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A memorial stone and bust of Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, was unveiled at the site where he died in Barnes, London. His musical influence as guitarist and songwriter was profound; he inspired many later acts over the following decades.
Sep 15, 2024 · Marc Bolan’s mini-revival ended abruptly in the early hours of Friday, September 16, 1977. The night before he had been at Morton’s restaurant in London’s Berkeley Square, celebrating Gloria Jones’s return to the UK from California, where she had been recording an album.
Marc Bolan founded Tyrannosaurus Rex in July 1967, following a handful of failed solo singles and a brief career as lead guitarist in psych-rock band John's Children.
Sep 15, 2017 · It was 40 years ago on 16 September that Marc Bolan died in a car crash in southwest London at the appallingly young age of 29
Sep 14, 2012 · Few people made strings sound as dreamy and groovy as Marc Bolan. ‘Hot Love’ is the song on which he hit his glam rock stride, helped along by a Top Of The Pops appearance that saw him...
Feb 16, 2022 · When and how did Marc Bolan die? Marc Bolan's rock Shrine Memorial in Barnes, South West London. Picture: Getty On September 16, 1977, Marc Bolan was a passenger in a Mini 1275GT driven by singer Gloria Jones, as they went home from Mortons club and restaurant in Berkeley Square.
Sep 30, 2016 · The cosmic dancer with stardust in his hair, when Marc Bolan made Electric Warrior he was at the peak of his creative powers, here's the story behind one of the defining glam rock albums
Mar 16, 1972 · English rock band T. Rex formed in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. And then everything changed in rock and roll.
Mar 16, 2024 · It’s spring 1972 and Marc Bolan, the rest of T.Rex and producer Tony Visconti – who tells this story – are in a limo travelling from Orly airport to the 18th-century Château d’Hérouville (recently kitted out as a residential studio facility) close to Paris for a crucial recording session. Bolan is swigging liberally from a bottle of ...
Jul 20, 2021 · 2021 sees the 50th anniversary of the release of Electric Warrior in 1971, for many the ultimate T. Rex album and the perfect encapsulation of Marc Bolan’s genius. Having spent years toiling away on the club and festival circuit with his acoustic duo, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Bolan fully embraced the sound of electric guitar and the spirit of rock ...
