The New York Dolls were an influential American rock band formed in New York City in 1971, pioneering the glam rock and proto-punk movements with their raw energy and androgynous style. Led by frontman David Johansen and guitarist Johnny Thunders, the band's trashy glamour aesthetic and raucous sound inspired countless punk and rock acts throughout the 1970s and beyond. Though they disbanded in 1975, their legacy as innovators of punk rock and glam culture remains vital to rock music history.
