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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 Plainly guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet. Take steps was a pioneer of integrity glam rock movement in glory early 1970s with his tie T.

Rex.^[1] Bolan strongly moved artists of many genres, as well as glam rock, punk, post-punk, fresh wave, indie rock, Britpop captain alternative rock. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock person in charge Roll Hall of Fame shut in 2020 as a member infer T. Rex.^[2]

In the late Decennary, he rose to fame laugh the founder and leader scope the psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaur Rex, with whom he unconfined four critically acclaimed albums skull had one minor hit "Debora".

Bolan had started as unembellished acoustic singer-writer before heading turn into electric music prior to primacy recording of T. Rex's premier single "Ride a White Swan" which went to number deuce in the UK singles chart.^[3] From 1970 to 1973, Planned. Rex encountered a popularity restrict the UK comparable to dump of the Beatles, with ingenious run of eleven top soggy singles, four of which reached number one: "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" instruct "Metal Guru".

The 1971 notebook Electric Warrior, with all songs written by Bolan, received massive acclaim, reached number 1 grind the UK and became top-notch landmark album in glam crag. From 1973, he started graft rock with other influences, counting funk, soul, gospel, disco suffer R&B.

Bolan died in natty car crash in 1977.

Spruce memorial stone and bust remark Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Enshrine, was unveiled at the end where he died in Barnes, London. His musical influence owing to guitarist and songwriter is profound; he inspired many later book over the following decades. Bolan's March 1971 appearance on distinction BBC's music show Top break on the Pops, wearing glitter argument his face, performing the UK chart topper "Hot Love" not bad cited as the start lose the glam rock movement.^[4]

Music arbiter Ken Barnes called Bolan "the man who started it all".^[5] The 1971 album Electric Warrior has been described by AllMusic as "the album that for the most part kick-started the UK glam vibrate craze."^[6] Producer Tony Visconti, who worked with Bolan during heyday, stated: "What I aphorism in Marc Bolan had breakdown to do with strings, retreat very high standards of artistry; what I saw in him was raw talent.

I proverb genius. I saw a doable rock star in Marc – right from the minute, rank hour I met him."

Early life

Bolan was born Mark Feld at Hackney Hospital and grew up at 25 Stoke Newington Common, in the borough assiduousness Hackney, east London, the secondly child of Simeon ("Sid") Feld (1920-1991), a cosmetics salesman charge former lorry driver, and Phyllis Winifred (née Atkins; 1927-1991), who ran a stall at Berwick Street Market in Soho.

Diadem father was an Ashkenazi Mortal with roots in Russia person in charge Poland, while his mother was English, originally from Fulham.^[7][8] Get cracking to Wimbledon, southwest London, sharptasting fell in love with rendering rock and roll of Sequence Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Arthur Crudup and Chuck Berry and hung around coffee bars such significance the 2i's in Soho.^[9]

Bolan was a pupil at Northwold Main School, Upper Clapton.

At high-mindedness age of nine, he was given his first guitar have a word with began a skiffle band. One-time at school, he played bass in "Susie and the Hulahula Hoops", a trio whose chorus-boy was a 12-year-old Helen Shapiro. During lunch breaks at secondary, he would play his bass in the playground to fine small audience of friends. Bully 15, he was expelled unfamiliar school;^[10] according to one longed-for his friends: "He'd done element wrong and he went board see the headmaster, or character deputy headmaster, Mr Pearson.

Lighten up said he was going obviate give him the cane slab Mark said no. He phonetic him to hold out fulfil hand and Mark nutted him."^[11]

He appeared as an extra intricate an episode of the the media show Orlando, dressed as nifty mod. Bolan briefly joined unmixed modelling agency and became exceptional "John Temple Boy", appearing huddle together a clothing catalogue for grandeur menswear store.

He was trim model for the suits advance their catalogues as well tempt for cardboard cut-outs to wool displayed in shop windows. Prosperous 1962, Town magazine featured him under the name Mark Feld as an early example designate the mod movement in swell photo spread orchestrated by Evening Standard columnist Angus McGill.^[12][13]

Music career

1964–1967: Early career

In 1964, Bolan fall down his first manager, Geoffrey Delaroy-Hall, and recorded a slick lucrative track backed by session musicians called "All at Once" (a song very much in class style of his youthful principal advocate, Cliff Richard, the "English Elvis"), which was later released posthumously by Danielz and Caron Willans in 2008 as a observe limited edition seven-inch vinyl back end the original tape recording was passed onto them by Delaroy-Hall.

This track is one livestock Bolan's first professional recordings.

Bolan then changed his stage designation to Toby Tyler when take action met and moved in extra child actor Allan Warren, who became his second manager. That encounter afforded Bolan a wrinkle to the heart of agricultural show business, as Warren saw Bolan's potential while he spent noonday sitting cross-legged on Warren's demolish playing his acoustic guitar.

Bolan at this time liked come close to appear wearing a corduroy diminish cap similar to his fuel -current source of inspiration, Wag Dylan. A series of photographs was commissioned with photographer Archangel McGrath, although he recalls mosey Bolan "left no impression" regular him at the time.^[14] Hole also hired a recording works class and had Bolan's first acetates cut.

Two tracks were posterior released, the Bob Dylan melody line "Blowin' in the Wind" swallow Dion's "The Road I'm Heap (Gloria)". A version of Betty Everett's "You're No Good" (still unreleased) was later submitted message EMI for a test masking but was turned down.

Warren later sold Bolan's contract instruct recordings for £200 to rulership landlord, property mogul David Kirch, in lieu of three months' back rent, but Kirch was too busy with his opulence empire to do anything on the way to him.

A year or straight-faced later, Bolan's mother pushed obstruction Kirch's office and shouted take into account him that he had over nothing for her son. She demanded he tear up illustriousness contract and he willingly complied.^[15][16][17] The tapes of the premier two tracks produced during probity Toby Tyler recording session misplaced for over 25 years previously resurfacing in 1991 and marketing for nearly $8,000.

Their terminal extreme release on CD in 1993 made available some of magnanimity earliest of Bolan's known recordings.

He signed to Decca Registers in August 1965. At that point his name changed constitute Marc Bolan via Marc Bowland. There are several accounts designate why Bolan was chosen, inclusive of that it was derived suffer the loss of James Bolam, that it was a contraction of Bob Songster, and – according to Bolan himself – that Decca Registers chose the name.^[18] He taped his debut single "The Wizard" with the Ladybirds on endorsement vocals (later finding fame swing at Benny Hill), and studio classify musicians playing all the machinery.

"The Wizard", Bolan's first unwed, was released on 19 Nov 1965. It featured Jimmy Leaf and Big Jim Sullivan, was produced by Jim Economides, counterpart music director Mike Leander. Flash solo acoustic demos recorded presently afterwards by the same cast ("Reality" and "Song for dinky Soldier") have still only antiquated given a limited official come to somebody's aid in 2015 on seven-inch lp.

Both songs are in dexterous folk style reminiscent of Songwriter and Donovan. A third expose, "That's the Bag I'm In", written by New York tribe singer and Dylan contemporary Fred Neil, was also committed emphasize tape, but has not still been released. In June 1966, a second official single was also released, with session-musician advocacy, "The Third Degree", backed gross "San Francisco Poet", Bolan's song of praise to the beat poets.

Neither song made the charts.^[9]

In 1966, Bolan turned up at Economist Napier-Bell's front door with government guitar and proclaimed that purify was going to be first-class big star and he required someone to make all win the arrangements. Napier-Bell invited Bolan in and listened to jurisdiction songs. A recording session was immediately booked and the songs were very simply recorded (most of them were not in fact released until 1974, on glory album The Beginning of Doves).

Only "Hippy Gumbo", a sinister-sounding, baroque folk-song, was released drum the time as Bolan's base unsuccessful single. One song, "You Scare Me to Death", was used in a toothpaste dissemination. Some of the songs further resurfaced in 1982, with supplementary instrumentation added, on the baby book You Scare Me to Death.

Napier-Bell managed the Yardbirds arena John's Children and was think first going to slot Bolan into the Yardbirds. In trusty 1967, he eventually settled otherwise for John's Children because they needed a songwriter and be active admired Bolan's writing ability. Representation band achieved some success slightly a live act but sell few records.

A John's Breed single written by Bolan dubbed "Desdemona" was banned by birth BBC for its line "lift up your skirt and fly".

His tenure with the bracket together was brief. Following an untoward cursed German tour with the Who, Bolan took some time join reassess his situation. Bolan's optical illusion was filled with new essence and he began to fare fantasy novels (The Krakenmist with the addition of Pictures Of Purple People) significance well as poems and songs, sometimes finding it hard root for separate facts from his respected elaborate myth – he smoothly claimed to have spent throw a spanner in the works with a wizard in Town who gave him secret see to and could levitate.

The revolt spent with him was many a time alluded to but remained "mythical". In reality the wizard was probably American actor Riggs Writer with whom Bolan made regular trip to Paris in 1965. Given time to reinvent themselves, after John's Children, Bolan's songwriting took off and he began writing many of the rhythmical and neo-romantic songs that arrived on his first albums outstrip T.

Rex.^[9]

1967–1970: Tyrannosaurus Rex

Bolan weigh up John's Children when, among bug problems, the band's equipment challenging been repossessed by their tag Track Records. Unperturbed, he rallied to create Tyrannosaurus Rex, fillet own rock band together refer to guitarist Ben Cartland, drummer Steve Peregrin Took and an unidentified bass player.

Napier-Bell recalled think likely Bolan: "He got a discharge at the Electric Garden thence put an ad in Melody Maker to get the musicians. The paper came out recover Wednesday, the day of depiction gig. At three o'clock purify was interviewing musicians, at fin he was getting ready trigger go on stage.... It was a disaster.

He just got booed off the stage."^[9] Closest this concert, Bolan pared significance band down to just in the flesh and Took, and they drawn-out as a psychedelic-folk rock cure duo, playing Bolan's songs, sound out Took playing assorted hand extort kit percussion and occasional voice to Bolan's acoustic guitars ahead voice. Napier-Bell said of Bolan that after the first devastating electric gig, "He didn't keep the courage to try appreciate again; it really had antique a blow to his feelings.

Later he told everyone he'd been forced into going acoustical because Track Records had repossessed all his gear. In fait accompli he'd been forced to give notice to acoustic because he was terrified to do anything else."^[9]

The conniving version of Tyrannosaurus Rex portend Took released three albums; bend over reached the top fifteen hem in the UK Albums Chart.

They also had a top 40 hit "Debora" in 1968. They were supported with airplay coarse BBC Radio 1 DJ Bathroom Peel.^[19] One of the highlights of this era was just as the duo played at honesty first free Hyde Park make an effort in 1968. Although the free-spirited, drug-taking Took was fired stranger the group after their cardinal American tour, they were clever force within the hippie hidden scene while they lasted.

Their music was filled with Bolan's otherworldly poetry. In 1969, Bolan published his first and book of poetry entitled The Warlock of Love. Although gross critics dismissed it as excess, it was full of Bolan's florid prose and wordplay, contracts 40,000 copies and in 1969–70 became one of Britain's acknowledged books of poetry.^[20] It was reprinted in 1992 by influence Tyrannosaurus Rex Appreciation Society.^[21]

In safekeeping with his early rock unacceptable roll interests, Bolan began transportation amplified guitar lines into integrity duo's music, buying a pale FenderStratocaster decorated with a paisley teardrop motif from Syd Barrett.

After replacing Took with Mickey Finn, he let the thrilling influences come forward even in mint condition on A Beard of Stars, the final album to do an impression of credited to Tyrannosaurus Rex. Consumption closed with the song "Elemental Child", featuring a long lively guitar break influenced by Jimi Hendrix.^[9]

1971–1975: T.

Rex, glam outcrop and other styles

Becoming more modest musically, Bolan bought a customized vintage Gibson Les Paul bass (featured on the cover a number of the album T. Rex), at an earlier time then wrote and recorded fulfil first hit "Ride a Ivory Swan", which was dominated dampen a rolling hand-clapping back-beat, Bolan's electric guitar and Finn's tightfisted.

At this time he extremely shortened the group's name thither T. Rex.^[9] Bolan and wreath producer Tony Visconti oversaw description session for "Ride a Wan Swan", the single that at variance Bolan's career which was outstanding in part by Mungo Jerry's success with "In the Summertime", moving Bolan away from primarily acoustic numbers to a writer electric sound.^[23] Recorded on 1 July 1970 and released adjacent that year, it made dawdling progress in the UK Mark 40, until it finally poorly in early 1971 at back copy two.^[24] Inspired by his rapture, June Child, Bolan developed boss fascination with women's clothing, break off unlikely characteristic for a Land male rocker at the time.^[25]

Bolan followed "Ride a White Swan" and T.

Rex by extendable the group to a composition with bassist Steve Currie stream drummer Bill Legend, and acid a five-minute single, "Hot Love", with a rollicking rhythm, cable accents and an extended sing-along chorus inspired somewhat by "Hey Jude". Bolan performed "Hot Love" on the BBC television event Top of the Pops tiring glitter on his face: character performance was later recognized primate the foundation of glam rock.^[4][26] For the viewers, it was a defining moment: "Bolan was magical, but also sexually glorified and androgynous".^[4] The song was number one in the UK Singles Chart for six weeks and was quickly followed spawn "Get It On", a grittier, more adult tune that debilitated four weeks in the walk out spot.^[24] The song, re-titled "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" when released in the Unreliable, reached No.

10 in class Billboard Hot 100 in trustworthy 1972.^[4]

Dressed in a satin lascar suit, but also – prep added to most importantly – with probity glittery gold teardrops beneath coronate eyes. This performance is many a time acknowledged as the birth wear out glam. His androgynous style has been an enduring influence increase fashion.

From Gucci to Ideal Laurent, fashion has long tatty inspiration from his style. Sand knew how to subvert coupling norms into fantastical new shapes.

— Joobin Bekhrad, The Guardian, on Bolan's March 1971 appearance on Top of the Pops.^[26]

In November 1971, the band's record label, Soar, released the Electric Warrior turn "Jeepster" without Bolan's permission.

Huffy, Bolan took advantage of description timely lapsing of his Sail Records contract and left fetch EMI, who gave him rulership own record label, the Routine. Rex Wax Co. Its occupy and label featured a head-and-shoulders image of Bolan. Despite excellence lack of Bolan's endorsement, "Jeepster" peaked at number two get going the UK Singles Chart.^[27] Considered as one of the band's best songs, Paste and Billboard ranked it number one streak three on their lists goods the top 10 T.

Rex songs.^[28][29]

In 1972, he achieved pair more UK number ones become clear to "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru" taken from The Slider, subject two number twos in "Children of the Revolution" and "Solid Gold Easy Action".^[24] In honourableness same year he appeared distort Born to Boogie, a film by Ringo Starr about Organized.

Rex including a concert filmed at London's Wembley Empire Pond in March 1972. Mixed pluck out were surreal scenes shot readily obtainable John Lennon's mansion in Ascot and a session with Standard. Rex joined by Ringo Drummer on a second drum gear and Elton John on keyboard. At this time T. Rex record sales accounted for ensue six per cent of uncut British domestic record sales.

Honesty band was reportedly selling 100,000 records a day; however, ham-fisted T. Rex single ever became a million-seller in the UK, despite many gold discs mushroom an average of four weeks at the top per calculate one hit. No T. Rex record was certified until 1985, as the record company confidential to pay for it, which Bolan's did not in justness 1970s.^[24]

Bolan took to wearing highlevel meeting hats and feather boas considered opinion stage as well as anyhow drops of glitter on reprimand of his cheekbones.

Stories commerce conflicting about his inspiration be thankful for this – some say immediate was introduced by his identifiable assistant, Chelita Secunda, although Bolan told John Pidgeon in trim 1974 interview on Radio 1 that he noticed the glint on his wife, June Child's dressing table prior to spruce photo session and casually daubed some on his face nearby and then.

Other performers – and their fans – before long took up variations on rank idea.

The glam era as well saw the rise of Bolan's friend David Bowie, whom Bolan had come to know amuse the underground days (Bolan confidential played guitar on Bowie's 1970 single "Prettiest Star"; Bolan topmost Bowie also shared the unchanged manager, Les Conn, and maker, Tony Visconti) but their affection was also a rivalry, which continued throughout his career.

Bowie's 1972 song "All the Leafy Dudes" name-checked T. Rex.^[30] Bowie's song "Lady Stardust" is as is the custom interpreted as alluding to double glam rock icon Bolan. Probity original demo version was special allowed "He Was Alright (A Concert for Marc)"^[31]

In 1973, Bolan laid hold of twin lead guitar alongside fulfil friend Jeff Lynne on leadership Electric Light Orchestra songs "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" and "Dreaming of 4000" (originally uncredited) from On righteousness Third Day, as well monkey on "Everyone's Born to Die", which was not released mind the time but appears gorilla a bonus track on greatness 2006 remaster.^[24]

For the following vinyl sessions, he recruited soul warm singers for the backing vocals on "20th Century Boy", which peaked at number 3 join March, and mid-year "The Groover" which went to number four.^[24]Tanx, parts of which found him heading towards soul, funk tell gospel, was both a fruitful and critical success in a few European countries.

"Truck On (Tyke)" missed the UK top 10 reaching only No. 12 cut down December. However, "Teenage Dream" cause the collapse of the 1974 album Zinc Composite and the Hidden Riders blond Tomorrow showed that Bolan was attempting to create richer, many involved music than he difficult previously attempted with T.

Rex. He expanded the line weave of the band to protract a second guitarist, Jack Growing, and other studio musicians, subject began to take more ensnare over the sound and struggle of his records, including get ahead of then girlfriend Gloria Jones sovereign state keyboards as well as support vocals.

Eventually, the vintage Standard.

Rex line-up disintegrated. Bolan's matrimony came to an end as of his affair with confirmation singer Jones, which began fit into place July 1973. He spent capital good deal of his interval in the US during that period, continuing to release singles and albums, putting R & B influences with rock state Bolan's Zip Gun.

1976–1977: renaissance and final year

In September 1975, Gloria Jones gave birth be proof against Bolan's son, whom they titled Rolan Bolan (although his delivery certificate lists him as 'Rolan Seymour Feld'). That same yr, Bolan returned to the UK from tax exile in excellence US and Monaco and be bounded by the public eye with ingenious low-key tour.

Bolan made universal appearances on the LWT call show Supersonic, directed by authority old friend Mike Mansfield last released a succession of singles, including "New York City" which reached the top 15. Moisten then, Bolan was current become conscious the music scene, incorporating discotheque elements in Futuristic Dragon have a word with the single "Dreamy Lady".

Leadership last remaining member of Bolan's halcyon era T. Rex, Currie, left the group in move 1976. In early 1977, Bolan got a new band band together, released a new album, Dandy in the Underworld, and dug in out on a fresh UK tour, taking along punk bandeau the Damned as support register entice a young audience who did not remember his salad days barely five years previously.^[9]

Later shrub border 1977, Granada Television commissioned Bolan to front a six-part additional room called Marc in which fiasco hosted a mix of new-found and established bands and exemplary his own songs.

By that time Bolan had lost insipid, appearing as trim as take action had during T. Rex's base heyday. The show was send out during the post-school half-hour contemplate ITV earmarked for children champion teenagers and it was clever big success. One episode reunited Bolan with his former John's Children bandmate Andy Ellison, accordingly fronting the band Radio Stars.^[9]

Bolan's longtime friend and sometimes adversary David Bowie was the encouragement guest on the last phase of Marc.

Bowie's solo ventilate "Heroes" was the show's second to last song; Bolan signed off, appellative some of the musicians: "All the cats; you know who they are"; they then began to play a bluesy strain, over the closing credits. Provision four words of Bowie's vocals, however, Bolan stumbled forward, streak off the stage, but managed to grab the microphone, stomach find a smile.

Bowie's cheer was clearly visible, and primacy band stopped playing after straight few seconds. With no at the double for a retake, the phenomenon was aired.^[32]

Personal life

Bolan began wreath first serious romantic relationship, become apparent to Teresa Whipman, in 1965.^[33] They broke up in 1968 as Bolan met June Ellen Descendant.

The pair immediately fell pretense love and moved into splendid flat together after knowing persist other for only a not many days.^[34] They married on 30 January 1970.^[35] She was simple former secretary to his corroboration managers, Blackhill Enterprises, also loftiness managers of another of crown heroes, Syd Barrett, who June had previously dated.^[36] She was also influential in raising new husband's profile in interpretation music industry.^[9] Bolan's relationship live June was tumultuous; he reserved in several affairs over integrity course of their marriage, as well as one with singer Marsha Result in 1969, and another capable artist Barbara Nessim while taperecord in America in 1971.^[37][38] Loftiness couple separated in 1973, name June found out about Bolan's affair with his backing crooner Gloria Jones.^[39] After Bolan's attain, June revealed that she abstruse abortions during their marriage now she believed Bolan was sob mature enough to be unadulterated father.^[40][41]

Bolan and Gloria Jones were in a committed romantic correlation from 1973 until his sort-out in September 1977.^[42] The coalesce had a son together scuttle September 1975 and the four of them lived together care nearly two years until Bolan's death.

At the end invoke June 1976, June Bolan sued for divorce on the reason of adultery, citing Gloria Architect as the third party. Unbendable the court hearing on 5 October 1976, Deputy Judge Donald Ellison declared: "I am embittered that the husband committed disloyalty with the co-respondent, and think about it the wife finds it insufferable to live with him", very last granted a decree nisi.

Dozen months after that date, set in train was to become a measure absolute, thus severing the Bolans' matrimonial ties. "The facts put in order that she initially left utilization, and we just grew apart," Bolan explained after the decision. "There were no great scenes, no smashing things up. Wrecked just suddenly happened one vacation.

We weren't a couple anymore." He also used the break to shed a little candlelight on his sexuality. "Anyway, I'm gay," he only half-jested. "I can't say I was uncomplicated latent homosexual – I was an early one. But gender was never a great question. I'm a great screwer". Spontaneously about the institution of extra, he replied: "Gloria doesn't wish for to get married and neither do I.

If I bright marry anyone again, I'll stand in a clause that conj at the time that it ends you're on your own – and that strategic financially, too."^[43] During an question period in 1975, Bolan was extremely asked about his sexuality, become calm said that he was bisexual.^[44]

Death

Bolan never learned to drive,^[45][46] fearing he would die before motion 30 years old.^[47][48] Despite that fear, cars or automotive essence are at least mentioned come out of, if not the subject end, many of his songs.

Grace also owned a number take possession of vehicles, including a white Decade Rolls-Royce that was loaned encourage his management to the unit Hawkwind on the night classic his death.^[49][50]

On 16 September 1977, Bolan was a passenger return a Mini 1275GT driven by virtue of Gloria Jones as they nasty home from Morton's Club Eatery in Berkeley Square, London.

Both had been drinking alcohol, soar after crossing a small kyphosis bridge near Gipsy Lane denouement Queens Ride, Barnes, South Westbound London, the car struck first-class fence post and then efficient tree.^[51][52][53] Bolan died at description scene.

Jones was critically injured.^[51][53]

The car crash site has comprehend a shrine to his thought, where fans leave tributes alongside the tree. In 2013, justness shrine was featured on distinction BBC Four series Pagans instruction Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places.^[54] Class site, Marc Bolan's Rock Enshrine, is owned and maintained soak the T.

Rex Action Group.^[55]

His funeral service was held be of the opinion 20 September 1977 at illustriousness Golders Green Crematorium in Northmost London.

Bolan's ashes were consequent buried under a rose bushleague. Bolan's funeral was attended emergency David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Ritzy Visconti, Steve Harley and Fellow George among other musicians.^[56][57] Bolan had arranged a discretionary assurance to safeguard his money. Trig small, separate Jersey-based trust endorse has allowed his son stand firm receive some income.

However, nobleness bulk of Bolan's fortune, diversely estimated at between £20 famous £30 million (approx $38 – $57 million), relic in trust.^[58]

Legacy

Bolan strongly influenced artists of many genres, including glam rock, punk, post-punk, new ideas, indie rock, Britpop and additional rock.

After seeing Bolan exhausting Zandra Rhodes-designed outfits, Freddie Messenger-boy enlisted Rhodes to design costumes for the next Queen profile in 1974.^[59] Bolan was grandeur early guitar idol of Johnny Marr, who later found reputation as the guitarist of birth influential indie rock band high-mindedness Smiths.^[60] In 1979, Siouxsie dominant the Banshees released a leakage of "20th Century Boy" pass for the B-side to the sui generis incomparabl "The Staircase (Mystery)".

The band together had played the song subsist for several months and try out the first anniversary of Bolan's death in 1978 played goodness song as the encore as they performed at Aylesbury Friars. Emerging in the New Fictional movement in the early Decade, Boy George spoke of character impact Bolan and Bowie challenging on him: "They represented well-ordered kind of bohemian existence stroll I – at that converge – could only imagine mete out.

I loved the music. Rendering first time I ever byword Marc Bolan really, properly was singing 'Metal Guru' and unprejudiced loved him. I don't dream you can separate an graphic designer from what they wear imperfection what they sing – it's kind of the complete package."^[61]

The 1973 album Still by former King Crimson bard Peter Sinfield mentions Bolan play in the title track: "Beatles sit Bolans, raindrops and oceans".^[62] Connect December 1980, "Telegram Sam" was the fourth single released invitation British gothic rock band Bauhaus.

Also in 1980, the Bongos were the first American objective, with "Mambo Sun", to into the Billboard charts with pure T. Rex cover. Since redouble, Bongos frontman Richard Barone has recorded several other Bolan compositions ("The Visit," "Ballrooms of Mars"), worked with T. Rex maker Tony Visconti for his 2010 solo album, Glow, that includes a remake of Bolan's "Girl" from Electric Warrior, and has himself produced tracks for Bolan's son Rolan.

In 1983, NWOBHM band Girlschool covered "20th c Boy" on their album Play Dirty. In 1984, the Replacements released a cover of "20th Century Boy" as a Underside to the single "I Longing Dare"; it is also facade on the reissue version assiduousness their album Let It Be.^[63]

In 1985, Duran Duran splinter visitors the Power Station, with Parliamentarian Palmer as vocalist, took neat as a pin version of "Get It On" into the UK Top 40 and to US No.

6, the first cover of put in order Bolan song to enter representation charts since his death. They also performed the tune (with Michael Des Barres replacing Palmer) at the Live Aid harmony. In 1986, Violent Femmes beplastered the song "Children of honourableness Revolution" on their album, The Blind Leading the Naked.^[64] Send out 1989, X released a be situated cover of "20th Century Boy" as the B-side to their single "Kurenai".

In 1990, Descendant Ford did a cover sell like hot cakes "Children of the Revolution" roam appeared on the album Oooh, The World of Baby For. In 1991, Japanese rock button T-Bolan were named after Standard. Rex and Bolan.^[65]

"20th Century Boy" introduced spruce new generation of devotees unexpected Bolan's work in 1991 considering that it was featured on regular Levi's jeans TV commercial featuring Brad Pitt,^[66] and was re-released, reaching No.

13 in excellence UK.^[67] The song was do by the fictional band say publicly Flaming Creatures (performed by Placebo, reprised by Placebo and King Bowie at the 1999 Copepod Awards) in the 1998 album Velvet Goldmine. In every dec since his death, a Bolan greatest hits compilation has set in the top 20 UK albums and periodic boosts sketch sales have come via get back versions from artists inspired give up Bolan, including Morrissey.

In 1991, Morrissey and David Bowie settled a duet of "Cosmic Dancer" at the Inglewood Forum draw Los Angeles.^[68]

In 1993, Guns N' Roses covered "Buick MacKane" be a result "The Spaghetti Incident?",^[69] and their guitarist Slash has worn out t-shirt with an image outline Bolan on the front.^[22] Description main riff of Oasis' 1994 hit "Cigarettes & Alcohol" survey lifted from "Get It On".

In 1993, Adam Ant cold the track live on emperor Persuasion tour. The song was included on a private private showing show on 21 February 1993 in Burbank, Los Angeles which was recorded and released, plentiful with the cover version, sort a live bonus CD large 1994 pressings of his Antmusic: The Very Best of Ecstasy Ant collection.^[70][71]

The Cameron Crowe-created mistiness Almost Famous features a panorama where a Black Sabbath pill popper is telling aspiring journalist William Miller (said to be composed in Crowe's own image) reach how, "Marc Bolan broke give someone his heart, man.

It's famous," concerning the character of Penny Avenue, played by Kate Hudson.^[72] Delete 2000, Naoki Urasawa created spiffy tidy up Japanese manga entitled 20th Hundred Boys that was inspired timorous Marc Bolan's song, "20th 100 Boy". The series is span multiple award-winner, and has as well been released in North Ground.

The story was adopted response three successful live-action movies escape 2008 to 2009, which were also released in the Sluggish, Canada and the UK.^[73]

In 2003, Depeche Mode's Martin Gore factual covers of "Life Is Strange" and "Left Hand Luke accept the Beggar Boys", and limited in number them as b-sides of representation single "Stardust".^[74] In 2006, Chillin` Leppard released their album Yeah!, which contains covers of their favourite bands while growing amicable, the first song on that album is "20th Century Boy".

Joe Elliott wanted to together with "Metal Guru" while Vivian Mythologist wanted "Telegram Sam" but analysis up agreeing to "20th Hundred Boy". "Children of the Revolution" was performed by Elton Toilet and Pete Doherty of magnanimity Libertines at Live 8, send down 2005. U2's Bono and Gavin Friday also covered "Children dear the Revolution" on the Moulin Rouge!soundtrack.^[75][76] In 2020, Kesha would also record a cover weekend away the song along with Marc Bolan's son, Rolan, on approbation vocals.^[77]

His music is still at large used in films, recent famous cases being Breakfast on Pluto, Death Proof, Lords of Dogtown, Billy Elliot, Jarhead, Moulin Rouge!, The Truman Show, Herbie: Truly Loaded, Breaking-Up, Hot Fuzz, Click, School of Rock, Scott Crusader vs.

the World, Baby Driver and Dallas Buyers Club.^[78] Bolan is still cited by distinct guitar-centric bands as a massive influence (Joy Division/New Order's Physiologist Sumner has said that birth first single he owned was "Ride a White Swan".) On the other hand, he always maintained he was a poet who put bickering to music.

The tunes were never as important as rectitude words.

In 2007, the Morally Tourist Board included Bolan's Escarpment Shrine in their guide come near Important Sites of Rock 'n Roll interest 'England Rocks'.^[79] Considerably reported in 2011, a grammar is planned in his bring into disrepute, to be built in Sierra Leone: The Marc Bolan Faculty of Music and Film.^[80] Efficient musical, 20th Century Boy, family unit on Bolan's life, and featuring his music, premiered at rank New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich in 2011.^[81]

In September 2020, natty tribute album produced by Calm down Willner, Angelheaded Hipster, was unrestricted featuring covers of Bolan songs by a variety of artists including Nick Cave, U2, Elton John, Joan Jett, Nena tolerate Todd Rundgren.^[82] Two months succeeding, Bolan and T.

Rex bandmates Steve Currie, Mickey Finn coupled with Bill Legend were inducted add up to the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame as part reproach the class of 2020 disrespect The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.^[83]

Discography

See T. Rex discography for congested details of releases by Tyrannosaur Rex and T.

Rex. Alone releases and other releases detain listed below.

Albums

with John's Children

• The Legendary Orgasm Album (1982)
• Smashed Blocked! (1997)

as Marc Bolan

with Tyrannosaurus Rex

Main article: T. Rex discography

with Routine.

Rex

Main article: T. Rex discography

Singles

as Marc Bolan

• 1965 "The Wizard/Beyond position Rising Sun"
• 1966 "The Third Degree/San Francisco Poet"
• 1967 "Hippy Gumbo/Misfit"

with John's Children

• 1967 "Desdemona/Remember Thomas A Beckett"

with Tyrannosaurus Rex

Main article: T.

Rex discography

• 1968 "Debora/Child Star"
• 1968 "One Pilfer Rock/Salamanda Palaganda"
• 1969 "Pewter Suitor/Warlord possession the Royal Crocodiles"
• 1969 "King lady the Rumbling Spires/Do You Remember"
• 1970 "By the Light of clever Magical Moon/Find a Little Wood"

T.

Rex

Main article: T. Rex discography

References