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John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of New York Dolls. He later played with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist.
Nov 7, 2020 · As Loudwire reports, on April 23, 1991, he was found in a "ransacked" New Orleans building, with his body twisted and a "significant" — yet arguably not fatal — amount of drugs in his system. He was also suffering from advanced leukemia, according to Loudwire.
Nov 10, 2022 · Brilliant, self-destructive, hugely influential, Johnny Thunders was a voice of nature who made helped make the TV Yellow Les Paul Junior one of the coolest electric guitars ever
Jul 15, 2016 · Johnny Thunders’s story is so steeped in doomed glamour and junkie mythology that somewhere along the line the man that was John Anthony Genzale has been lost in the telling, but to know one you have to know the other.
Johnny Thunders was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, best known as a member of bands such as the ‘New York Dolls’ and ‘The Heartbreakers.’ Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Thunders began performing during his high-school years.
Johnny Thunders (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), born John Anthony Genzale, Jr., was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Apr 23, 2022 · From the New York Dolls to the Heartbreakers and 'Hurt Me', we're looking at the life and legacy of the punk forebearer Johnny Thunders and his wild ways.
“Johnny Thunders, a founding member of the 1970s rock ‘n’ roll band the New York Dolls, died of an overdose of cocaine and methadone, according to the coroner’s office.” “He died at his own hands by taking too much drugs,” noted John Gagliano, chief investigator for the coroner.
John Anthony Genzale (July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991), known professionally as Johnny Thunders, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of New York Dolls. He later played with the Heartbreakers and as a solo artist.
Apr 23, 1991 · A guitarist for the influential glam rockers New York Dolls, and a solo artist who inadvertently documented his descent into heroin addiction. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 1990s. Born. July 15, 1952 in Queens, NY. Died.
