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Marc Bolan
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English guitarist and singer (1947–1977)
Film & TV
Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
Marc Bolan, born Mark Feld, was an English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex.
Known for
- AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex — Self (archive footage)2023
- This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
- 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Making of Marc Bolan — Archival footage2017
- Marc Bolan: Cosmic Dancer — Himself2017
- Glam Rock at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2017
- Soul Boys of the Western World2014
- T-Rex: Electric Warrior — Self2012
- Kings of Glam — Self (archive footage)2008
- T-Rex - On Tv2007
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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
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stoke Newington
- Place of death
- Barnes
- Occupation
- model
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- EMI
- Official website
- www.marc-bolan.com
- Image
- Marc Bolan In Concert 1973.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 14 more facts
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1947-09-30
- date of death
- 1977-09-16
- Commons category
- Marc Bolan
- member of
- John's Children
- manner of death
- accidental death
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- name in native language
- Mark Feld
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Steve Peregrin Took
- pseudonym
- Marc Bolan
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Gloria Jones
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marc Bolan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.