Rock/Pop
Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash
About This Event
Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash at Bowery Palace examines the music and legacy of John Anthony Genzale, known professionally as Johnny Thunders. Thunders came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of the New York Dolls, later formed the Heartbreakers and recorded as a solo artist; the evening foregrounds the guitar-driven rock and songwriting that defined those phases of his career.
About the Artist
Johnny Thunders
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Johnny Thunders was a New York–rooted guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose work helped define the city’s early-1970s rock underground. He first drew notice with the New York Dolls, then formed the Heartbreakers before moving into a solo career that kept his sound close to glam’s flash and punk’s blunt force.