunder, born Gil Hamilton, scored the only hit of his career. "Loop de Loop" was essentially a nursery rhyme set to music. The public loved it, and it assailed to the lofty perch of number…. Read Full Biography.
Nov 27, 2016 · “Me and Johnny Thunders basically put the Les Paul Junior on the map,” New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain told gibson.com in 2009. “We called them ‘automatic guitars,’ like a car with an automatic transmission – easy to use. The Les Paul Junior had two knobs and one pickup.
Apr 25, 1991 · Johnny Thunders, a rock guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of the New York Dolls, died Tuesday morning in New Orleans. He was 38 years old. ... Mr. Thunders, whose real surname was ...
Johnny Thunders was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as a member of bands such as the ‘New York Dolls’ and ‘The Heartbreakers.’ Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Thunders began performing during his high-school years.
In late 1990, the original Heartbreakers line-up reunited, but any hopes of a permanent resurrection were dashed by the 1991 drug-related death of guitarist Johnny Thunders. ~ Jason Ankeny ORIGIN New York, NY, United States
Johnny Thunders ( 15 de julho de 1952 – 23 de abril de 1991 ), pseudônimo de John Anthony Genzale Jr., foi um guitarrista, vocalista e compositor estadunidense de rock and roll / punk rock . Ele foi bastante conhecido no começo dos anos 1970, por ser guitarrista da banda nova-iorquina The New York Dolls. Mais tarde, tornou-se integrante dos ...
