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Genre: Glam / Punk / Rock
Location New York City, New York, US
Profile Views: 315867
Last Login: 11/8/2007
Member Since 2/27/2006
Website http://www.thunders.ca
Record Label Mercury/ Track/ Jungle/ Real/ Sire
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Following in the footsteps of his idol Keith Richards, Johnny Thunders (born John Anthony Genzale, Jr.) lived the ultimate rock & roll life, spending most of his days wasted and churning out tough, sloppy three-chord rock & roll. He made his greatest impact as a member of 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. Thunders kept performing and recording until his death in 1991, turning out a series of records that inadvertently documented his descent into heroin addiction... Under the name Johnny Volume, Genzale began performing in high school with Johnny and the Jaywalkers; after leaving that band, he joined Actress, which featured future Dolls Arthur Kane and Billy Murcia. Actress became the New York Dolls in 1971 and Genzale renamed himself Johnny Thunders. After recording two acclaimed but unsuccessful albums, the Dolls broke up. In 1975, Thunders and the group's drummer Jerry Nolan formed the Heartbreakers with former Television bassist Richard Hell and guitarist Walter Lure. Hell left the group shortly afterward to form the Voidoids and was replaced by Billy Rath. With Thunders leading the band, the Heartbreakers toured America and Britain, releasing one official album, L.A.M.F., in 1977. The group relocated to the U.K., where their popularity was significantly greater, particularly among punk bands, than it was in the U.S. Thunders earned a reputation for incoherent, sloppy, drunken performances, as well as appearing on-stage, unannounced, with other artists. After several months, the group returned to America, where they played a series of farewell gigs in New York... Thunders went solo in 1978, recording So Alone with various rock and punk celebrities, including the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie), Peter Perrett (Only Ones), Paul Gray (Eddie and the Hot Rods, the Damned), and Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott. After its release, Thunders and Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious played in the Living Dead for a short time. During the early '80s, Thunders re-formed the Heartbreakers for various tours; the group recorded their final album in 1984... For most of the '80s, the only Johnny Thunders product available was haphazard compilations of live tracks and demos. In 1985, he released Que Sera Sera, a collection of new songs that showed he could still perform convincingly. Three years later, the guitarist recorded an album of rock and R&B covers with vocalist Patti Palladin, Copy Cats. Late in the decade, Thunders formed a group with ex-MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer called Gang War; they released one album in 1990... After years of abuse, Johnny Thunders was found dead in a New Orleans hotel room in April of 1991. While the autopsy didn't disclose the cause of death, most later reports claimed the guitarist died of a methadone overdose. Although it was a sad ending, it was appropriate — no other rock & roller ever lived as hard as Johnny Thunders...........Click here to buy the Jet Boy: Anthology from Anarchy Music!...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... -
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..The All Stars:.... -Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals .. -Peter Perrett - guitar .. -Alan Mair - bass .. -Mike Kellie - drums .. -Patti Palladin - vocals .. ..Gang War:.... -Johnny Thunders - vocals & guitar .. -Wayne Kramer - guitar & vocals .. -Ron Cooke - bass .. -John Morgan - drums.. ..Heartbreakers:.... -Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals .. -Walter Lure - guitar, vocals .. -Richard Hell - bass, vocals .. -Jerry Nolan - drums.. ..Junkies:.... -Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals .. -Walter Lure - guitar, vocals .. -Richard Hell - bass, vocals .. -Jerry Nolan - drums .. ..New York Dolls:.... -Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals .. -David Johansen - vocals .. -Sylvain Sylvain - guitar .. -Arthur Harold Kane - bass .. -Jerry Nolan - drums .. ..The Reign:.... -Don Bruce - vocals .. -Johnny Genzale (Thunders) - guitar .. -John Pisapia - drums .. -George Boyd - organ .. -Frank Sardelis - bass .. ..Thunders- solo:.... -Johnny Thunders- guitar, vocals.. -various musicians played other instruments on his recordings -
Influences
....MC5, Rolling Stones, Stooges, Mott the Hopple, The Beatles, New York Dolls, Ramones, Dead Boys, the 101'ers -
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Following in the footsteps of his idol Keith Richards, Johnny Thunders (born John Anthony Genzale, Jr.) lived the ultimate rock & roll life, spending most of his days wasted and churning out tough, sloppy three-chord rock & roll. He made his greatest impact as a member of 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. Thunders kept performing and recording until his death in 1991, turning out a series of records that inadvertently documented his descent into heroin addiction.Under the name Johnny Volume, Genzale began performing in high school with Johnny and the Jaywalkers; after leaving that band, he joined Actress, which featured future Dolls Arthur Kane and Billy Murcia. Actress became the New York Dolls in 1971 and Genzale renamed himself Johnny Thunders. After recording two acclaimed but unsuccessful albums, the Dolls broke up. In 1975, Thunders and the group's drummer Jerry Nolan formed the Heartbreakers with former Television bassist Richard Hell and guitarist Walter Lure. Hell left the group shortly afterward to form the Voidoids and was replaced by Billy Rath. With Thunders leading the band, the Heartbreakers toured America and Britain, releasing one official album, L.A.M.F., in 1977. The group relocated to the U.K., where their popularity was significantly greater, particularly among punk bands, than it was in the U.S. Thunders earned a reputation for incoherent, sloppy, drunken performances, as well as appearing on-stage, unannounced, with other artists. After several months, the group returned to America, where they played a series of farewell gigs in New York.
Thunders went solo in 1978, recording So Alone with various rock and punk celebrities, including the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Paul Cook, Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie), Peter Perrett (Only Ones), Paul Gray (Eddie and the Hot Rods, the Damned), and Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott. After its release, Thunders and Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious played in the Living Dead for a short time. During the early '80s, Thunders re-formed the Heartbreakers for various tours; the group recorded their final album in 1984.
For most of the '80s, the only Johnny Thunders product available was haphazard compilations of live tracks and demos. In 1985, he released Que Sera Sera, a collection of new songs that showed he could still perform convincingly. Three years later, the guitarist recorded an album of rock and R&B covers with vocalist Patti Palladin, Copy Cats. Late in the decade, Thunders formed a group with ex-MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer called Gang War; they released one album in 1990.
After years of abuse, Johnny Thunders was found dead in a New Orleans hotel room in April of 1991. While the autopsy didn't disclose the cause of death, most later reports claimed the guitarist died of a methadone overdose. Although it was a sad ending, it was appropriate — no other rock & roller ever lived as hard as Johnny Thunders.
.. ..Member Since:
February 27, 2006Members:
The All Stars:-Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
-Peter Perrett - guitar
-Alan Mair - bass
-Mike Kellie - drums
-Patti Palladin - vocals
Gang War:
-Johnny Thunders - vocals & guitar
-Wayne Kramer - guitar & vocals
-Ron Cooke - bass
-John Morgan - drums
Heartbreakers:
-Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
-Walter Lure - guitar, vocals
-Richard Hell - bass, vocals
-Jerry Nolan - drums
Junkies:
-Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
-Walter Lure - guitar, vocals
-Richard Hell - bass, vocals
-Jerry Nolan - drums
New York Dolls:
-Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
-David Johansen - vocals
-Sylvain Sylvain - guitar
-Arthur Harold Kane - bass
-Jerry Nolan - drums
The Reign:
-Don Bruce - vocals
-Johnny Genzale (Thunders) - guitar
-John Pisapia - drums
-George Boyd - organ
-Frank Sardelis - bass
Thunders- solo:
-Johnny Thunders- guitar, vocals
-various musicians played other instruments on his recordings
Influences:
MC5, Rolling Stones, Stooges, Mott the Hopple, The Beatles, New York Dolls, Ramones, Dead Boys, the 101'ers





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