historyofpunkrock, 5 months ago to random

4 proto-punk debut albums that had a significant influence on punk rock #knowyourroots

MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
The Stooges - The Stooges
New York Dolls - New York Dolls
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

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historyofpunkrock, 6 months ago to history

52 years ago
A band called 'Death' was punk before punk was punk

Formed in Nov. 71' by the 3 Hackney brothers, they were influential pioneers of the genre and, along with Pure Hell, the first all-black proto-punk/punk band.

#knowyourroots

#protopunk #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 5 months ago to punk

48 years ago today #knowyourroots

Horses is the debut studio album by American proto-punk / garage rock musician Patti Smith, which was released on this day in 1975.

#punk #punks #protopunk #garagerock #womenofpunk #pattismith #horses #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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historyofpunkrock, 9 months ago to punk

#KnowYourRoots

MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1972)

#punk #punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #history #punkrockhistory

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historyofpunkrock, 10 months ago to punk

April 1976
Punk rock arrived in Max's Kansas City, New York

Suicide, Wayne County, Ramones and Blondie set new tones at this club

#punk #punks #punkrock #knowyourroots #maxskansascity #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 9 months ago to punk

#knowyourroots
50 years ago

Iggy Pop with the Stooges, New York City, August 1973.

Photo by Chuck Pulin

#punk #punkrock #protopunk #iggypop #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 8 months ago to punk

#knowyourroots

Patti Smith, Lou Reed, John Cale and David Byrne at the Ocean Club in NYC, July 1976.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 2 months ago to punk

47 years ago - #knowyourroots
The New York Dolls for an East Village photoshoot April 1977

Photo by Roberta Bayley

Left to right - Johnny Thunders, Arthur “Killer” Kane, Sylvain Sylvain, Jerry Nolan and David Johansen

#punk #punkrock #protopunk #newyorkdolls #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 1 year ago to random

#knowyourroots
Recorded in May 1975 and released in February 2009, ...For the Whole World to See, an Album by proto punk / punk rock band Death.

'Before there was punk, there was a band called Death'

#punk #punks #punkrock #death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 1 month ago to punk

'Before there was punk, there was a band called Death'

49 years ago - #knowyourroots
Recorded in May 1975 and released in February 2009, ...For the Whole World to See, an Album by proto punk / punk rock band Death.

#punk #punkrock #death #protopunk #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 8 months ago to random

#knowyourroots

Remembering Fred 'Sonic' Smith, guitarist of protopunk band MC5

MC5 -Detroit 1970

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historyofpunkrock, 5 months ago to random

48 years ago today
The first issue of Punk magazine is released with a January 1976 cover date.

The cover story featured a CBGB-recorded interview with Lou Reed, which was featured on the front page, and an interview with the Ramones

#knowyourroots

historyofpunkrock, 6 months ago to punkrock

50 years ago
New York Dolls at Biba party, Rainbow room on 25th November 1973

Photo by Julian Brow
#knowyourroots

#punkrock #protopunk #newyorkdolls #johnnythunders #davidjohansen #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 9 months ago to random German

#knowyourroots
Before there was punk there was Death
"Keep On Knocking" 7" recorded 1975, released August 1976

Death playing "Keep on Knocking" Live in studio 1A June 26th 2013.

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historyofpunkrock, 10 months ago to random

Released 54 years ago today

The Stooges, the debut album by the proto punk rock band The Stooges, featuring this song 'I wanna be your dog'

#knowyourroots #punkrockhistory

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historyofpunkrock, 9 months ago to random German

#knowyourroots
The Ramones made their first appearance at CBGB on this day in 1974

Judy Is A Punk - The Ramones CBGB 1974

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historyofpunkrock, 4 months ago to random

#knowyourroots

51 years ago
Three black brothers from Detroit formed a band. They called themselves DEATH. They were most likely the first punks. Breathtaking...

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historyofpunkrock, 10 months ago to punk

#knowyourroots
54 years ago today
The Stooges is the debut studio album by the American rock band The Stooges, released on this day in 1969 and is considered a seminal proto-punk release

#punk #punks #punkrock #protopunk #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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historyofpunkrock, 4 months ago to history

Sad, sad news 😢

Wayne Kramer, the guitarist best-known for his work in the massively influential Detroit hard rock band MC5, died from pancreatic cancer today. Kramer was 75.

#knowyourroots #waynekramer #RipWayneKramer #MC5 #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 4 months ago to punk

51 years ago today #knowyourroots

Raw Power is the third studio album by American rock band the Stooges, released and credited as Iggy and the Stooges on this day in 1973

#punk #punkrock #protopunk #thestooges #iggy #iggypop #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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historyofpunkrock, 3 months ago to random

#knowyourroots

Sister Ray - The Velvet Underground, live at the Boston Tea Party

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historyofpunkrock, 2 months ago to punk

Patti Smith, David Johansen, Cyrinda Foxe, and Lenny Kaye photographed by Danny Fields, 1975

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #knowyourroots #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 7 months ago to punk

47 years ago
Tony James, Billy Idol and Gene October of early punk band Chelsea in 1976.

The first two founded Generation X later that same year

Photo by Sheila Rock

#punk #punks #punkrock #knowyourroots #Chelsea #GenerationX #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 9 months ago to punkrock

#KnowYourRoots

50 years ago
Johnny Thunders and David Johansen of The New York Dolls in front of a promo poster of the New York Dolls' debut album. Los Angeles, September 1973.

Photo by Bob Gruen

#punkrock #protopunk #newyorkdolls #history #punkrockhistory

historyofpunkrock, 7 months ago to punk

#knowyourroots

49 years ago
Patti Smith and Iggy Pop and James Williamson of The Stooges in November 1974 backstage at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, California.

Credit: Michael Ochs Archives

#punk #punks #punkrock #protopunk #iggypop #pattismith #history #punkrockhistory