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Revision as of 09:26, 1 September 2021
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Mentioned In
- Countdown Magazine (Australia) Profile
- Kill Uncle Tour 1991 Pre-show Tracks
- Your Arsenal Tour 1992 Pre-show Tracks
- Boxers Tour 1995 Pre-show Tracks
- Outside/Southpaw Grammar Tour 1995 Pre-show Tracks
- Maladjusted Tour 1997 Pre-show Tracks
- You Are The Quarry Tour 2004 Pre-show Tracks
- Moz The Cat - LA Weekly (January 31, 2007)
- Greatest Hits Tour 2007-2008 Pre-show Tracks
- Live In Concert 2022 Pre-show Tracks
- Live In Concert 2023 and 40 Years Of Morrissey Pre-show Tracks
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Initially a British folk-rock combo called Tyrannosaurus Rex fronted by guitarist/vocalist Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld). They became glam rock pioneers and shortened their name to T. Rex in 1970. They had a series of top ten hits in the UK, including four number one singles. In America, the group only had one major hit - "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". They retained a following until Marc Bolan's death in 1977.
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- https://www.discogs.com/artist/255047-T-Rex
- https://www.facebook.com/T.RexBolan/
- https://myspace.com/trexofficial
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Rex_(band)
- https://genius.com/artists/T-rex
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/t-rex-mn0000005882/
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T. Rex (originally Tyrannosaurus Rex) were an English rock band formed in London in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan, who was their leader, frontman and only consistent member. Though initially associated with the psychedelic folk genre, Bolan began to change the band's style towards electric rock in 1969, and shortened their name to T. Rex the following year. This development culminated in 1970 with their first significant hit single "Ride a White Swan", and the group soon became pioneers of the glam rock movement. From 1970 to 1973, T. Rex were extremely popular in the UK, with a run of eleven top ten singles, four of which reached number one: "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru". The band's 1971 album Electric Warrior received critical acclaim, reached number 1 in the UK and became a landmark album in glam rock. The 1972 follow-up, The Slider, entered the top 20 in the US. Bolstering their style with soul music, funk and gospel, the band released Tanx in 1973 which reached the top 5 in several countries. From 1974, T. Rex's appeal began to wane, though the band continued releasing albums. Their subsequent releases blended rock with R&B and occasionally even disco. In 1977, sole songwriter and constant member Bolan died in a car crash several months after the release of the group's final studio album Dandy in the Underworld, and the group disbanded. T. Rex have continued to influence a variety of subsequent artists. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.