Johnny Thunders
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American guitarist and singer (1952–1991)
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- 1
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1952-07-15
- Active to
- 1991-04-23
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Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr (July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991), was a rock and roll guitarist and singer, first with the New York Dolls, the proto-punk glam rockers of the early '70s. During the late '70s, he was a familiar figure on the New York punk scene, both with The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist. His screeching, penetrating guitar sound is distinctive and highly influential in punk rock music. Thunders tangled with the demons of fame and drug addiction until his death
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.thunders.ca
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- NLN Johnny Thunders.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-07-15
- date of death
- 1991-04-23
- Commons category
- Johnny Thunders
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- birth name
- John Anthony Genzale
- pseudonym
- Johnny Thunders
- name in native language
- John Genzale
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