#protopunk

53 years ago
The Stooges pose for a portrait backstage at the Whisky A-Go-Go, October 1973 in West Hollywood

Front row L-R: Iggy Pop, Scott Asheton
Back row L-R: Scott Thurston, Ron Asheton, James Williamson

Photo by Michael Ochs

#rock #protopunk #thestooges #history #punkrockhistory

In memory Lou Reed 🖤

March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013

Lou Reed - A Walk On The Wild Side (Live at Farm Aid 1985)

#punk #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd

In memory the great Lou Reed, American musician, guitarist, singer and main songwriter of the proto punk / rock band The Velvet Underground, passed away today in 2013 at the age of 71.

📸 Hervé Le Gall

#punkrock #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #punkrockhistory #otd

kick out the jams motherf⭐ckers

In memory of MC5’s charismatic lead singer Rob Tyner, who passed away 35 years ago today

MC5 – Kick Out The Jams – Live at Tartar Field, 1970

#punkrock #protopunk #waynekramer #MC5 #history #punkrockhistory #otd

35 years ago today
In memory Robert W. Derminer, aka Rob Tyner, best known as the lead singer of the Detroit rock / proto-punk band MC5.

Rob died at the age of 46 on September 18, 1991, in Royal Oak, Michigan

📸 Emil Bascilla

#protopunk #MC5 #robtyner #history #punkrockhistory #otd

In memory Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist, member of the influential and political Detroit proto punkrock band MC5, born on this day in 1948, West Virginia, U.S

📸 Leni Sinclair

#punk #punks #punkrock #protopunk #mc5 #fredsonicsmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

53 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

In memory of Dennis Andrew Tomich, alias "The Machine Gun" Dennis Thompson, known as the drummer for the Detroit proto-punk/hard rock band MC5, who was born on this day in 1948 in Detroit, Michigan.

📸 Leni Sinclair

#punk #punkrock #protopunk #MC5 #dennisthompson #punkrockhistory #otd

53 years ago

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

Photo by Chuck Pulin

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

Released 53 years ago
Personality Crisis the first single by the New York Dolls

The New York Dolls live on The Real Don Steele Show In Los Angeles, CA. September 8, 1973

#newyorkdolls #protopunk #punkrockhistory

53 years ago

Mercury Records released "Personality Crisis" by the New York Dolls as a double A-side single with "Trash" in August 1973

#punk #punks #punkrock #protopunk #newyorkdolls #history #punkrockhistory #knowyourroots