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Jungle Records
1971
In Queens, a suburb of New York City, from the New Town High School a band ACTRESS (ARTHUR KANE, BILLY MURCIA and RICK RIVETS), are joined by JOHNNY VOLUME, later THUNDERS, as bass-player. Rivets is replaced by SYLVAIN SYLVAIN. They first change their name to THE DOLLS.... then Thunders adds 'NEW YORK'. Towards the end of the year, DAVID JOHANSEN, then vocalist of the VAGABOND MISSIONARIES, joins the NEW YORK DOLLS.
December:
The New York Dolls rehearse at Rusty's Beanies Bike Shop, overnight. The Dolls first ever performance is a Christmas Party at the Endicott Hotel, filling in for a cancellation, they play a set of R&B and soul covers.
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