First Name |
Marc
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Last Name |
Bolan
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Full Name at Birth |
Mark Feld
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Birthday |
30th September, 1947
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Birthplace |
London, England
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Died |
16th September, 1977
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Place of Death |
Queen's Ride Barnes Common, London
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Cause of Death |
Car accident
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Buried |
Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England
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Height |
5' 6" (168 cm)
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Distinctive Feature |
Long black hair, Witty lyrics, Gibson Les Paul guitar
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Jewish
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
British
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Occupation Text |
Singer, Model, Songwriter
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Occupation |
Singer
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Claim to Fame |
T-Rex lead singer
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Music Genre (Text) |
Glam rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Rock And Roll, Psychedelic Folk (early)
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Music Genre |
Pop/Rock
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Year(s) Active |
1957β1977
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Music Style |
Rock & Roll, Glam Rock, Folk-Rock, Hard Rock
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Music Mood |
Trippy, Sexy, Sensual, Rollicking, Silly
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Instrument |
Guitar, Songwriter, Vocals
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Instrument (text) |
Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Moog Synthesizer, Percussion, Organ, keyboards
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Record Label |
Reprise, Blue Thumb, Regal Zonophone, EMI, A&M, FLY, Decca
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Associated Acts |
T. Rex, John's Children, Tyrannosaurus Rex, John's Children
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Official Websites |
www.nndb.com/people/356/000024284/, www.marc-bolan.com/, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1259
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Father |
Simeon Feld
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Mother |
Phyllis Winifred Atkins
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Associated People |
Steve Took (Together were "Tyrannosaurus Rex"), Mickey Finn (T-Rex percussionist), Steve Currie (T-Rex bass player), Bill Legend (T-Rex drummer)
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Marc Bolan ( BOH-lΙn; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947Β β 16 September 1977) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and poet. He was the lead singer of the band T. Rex and was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s.