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English guitarist and singer (1947–1977)

Musical artist

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

Marc Bolan - The Legendary Years (part 1 of 6) - YouTube

He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex.^[1] Bolan strongly influenced artists of many genres, including 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.^[2]

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.^[3] From 1970 to 1973, T. Rex en Marc Bolan: His Rise to Fame and the Shocking End ... - YouTube VATYQ