Rick Rivets
American guitarist (died 2019)
Rick Rivets (born George Fedorcic) was an American guitarist.
In 1971, he and childhood friend Arthur Kane formed a band which, after Rivets was replaced by Sylvain Sylvain, became the New York Dolls, the name provided by the new guitarist.
In 1973 Rivets formed The Brats. The newly-formed Kiss opened for the Brats several times. In 1977, Rivets quit the Brats. He formed the Corpse Grinders with Arthur Kane on bass and their former highschool friend Stuboy Wylder on vocals. Kane left shortly afterwards. In 2006, Rick Rivets released an album called City Rockers, with the Rick Rivets Band. He appears briefly in the movie New York Doll about Arthur Kane.
Rivets died on February 19, 2019.[1]
References
- ^ Jones, Alabaster (20 February 2019). "PROTO PUNK APOTHECARY: Rick Rivets (founding member of the New York Dolls) R.I.P 19/02/2019". Protopunkapothecary.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
External links
- New York Doll at IMDb
- New York Doll movie
- Rick Rivets Band Official Site
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