Marc Bolan
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English guitarist and singer (1947–1977)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1947-09-30
- Active to
- 1977-09-16
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Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era of the 1970s which made him one of the most recognisable stars in British rock music Marc had played guitar since the age of 9 <a href="https
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Key facts
- Born
- Mark Feld , ( 1947-09-30 ) 30 September 1947, Homerton , London, England
- Died
- 16 September 1977 (1977-09-16) (aged 29), Barnes , London, England
- Genres
- Glam rock psychedelic folk rock and roll
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter poet
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Years active
- 1957–1977
- Labels
- Decca Reprise Blue Thumb Regal Zonophone EMI A&M Fly
- Formerly of
- T. Rex John's Children
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.marc-bolan.com
- Image
- Marc Bolan In Concert 1973.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-09-30
- date of death
- 1977-09-16
- Commons category
- Marc Bolan
- name in native language
- Mark Feld
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- pseudonym
- Marc Bolan
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
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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. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan is an influence on artists in the genres of glam rock, punk, post-punk, new wave, indie rock, Britpop and alternative rock. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as a member of T. Rex.
In the late 1960s he rose to fame as the founder and leader of the psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex, with whom he released four critically acclaimed albums and had one minor hit, "Debora". Bolan had started as an acoustic singer-writer before heading into electric music prior to the recording of T. Rex's first single "Ride a White Swan", which went to number two in the UK singles chart. From 1970 to 1973, T. Rex achieved a level of popularity in the UK comparable to the Beatles, with a run of eleven top ten singles, four of which reached number one: "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru". The 1971 album Electric Warrior, with all songs written by Bolan, received critical acclaim, reached number 1 in the UK and became a landmark album in glam rock. From 1973, he started marrying rock with other influences, including funk, soul, gospel, disco and R&B.