Who was first in glam rock?*

Easy Action was 72. March 70 was A Beard of Stars.

edit - I see the Hype gig was covered on page 1. Sorry eskaton.

 

Thinking again more of the musical style rather than the look, I'd take into account Wild Tiger Woman and Curly, released as singles by the Move when Bolan was still into Psych Folk.

 

Bang a Gong to Wham Bam Thank you Maam

 

In a twist of irony, Mott the Hoople were going to be dropped from their label if they didn't quickly produce another hit record. David Bowie came to their rescue and wrote All the Young Dudes for them which became the archetype Glam song.

 

You forget John's Children. "Desdemona" was pretty much the bridge between 60s mod freakbeat and early 70s glitter/glam rock (in 1967, no less).

 

"Easy Action was 72. March 70 was A Beard of Stars" ----- whaaa??????

Bolin "being in the audience" dressed up -------- does that really count for anything? seriously"

 

Alice Cooper - Easy Action - March 1970

Easy Action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia »

Scott

 

Help me out here. Where did Desdemona peak on the chart?

 

Desdemona was released in 1967 in Britain but did not chart, because it was banned by the BBC for the lyrics "lift up your skirt and fly".

 

I thought you were talking about T Rex - apologies. The Roundhouse gig was significant according to some Classic Rock feature on the birth of Glam Rock - David Bowie Official Blog »​

 

Little Richard was a lot more in-your-face rock and glam than Arthur Brown or even Roxy Music

 

On 22 February 1970 David Bowie took to the stage with The Hype to perform what is widely accepted to be the first Glam Rock performance. The Hype represents a turning point in David Bowie’s career; a hugely significant step away from being a one-hit wonder – with 1969’s Space Oddity – to finding the formula for enduring success. The Hype, comprising John Cambridge on drums, Tony Visconti on bass and Mick Ronson on guitar was the progenitor of The Spiders from Mars; the band that made David Bowie and helped to define popular culture in the 1970s.

Tony Visconti, Woody Woodmansey, Glenn Gregory and Steve Norman to perform David Bowie’s ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ »

Check the capes:

 

Speaking of Glam bands, quick nod to the New York Dolls.

 

Tyrannosaurus Rex - King Of The Rumbling Spires (August 1969)

 

From Rate Your Music (Glam Rock  (aka Glitter Rock) - Music Genres - Rate Your Music »)*

*Note: The link above includes a chronological list of select songs from this genre. "King of The Rumbling Spires" (see video in my earlier post) is the first song that they mention.

 

David Bowie produced Lou Reed's Transformer l.p.

 

Amen!

 

True, but I was replying to the post about The Move's proto-glam singles Wild Tiger Woman
and Curly which also both 'stiffed' on the U.K. charts as well if my memory serve me.

 

Little Richard ...

 

No.

 

LOU REED

 

Dylan.

 

On board with the Little Richard answer. Massive influence on the NY Dolls.

 

Screaming Lord Sutch from 1964.

 

So maybe the correct answer would be the GTO's?