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Born. October 9, 1951. Bogotá, Colombia. Died. November 6, 1972 (aged 21) London, England. Occupation (s) Drummer. Billy Murcia (October 9, 1951 – November 6, 1972) was an American musician who was the original drummer for the New York Dolls.
Initially, the group was composed of singer David Johansen, guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets (who was replaced by Sylvain Sylvain after a few months), bass guitarist Arthur "Killer" Kane and drummer Billy Murcia.
- New York City, U.S.
- 1971–1976, 2004–2011
Billy Murcia (Bogotá, 9 de octubre de 1951 - Londres, 6 de noviembre de 1972) fue un músico nacido en Colombia y criado en Jackson Heights, Queens, reconocido por haber sido el baterista original de la banda de glam rock The New York Dolls.
- Colombiana y estadounidense
Sylvain Sylvain e Billy Murcia, compagni di scuola al liceo, nel 1967 suonavano insieme in una band chiamata "The Pox". Quando il frontman del gruppo se ne andò, Murcia e Sylvain aprirono un negozio di vestiti chiamato "Truth and Soul" e Sylvain prese anche a lavorare nella "A Different Drummer", [8] una boutique di abiti maschili situata nei pressi di un negozio di riparazione bambole, il ...
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16 set 2023 · La formazione iniziale includeva anche Arthur Kane (basso) e Billy Murcia (batteria). La band è stata influenzata da una miscela di rock ‘n’ roll degli anni ’50, glam rock e protopunk. Il disco d’esordio e subito iniziano le polemiche. Nel 1973 la band ha pubblicato il proprio album di debutto omonimo, “New York Dolls“.
27 lug 2023 · Drummer Billy Murcia’s family came to the city from Colombia. As they started to put the band together, a local Italian kid — John Anthony Genzale — got their attention. As with many young bands, musical considerations were secondary to pursuits governed by teenage hormones.
7 dic 2020 · Having relocated to Van Wyck Junior High in Jamaica, Queens, Sylvain hooked up with equally displaced Colombian émigré Billy Murcia “because that’s how surviving’s done”. Billy took up the drums and, in search of bandmates, their attentions were soon drawn to rakish local Lothario John Anthony Genzale, the man who would be ...
