New York Dolls

Summary

New York Dolls is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,824 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• New York Dolls's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• New York Dolls's genre is hard rock^[4].
• New York Dolls's genre is shock rock^[5].
• New York Dolls's record label is recorded as Mercury Records^[6].
• New York Dolls's record label is recorded as Atco Records^[7].
• New York Dolls's Commons category is recorded as New York Dolls^[8].
• New York Dolls's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• New York Dolls comprises Johnny Thunders^[10].
• 1971 marks the founding of New York Dolls^[11].
• New York Dolls's location of formation is recorded as New York City^[12].
• New York Dolls's official website is recorded as http://nydolls.org^[13].
• New York Dolls's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New York Dolls^[14].
• New York Dolls's topic has template is recorded as Template:New York Dolls^[15].
• New York Dolls's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'New York Dolls'}^[16].
• New York Dolls's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New York Dolls'}^[17].
• New York Dolls's start of work period is recorded as 1971^[18].
• New York Dolls's end of work period is recorded as 1977^[19].
• New York Dolls's member category is recorded as Category:New York Dolls members^[20].
• New York Dolls's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13700'}^[21].
• New York Dolls's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15200'}^[22].

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Founding

1971 marks the founding of New York Dolls^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as New York City^[12].

Identity

New York Dolls's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[16].

Why It Matters

New York Dolls ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,824 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

It has been cited as an influence by Guns N' Roses^[25], a musical group^[26], founded in 1985^[27]; Kiss^[28], a musical group^[29], founded in 1973^[30]; Mötley Crüe^[31], a heavy metal band^[32], founded in 1981^[33]; Ramones^[34], a musical group^[35], founded in 1974^[36]; Sex Pistols^[37], a rock band^[38], founded in 1975^[39]; and The Clash^[40], a rock band^[41], founded in 1976^[42].

FAQs

Who did New York Dolls influence?

New York Dolls has been cited as an influence by Guns N' Roses^[25], Kiss^[28], Mötley Crüe^[31], and Ramones^[34].