Johnny Thunders

Johnny Thunders (born John Anthony Genzale Jr., July 15, 1952 – April 23, 1991) was an American rock guitarist and singer, a founding member of the New York Dolls, leader of the Heartbreakers, and a solo artist known for So Alone.

Thunders is publicly known as guitarist and singer for the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers, later releasing solo albums including So Alone and Que Sera Sera. Reviews and public sources cite collaborators such as Patti Palladin, Glen Matlock, Jerry Nolan, Michael Monroe, Steve Jones, Phil Lynott and Paul Cook. He died in April 1991; his death has been attributed to a drug-related overdose.

Two DeBaser reviews praise Johnny Thunders' solo work, especially So Alone and Que Sera Sera, highlighting raw guitar, torn vocals and influential punk/glam roots. Reviews name collaborators (Glen Matlock, Patti Palladin, Jerry Nolan, Michael Monroe, Steve Jones, Phil Lynott, Paul Cook). Thunders' career spans New York Dolls, the Heartbreakers and solo recordings; he died in 1991 of a drug-related overdose.

For:Fans of punk, glam rock, classic rock biographies and collectors of underground solo records.