It’s 30 years since the death of the great glam rock star, Marc Bolan who, with his group T. Rex, had a string of hits in the early ‘70s. Marc died in a car crash on the 16th of September 1977. On the 15th of September this year stars ranging from Marc Almond to Shakin’ Stevens will perform Bolan songs at a special concert in the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London.
Here’s a clip (above) from a recent BBC Breakfast show, in which Shakin’ Stevens talks about the concert. Bolan influenced a generation of performers including many of the greatest ‘80s stars such as Toyah and Adam Ant. And, to an extent the New Romantic movement was the ‘80s version of Glam .
And here’s an interesting (but all to brief) clip of Bolan performing with Bowie in one of Marc’s TV shows from 1977...
Details of the Bolan memorial concert from: http://www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk/
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