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Marc Bolan Born Mark Feld 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977 Was An English Singer-Songwriter Guitarist And Poet. He Is Best Known As The Founder Frontman Lead Singer & Guitarist For T. Rex But Also A Successful Solo Artist. His Music As Well As His Highly Original Sense Of Style And Extraordinary Stage Presence Helped Create The Glam Rock Era Of The 1970s Which Made Him One Of The Most Recognisable Stars In British Rock Music Marc Had Played Guitar Since The Age Of 9 But Started To Pursue Music More Seriously Around 1964 When He Became Toby Tyler Covering Songs By Bob Dylan And Dion. A Track Recorded Around This Time As Mark Feld "All At Once" Has Recently Been Discovered Will Be Released Soon. In His Teen Years Marc Became Known As One Of The First "mods". This Led Him To A Brief Stint As A Model And He Chose To Leave School When He Was 14 Years Old. He Also Played Guitar In A Band Called John's Children. Marc Was Needed For This Group As A 'Pete Townshend' Figure But After 3 Months He Left The Band. Together With Steve Peregrin Took He Formed His Own Duo Tyrannosaurus Rex Which Quickly Gained A Large Underground Following. After 3 Successful Albums Steve Peregrin Took's Drug Habits And Suggestion Of Doing Some Of His Own Songs Was Enough For Marc To Kick Him Out Of The Duo. Mickey Finn Quickly Replaced Steve And The New Duo Recorded The Album A Beard Of Stars With Marc Replacing Steve's Backing Vocals On The Tracks They Already Began Recording. On Marc's Second Album With Finn He Decided To Shorten The Name Of The Band To T. Rex And Found Fame And Chart Succes In 1970 With Ride A White Swan. Following That Success Marc Wrote Several More Top 10 Hits And Albums Electric Warrior 1971 The Slider 1972 Tanx 1973 Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow Or A Creamed Cage In August 1974 Bolan's Zip-Gun 1975 Futuristic Dragon 1976 And The Final Album Dandy In The Underworld 1977 . Marc Bolan Tried To Make It Clear During His Lifetime That He Was NOT To Be Grouped In The Lot Called Glam Rock. In 1973 He Appeared Under The Headline "Glam Rock Is Dead Says Marc" - He Felt He Was Not Being Treated Seriously As An Artist So With Zinc Alloy Onward He Moved Into A Rock & Soul Sound Radically Different Than What Was The Musical Trend At The Time. Many Of Marc's Fans Stayed Behind With The Glam Movement But Marc Pursued Further Into Less Commercial Music Adventures With The Help Of His Soul-Singer Girlfriend Gloria Jones. Together They Had A Son Rolan Bolan In 1975. Tragically Marc Died In A Car Crash On 16 September 1977 In A Purple Mini Driven By Gloria Jones. read less