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Sylvain Sylvain
Background information
Birth nameSylvain Mizrahi
Born (1951-02-14) February 14, 1951 (age 73)
Cairo, Egypt
OriginNew York, USA
GenresGlam rock, protopunk, punk rock, glam punk
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano

Sylvain Sylvain (born Sylvain Mizrahi,[1] February 14, 1951) is an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.

Early years

Sylvain was born in Cairo, Egypt to a Jewish[2][3] family and has one brother, Leon, and one sister, Brigitte. He was raised in New York City, United States where his family had moved after living on Lafayette Avenue in Buffalo, New York, while he was still a child. Prior to joining the New York Dolls, Sylvain ran a clothing company called "Truth and Soul" with Billy Murcia, which helped define his fashion sense and would play a role in the band's groundbreaking look.[4]

Career

Before joining the New York Dolls in 1971, Sylvain was a member of the band Actress, which also featured Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders and former fashion partner, Billy Murcia. He played rhythm guitar for the Dolls[5] from 1971 until the group's final dissolution in 1977. Sylvain and singer David Johansen were the last remaining members at the time the group broke up.[6] After the dissolution of the Dolls, he frequently played with Johansen on some of his solo records. He started his own band, The Criminals,[7] with another ex-Doll, Tony Machine, and continued to play the New York club scene. He landed a solo recording contract with RCA, and released one album with Lee Crystal (drums; later of Joan Jett's Blackhearts) and Johnny Rao (guitar).

He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s and recorded one record, Sleep Baby Doll for Fishead Records. His band mates on this record were: Brian Keats, drums, John Carlucci, bass, and Olivier LeBaron' on lead guitar, with guest appearances by Frank Infante of Blondie & Derwood Andrews of Generation X. This record was re-released as "New York's Au Go Go". In 2004 he reunited with the surviving members of the New York Dolls, along with Steve Conte, Brian Koonin and Brian Delaney. Arthur Kane, who died in 2004, was replaced by Sami Yaffa.[1] They've released two records; "One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This" and "'Cause I Sez So". The reunion was filmed as part of a documentary on former band member Kane and was released in 2005 as New York Doll.[8]

On March 18, 2010, at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Sylvain and Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys and Rocket from the Tombs debuted their new band, The Batusis. Their EP is on Smog Veil Records.

Discography

With New York Dolls

As Sylvain Sylvain

With Syl Sylvain and the Teardrops

With Sylvain Sylvain & The Criminal$

'78 Criminals (Fr. Fan Club) 1985

As producer

Hate To Be Loved (Album) 2004 Victory Records

With She Wolves

References

  1. ^ a b Hermes, Will (July 23, 2006). "Return of the New York Dolls, What's Left of Them". New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Syl the One". Riverfront Times. November 29, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Q&A with ex-NY Doll, Sylvain Sylvain". CANOE.ca. December 14, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Sylvain Sylvain all Dolled up". Now Magazine. December 14, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ McNeil, Legs (1996). Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. New York, New York: Penguin Books. p. 116. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Former New York Doll Displays Musical Scrapbook". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 25, 1998. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) [dead link]
  7. ^ McNeil 423.
  8. ^ Chonin, Neva (November 25, 2005). "Documentary follows former N.Y. Doll from post-fame obscurity to reunion". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 27, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  • Lazell, Barry. Punk! An A-Z, Hamlyn, 1995
  • Ruppli, Michel; Novitsky, Ed. The Mercury Labels. A Discography, Vol. V., Record and Artist Indexes, Greenwood Press, 1993.

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