Sequins, Satin and Glam Rock An Ode to Marc Bolan, “who started it all”. The Costume Society


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It's a great song all right. And with his satin and curls, a Gibson Les Paul slung across his chest, Marc Bolan cuts a dramatic figure. The most striking thing, however, is the splash of glitter on each cheek. The work of T.Rex publicist Chelita Secunda, who's already applied a thin caking of mascara to Bolan's eyes, it fires the imagination of hordes of young viewers.


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( Classic Rock ) last updated 16 September 2022 Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 - just as his career was on the rise again. This is the story of his final hours (Image credit: Estate Of Keith Morris/Getty Images ) "You see, my idea of rock'n'roll is… that subterranean homesick blues feel," said Marc Bolan.


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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.


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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.


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Private Mark Feld was killed at the age of 20 on August 19, 1946, just 11 months before Marc was born. Asleep in his billet in the Burton Dassett camp in Warwickshire, Feld was disturbed by two fellow soldiers.


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Marc Bolan ( / ˈboʊlən / BOH-lən; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 - 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet.


Marc Bolan had rock stardom down to a T The Sunday Post

The death of Marc Bolan has its own legend. Fans from around the world have converged on the tree in south-west London where the glam rock star drew his last breath 35 years ago today.


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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.


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T. Rex (originally Tyrannosaurus Rex) were an English rock band, formed in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan, who was their leader, frontman and only consistent member.Though initially associated with the psychedelic folk genre, Bolan began to change the band's style towards electric rock in 1969, and shortened their name to T. Rex the following year.


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16 February 2022, 15:24 Marc Bolan in 1972. Picture: Getty By Tom Eames Marc Bolan was one of the biggest music stars of the 1970s, and a hugely influential figure. Inspiring the likes of David Bowie and Gary Numan, Marc Bolan was the frontman of glam rock group T Rex.


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" Marc Bolan was magical, but also sexually heightened and androgynous, with this glitter and makeup. It's funny, the go-go dancers of the era were the legendary Pan's People - he was way more.


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Paul Sexton A new book that reassesses the life and work of Marc Bolan will be published in paperback by Extradition Publishing on 4 September. Metal Guru — The Life And Music Of Marc.


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Running Time: 1 hr 39 mins The clue is in the title. Ethan Silverman's documentary Angelheaded Hipster explores the life and work of Marc Bolan through the T Rex frontman's music. The film.


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"Marc Bolan exploded on to the pop scene, strewing it with sequins and sparkling flash". [9] His was an androgynous aesthetic and glamorous sense of style that continues to inspire: from musicians such as Lady Gaga and Lenny Kravitz to the collections of Yves Saint Laurent, Balmain and Anna Sui. In the sparkling space boots, plush velvet.


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By Rolling Stone November 3, 1977 Marc Bolan Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns M arc Bolan, best-known as the frizzy-haired leader of T. Rex, died September 16th in a car crash. Police said.


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Marc Bolan: 'T. Rex Is a Monster. And I'm the Whipmaster'. Inside the band's development that became pioneers of glam rock. By Michael Thomas. March 16, 1972. T REX filming 'Born To Boogie.