Johnny Thunders

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1952-07-15

Active to

1991-04-23

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

227,103

Total plays

2,835,209

Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr (July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991), was a rock and roll guitarist and singer, first with 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. His screeching, penetrating guitar sound is distinctive and highly influential in punk rock music. Thunders tangled with the demons of fame and drug addiction until his death

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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   · 2008 · cited 3,370x

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   · 2008 · cited 3,022x

3. Tropical cyclones and climate change

   · 2010 · cited 2,665x

4. Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

   · 2017 · cited 2,294x

5. Synthetic fibers in atmospheric fallout: A source of microplastics in the environment?

   · 2016 · cited 2,045x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Queens

Place of death

New Orleans

Occupation

recording artist

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

rock music

Instrument

voice

Record label

ROIR

Official website

www.thunders.ca

Image

NLN Johnny Thunders.jpg

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