Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 - 16 September 1977), was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era and made him one of the most recognisable stars in British music of the time. is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and roll music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ... Psych folk or Psychedelic folk is a music genre which began through the blending of folk music and psychedelic music in the 1960s. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs; especially LSD.[1] by using lyrics that describe dreams and refer to drug use using bizarre sounds created by altering the instruments and vocals with electronic effects such as heavy distortion... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... The term Moog(pronounced // as in moan) synthesizer can refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for analog and digital music synthesisers. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... Johns Children were a Leatherhead, England-based 1960s proto-punk band featuring future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, whose 1967 single Desdemona was banned by the BBC for the controversial lyric, Lift up your skirt and fly. Their manager was Simon Napier-Bell, who devised white stage outfits and... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... T.Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelt T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and roll music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ...

Early life and career

The son of a Jewish tailor, Bolan grew up in post-war Hackney in East London and later lived in Wimbledon, southwest London. He fell in love with the rock and roll of Gene Vincent and Chuck Berry at an early age and became a Mod, hanging around coffee bars such as the 2 I's in Soho. He appeared in an episode of the television show Orlando as a Mod extra. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ... , This article is about the district of London. ... Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American rocknroll pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. // His parents, Ezekiah Jackson and Mary Louise Craddock, were shop owners in Norfolk, Virginia. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born 18 October 1926, St. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 2 I’s Coffee Bar was a coffee bar in the basement at 59 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, England, between 1956 and 1970. ... Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ...

At the age of nine, Bolan was given his first guitar and began a skiffle band shortly after. At 14, he was expelled from school. Doghouse Skiffle Group Skiffle is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, musical saw, comb and paper, and so forth, as well as more conventional instruments such as acoustic...

Plaque marking Marc Bolan's childhood home, 25 Stoke Newington Common, Hackney. (November 2005)

He briefly joined a modelling agency and became a "John Temple Boy". He was used as a model for their suits in their catalogues as well as a model for cardboard cutouts to be displayed in shop windows. Image File history File links Marc_bolan_plaque. ... Image File history File links Marc_bolan_plaque. ... Stoke Newington Common is dissected by this railway cutting and two busy roads. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ...

Bolan then shifted his focus back towards music and, at age 17, made an attempt to kick-start a career in the business. Sporting a denim cap and playing an acoustic guitar, he decided to try his hand at the British folk circuit. The sound resembled a Dylan/Donovan mix and his songs consisted of some Dylan covers and a few other folksy tunes. To complete the new look and sound, Mark even gave himself the new stage name Toby Tyler.

In early 1967 (after changing his name again to Marc Bolan), he joined the protopunk band John's Children, which achieved some success as a live band but sold few records. A John's Children single written by Marc Bolan called Desdemona was banned by the BBC for its line "lift up your skirt and fly". When the band dissolved, Bolan claimed to have spent time with a wizard in Paris who allegedly gave him secret knowledge and could levitate. The time spent with him was often alluded to but remained "mythical"; in reality the wizard was probably U.S. actor Riggs O'Hara with whom Bolan made a trip to Paris in 1965. His song writing took off and he began writing many of the neo-romantic songs that would appear on his first albums with Tyrannosaurus Rex. Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... Johns Children were a Leatherhead, England-based 1960s proto-punk band featuring future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, whose 1967 single Desdemona was banned by the BBC for the controversial lyric, Lift up your skirt and fly. Their manager was Simon Napier-Bell, who devised white stage outfits and... Desdemona is a song by the British cult band Johns Children. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The term neo-romanticism is used to cover a variety of movements in music and painting. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ...

Besides Berry, Bolan's influences included Bob Dylan, Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley. Later influences included the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and the Beach Boys. Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer, actor and businessman. ... “Elvis” redirects here. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Beach Boys, originally the Beech Boys, a small team of four brothers from the south of Poland, emigrated to America in the early 1950s in search of a fortune to be made in the Arizonian logging industry. When it soon became evident they had been the victims of...

Tyrannosaurus Rex

When John's Children collapsed (among other problems, the band were stunned to discover their equipment stolen from a studio, according to a Bolan biographer), Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took created Tyrannosaurus Rex, a psychedelic-folk rock acoustic duo, playing Bolan's songs, with Took playing assorted hand and kit percussion and occasional bass to Bolan's acoustic guitars and voice. Steve Peregrin Took (left) Steve Peregrin Took (July 28, 1949–October 27, 1980) was an English musician. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ...

This version of Tyrannosaurus Rex released three albums and four singles, flirting with the charts, getting as high as number fifteen and getting airplay and support from Radio 1 DJ John Peel. One of the highlights of this era was playing at the first free Hyde Park concert in 1968. Took either quit or was fired from the group after their first American tour over the direction in which Bolan wanted to take the music. A rock and roller at heart, Bolan began bringing amplified guitar lines into the duo's music, buying a vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar (later featured on the cover of the album T. Rex in 1970). After replacing Took with Mickey Finn, he let the electric influences come forward even further on A Beard of Stars, the final album to be credited to Tyrannosaurus Rex. It closed with a song, "Elemental Child", featuring a long electric guitar break influenced by Jimi Hendrix. “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... “Hyde Park” redirects here. ... The Gibson Les Paul is one of the most recognizable solid-body electric guitar designs in the world. ... T. Rex is an eponymous album by British rock band T. Rex, released in 1970. ... Mickey Finn or occasionally Micky Finn (born Michael Norman Finn on 3 June 1947 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England, died on 11 January 2003), was the percussionist and sideman to Marc Bolan in his band Tyrannosaurus Rex (on one album, A Beard of Stars), and later, the 70s Glam Rock... A Beard of Stars album cover A Beard of Stars is an album by T. Rex, released in 1970. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ...

Then Bolan—by now married to his girlfriend June Child (a former secretary to the manager of another of his heroes, Syd Barrett)—shortened the group's name to T. Rex and wrote and recorded "Ride A White Swan", dominated by a rolling, hand clapping back-beat, Bolan's electric guitar and Finn's percussion. Roger Keith Syd Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, and artist. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

T. Rex and glam rock

Bolan and his producer Tony Visconti sorted out the session for "Ride a White Swan" and the single changed Bolan's career almost overnight. Recorded on 1 July 1970 and released later that year, making slow progress in the UK Top 40, it finally peaked in early 1971 at No.2. Bolan and Visconti largely (and, in many ways, unwittingly) invented the style that would become glam rock and helped restore a brash and exciting feel, when rock bands had grown increasingly self-important. For other uses, see Tony Visconti (disambiguation). ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and roll music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ...

Bolan took to wearing top hats and feather boas on stage as well as putting drops of glitter on each of his cheekbones (stories are conflicting about his inspiration for this---some say it was initially introduced by his PA, the late Chelita Secunda, although Bolan told John Pidgeon in a 1974 interview on Radio 1 that he noticed the glitter on his wife's dressing table prior to a photo session and just casually daubed some on his face there and then). Other performers-and their fans-soon took up variations on the idea. The zygomatic bone (also known as the zygoma; Os Zygomaticum; Malar Bone) is a paired bone of the human skull. ... A personal assistant, personal aide, or PA for short, is someone who assists in daily personal tasks. ...

The glam era also saw the rise of Bolan's friend David Bowie, whom Bolan had come to know in the underground days (Bolan had played guitar on a few early Bowie recordings) and later bands like Slade and The Sweet. Before long, even Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and Grand Funk Railroad dabbed on a little glitter. David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975) were a popular 1970s British band. ... Michael Phillip Mick Jagger CBE (born July 26, 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London. ... Grand Funk Railroad is an American rock band. ...

Bolan followed "Ride a White Swan" and T. Rex by expanding the group to a quartet with bassist Steve Currie and drummer Bill Legend, and cutting a five-minute single, "Hot Love", with a rollicking rhythm, string accents and an extended singalong chorus inspired somewhat by the Beatles's "Hey Jude". It was No.1 for six weeks and was quickly followed by "Get It On", a grittier, more adult tune that spent four weeks in the top spot. The song was renamed "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" when released in the United States, to avoid confusion with another song of the same name by the American band Chase. The song reached No.10 in the States, the only such American hit T. Rex would enjoy. Steve Currie was the bassist for the British rock band T. Rex from 1970 to 1976. ... William Fifield, also known as Bill Legend (b. ... Hot Love is a UK number one song by the British rock band T. Rex, released in 1971. ... A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For the album of the same name, see Hey Jude (album). ... Get It On (retitled Bang a Gong in the US) was the second UK number one song for the British rock group T. Rex. ... Bill Chase (1934 - 1974) was an American trumpet player and leader of a jazz-rock fusion band that bore his name. ...

In November 1971, the band's record label, Fly, released the Electric Warrior track "Jeepster" without Bolan's permission. Outraged, Bolan took advantage of the timely lapsing of his Fly Records contract and left to EMI, who gave him his own record label, the T. Rex Wax Co. Its bag and label featured an iconic head-and-shoulders image of Bolan. Despite Bolan's lack of endorsement, "Jeepster" still peaked at No.2. Fly Records was established in the seventies by David Platz. ... Widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock albums, T. Rexs second album Electric Warrior is also one of the most unabashedly joyous records of all time. ... Jeepster was a 1971 single for the British rock band T. Rex. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ...

In 1972, Bolan achieved two more British No.1s with "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru"-the latter of which stopped Elton John getting to the top with "Rocket Man"-and two more No.2s in "Children Of The Revolution" and "Solid Gold Easy Action". The total of four No.2 singles particularly galled his fans as three were held off the top spot by 'novelty' singles recorded by Clive Dunn, Benny Hill and little Jimmy Osmond. In the same year he appeared in Ringo Starr's film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972. Mixed in were surreal scenes shot at John Lennon's mansion in Ascot and a super-session with T. Rex joined by Ringo Starr on second drum kit and Elton John on piano. At this time T. Rex record sales accounted for about 6% of total British domestic record sales. The band was reportedly selling 100,000 records a day; however, no T. Rex single ever became a million-seller in the UK, despite many gold discs and an average of four weeks at the top per No.1 hit. (Documentation of actual sales has been lost.) Telegram Sam was the third UK number one single for the British rock group T. Rex. ... Metal Guru was the third song to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart for the British rock band T. Rex. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... This article is about the song by Elton John. ... Clive Dunn OBE (born January 9, 1920) is a retired English actor, singer and entertainer best known for his role as Lance-Corporal Jack Jones in the BBC sitcom, Dads Army. ... Alfred Hawthorn Hill (21 January 1924 – 19 April 1992), better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor and singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show. ... James Jimmy Arthur Osmond (born April 16, 1963 in Canoga Park, California) is a singer, actor, and businessman. ... Richard Starkey Jr, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... Born to Boogie was the title of a 1972 concert film starring Marc Bolan and T. Rex. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

In 1973, Bolan played twin lead guitar alongside his friend Jeff Lynne on the Electric Light Orchestra songs "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" and "Dreaming of 4000" (originally uncredited) from On the Third Day, as well as on "Everyone's Born To Die", which was not released at the time but appears as a bonus track on the 2006 remaster. Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer. ... “ELO” redirects here. ... On The Third Day is an LP by Electric Light Orchestra. ...

Decline

By 1973, his star gradually began to wane, even though he achieved a Number 3 hit with arguably his most famous tune to the next generation, "20th Century Boy". "The Groover" followed it to No.4, to become arguably Bolan's last hit of significance. However "Teenage Dream" from the 1974 album Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow showed that Bolan was attempting to create richer, more involved music than he had previously attempted with T.Rex. He expanded the line up of the band to include a second guitarist, Jack Green, and other studio musicians and began to take more control over the sound and production of his records. 20th Century Boy is a song by T. Rex. ...

Eventually, the vintage T. Rex line-up disintegrated. Legend left in 1973 and Finn in 1975 and Bolan's marriage came to an end. He began an affair with backing singer Gloria Jones and spent a good deal of his time in the U.S. for much of the next three years, continuing to release singles and albums which, while less popular to the masses, were full of unusual lyrics and sometimes eccentric musical experiments. Although Bolan's health began to fail as he put on weight and became addicted to cocaine, the former glam rock icon continued working, producing at least one UK chart hit every year until his death in 1977. Gloria Jones (born 12 September 1938, Longview, Texas [1]) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

Resurgence

Gloria Jones gave birth to Bolan's son in September 1975, whom they named Rolan Bolan (although his birth certificate lists him as 'Rolan Seymour Feld'; compare David Bowie's son Zowie Bowie). That same year, Bolan returned to the UK from tax exile in the U.S. and to the public eye with a low-key tour. Bolan made regular appearances on the LWT pop show Supersonic, directed by his old friend Mike Mansfield and released a succession of singles, but he never regained the success of his glory days of the early 1970s. The last remaining member of Bolan's halcyon era T. Rex, Currie, left the group in 1976. Rolan Seymour Feld Bolan (September 26, 1975 - ) is a musician in the band Rolan Bolan and the Brothers Bounce. ... Duncan Zowie Heywood Jones, also known as Zowie Bowie or Joey Bowie, is the son of David Bowie, born to Bowie and his (now ex-) wife Angela at Bromley Hospital, London, on May 28, 1971. ... A tax exile is one who chooses to leave a country and instead to reside in a foreign nation or jurisdiction because personal taxes there are appreciably lower or even nil. ...

In 1977, Granada Television commissioned Bolan to front a six-part series called Marc, where he introduced new and established bands and performed his own songs. Around this time Bolan lost weight, appearing nearly as trim as he had during T. Rex's earlier heyday. The show was broadcast during the post-school half-hour on ITV earmarked for children and teenagers; it was a big success. The last episode featured a unique Bolan duet with David Bowie. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Marc was a British television series starring T. Rex lead singer Marc Bolan. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting...

Bolan got a new band together and set out on a fresh UK tour, taking along punk band The Damned as support to entice a young audience who did not remember his heyday. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Damned are an English punk rock and gothic rock band formed in London in 1976. ...

Death

Bolan died on September 16, 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday. He was a passenger in a purple Mini 1275GT (registration FOX 661L) driven by Gloria Jones as they headed home from Mortons drinking club and restaurant in Berkley Square. The speeding car struck a tree after spinning out of control near Gipsy Lane on Queens Ride, Barnes, southwest London. Bolan was thrown from the car and died instantly; Jones suffered a broken arm and spent time in hospital. Neither were wearing seat belts. Bolan's home, which was less than a mile away at 142 Upper Richmond Road West in East Sheen, was immediately looted. is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ... Barnes is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Jones has always denied that she was drunk when she crashed the car, and no tests were performed by the police that implicated her. The owner of the restaurant where the couple had dined prior to the accident had said they had consumed a bottle of wine with their meal and had "a few after".

At Bolan's funeral, attended by the likes of David Bowie and Rod Stewart, a swan-shaped floral tribute was displayed outside the service in recognition of his breakthrough hit single. His ashes lie at Golders Green Crematorium. David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London. ... Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum is one of the oldest crematoria in Britain and opened in 1901 having been designed by the architect Sir Ernest George. ...

Bolan never drove a car or learned to drive. Despite this, cars or automotive components are at least mentioned in, if not the subject of, many of his songs. He also owned a number of vehicles, including a famed white Rolls Royce. Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003), which was owned by Vickers between 1980 and 1998, and after that by Volkswagen. ...

Some devotees view the sycamore tree that the car crashed into as a shrine to his memory. The site now forms the Bolan's Rock Shrine memorial. A bronze bust of Marc Bolan at the site commemorated the 25th anniversary of his death in 2002. The bust was unveiled by his son Rolan and the event was attended by fans, friends and colleagues, including Mickey Finn. Mickey Finn is a slang term for a drug-laced drink, given to someone without their knowledge in order to incapacitate them. ...

Bolan's shrine, on what would have been his 60th birthday, 30th September 2007.

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Legacy

In 1980, The Bongos were the first American group to cover a T.Rex tune, "Mambo Sun" and enter the Billboard charts. Since then, Bongos frontman Richard Barone has recorded several other Bolan compositions, is working with producer Tony Visconti for his forthcoming solo album and has himself produced tracks for Bolan's son Rolan Bolan. The Bongos, formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, were a pop band active in the early eighties. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Richard Barone is a musician born in Tampa, Florida, who began his career first as The Littlest DJ on a local top-40 radio station at age seven, then as the vocalist and leader of the Hoboken, New Jersey band The Bongos. ... For other uses, see Tony Visconti (disambiguation). ... Rolan Seymour Feld Bolan (September 26, 1975 - ) is a musician in the band Rolan Bolan and the Brothers Bounce. ...

In 1985, Duran Duran splinter band Power Station, with Robert Palmer as vocalist, took a version of "Get It On" into the UK Top 40, the first cover of a Bolan song to enter the charts since his death. They also performed the tune (with Michael Des Barres replacing Palmer) at the U.S. Live Aid concert. "Children Of The Revolution" was similarly performed by Elton John and Pete Doherty at Live 8, 20 years later. Bono and Gavin Friday cover "Children of the Revolution" on the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack. Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... left to right: Robert Palmer, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, and Tony Thompson Power Station was a pop group made up of singer Robert Palmer, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, and former CHIC drummer Tony Thompson; two other CHIC members, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers were... For other persons of the same name, see Robert Palmer. ... Michael Des Barres as Murdoc Michael Des Barres (born 24 January 1948) is an English actor and rock singer. ... Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician, artist and poet. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... For other uses, see Bono (disambiguation). ... Gavin Friday (born Fionan Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959, Dublin) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer and painter. ... Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Academy Award-winning jukebox musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ...

"20th Century Boy" introduced a new generation of devotees to Bolan's work in 1991 when it was featured on a Levi's jeans TV commercial featuring Brad Pitt, and was re-released, reaching the UK Top 20. In every decade since his death, Bolan has placed a greatest hits compilation in the top 20 UK albums and periodic boosts in sales have come via cover versions from artists inspired by Bolan, including Morrissey and Guns N' Roses. Similarly, 'I love to Boogie' was briefly used on an advert for Robinson's soft drink in 2001, bringing Bolan's music to a new generation. Mitsubishi also featured "20th Century Boy" in a 2002 car commercial, prompting Hip-O Records to release a best-of collection CD titled "20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection." Alternative meaning: Claude L vi-Strauss, the French anthropologist. ... Blue Jeans (Levis 506) Jeans are trousers traditionally made from denim, but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including corduroy. ... William Bradley Brad Pitt(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ... For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... For information on Mitsubishi brand computer monitors, see NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. ...

His music is still widely used in films, recent notable cases being Lords of Dogtown, Billy Elliot, Jarhead, Moulin Rouge, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Breaking-Up, Hot Fuzz, School of Rock & "Meet the Fockers" where "Get It On" is the loud sountrack during the American football game between the characters played Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffmann. Bolan is still cited by many guitar-centric bands as a huge influence (Joy Division/New Order's Bernard Sumner has said that the first single he owned was "Ride a White Swan".) However, he always maintained he was a poet who put lyrics to music. The tunes were never as important as the words. Lords of Dogtown is a 2005 film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Stacy Peralta. ... For other uses, see Billy Elliot (disambiguation). ... Jarhead can refer to Military slang for a member the United States Marine Corps, i. ... For other uses, see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation). ... Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British police action comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the alternative rock/electronic band New Order. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

"Bolan used to hang around in our office and sit on the floor, strumming his guitar, flirting with our secretary, June, who, of course, he later married. He was a great Syd fan. I was quite fond of him. He was a big pain in the arse, of course, very full of himself. I always liked that thing where he called himself the Bolan child, this magical, mythical name. It was really from his doorbell in Ladbroke Grove. It had his name and our secretary's surname, Child, so it read Bolan Child and fans used to think, wow, he is the Bolan Child!" - Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

An altogether less welcome legacy for his friends and family is the ongoing row about his fortune. Bolan had arranged a discretionary trust to safeguard his money. His death left the fortune beyond the reach of those closest to him and both his family and journalists have taken an active interest in investigating the situation, so far with little result other than bringing the story to wider attention. A small, separate Jersey-based trust fund has allowed his son to receive some income. However, the bulk of Bolan's fortune, variously estimated at between £20 and £30 million pounds (approx $38 - $57 million), remains in trust. It is believed that Rolan Bolan is now benefitting directly from the main trust (as of 2007). Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Look up trust in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ...

Bolan returned to the top of the UK charts in 2005 when the remastered, expanded Born to Boogie DVD hit No.1 in the Music DVD charts. Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...

There are many tribute bands and artists influenced by Bolan's music: Danielz and T.Rextasy, the three-piece 'Get It On' and Lady Stardust and Veloci Raptor.

In 2006, it was revealed that English Heritage had refused to commission a blue plaque to commemorate Bolan, as they believed him to be of "insufficient stature or historical significance".^[1] There is, however, an existing plaque dedicated to Bolan at his childhood home, put there by Hackney Council. The standard of English Heritage English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ... Hackney Town Hall was built in the 1930s for the old Metropolitan Borough. ...

Bolan's son, Rolan Bolan, is also a musician; his album is set to be released in September 2007. A book was also published in 2007 examining the entire history of Bolan's songwriting career from his earliest days until his death, Born to Boogie: The Songwriting of Marc Bolan, by Carl Ewens.

Solo discography

Singles

• "The Wizard" (Bolan) / "Beyond the Risin' Sun" (Bolan) (Musical Director: Mike Leander, 19 November 1965 Decca F12288)
• "The Third Degree" (Bolan)/ "San Francisco Poet" (Bolan) (3 June 1966, Decca F12413)
• "Hippy Gumbo" (Bolan)/ "Misfit" (Bolan) 1973
• "Beyond The Sun" (2007)

Mike Leander (30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996) was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 60s and worked with such artists as Marianne Faithful, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter Frampton, Keith Richards, Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Jimmy Page... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ...

See also

• Blackhill Enterprises (Peter Jenner and Andrew King)
• David Bowie
• John's Children
• Simon Napier-Bell
• T. Rex

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References

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External links

• TAG’s Marc Bolan & T-Rex Web Site - Legal Guardians of Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine
• Online tribute to Marc Bolan and T.Rex
• Marc-bolan.com, The official Marc Bolan fan club
• website concerning Marc Bolan's TV and film appearances.
• Marc Bolan at Internet Movie database
• T-Rex on Top of The Pops