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Birth name
  
Billy Murcia

Name
  
Billy Murcia

Associated acts
  

Instruments
  
Drums

Occupation(s)
  
Musician

Role
  
Musical Artist

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Died
  
November 6, 1972, London, United Kingdom

Music group
  
New York Dolls (1971 – 1972)

Albums
  
Private World: The Complete Early Studio Demos 1972–1973

Similar People
  
Arthur Kane, Rick Rivets, Sylvain Sylvain, Jerry Nolan, David Johansen

Billy Murcia Top # 8 Facts


Billy Murcia (October 9, 1951 – November 6, 1972) was the original drummer for the New York Dolls.

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He was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in Jackson Heights, New York, USA.

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Billy Murcia and Sylvain Sylvain both attended Quintano's School for Young Professionals, in the late sixties. It was at Quintano's that they met Johnny Thunders, also a student there. They made their musical debut in 1967, in a band called "The Pox". They owned and co-managed a clothing business called "Truth and Soul". Murcia was a fundamental ingredient of the original New York Dolls sound and played during their now-legendary series of weekly shows at the Mercer Arts Center.

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While on a brief tour of England in 1972, Murcia was invited to a party where he passed out from an accidental overdose. In an attempt to revive him he was put in a bathtub and force-fed coffee, which resulted in asphyxiation and death. He died before the New York Dolls recorded their first album and was later replaced by Jerry Nolan in 1973. The final gig of their tour, at the Manchester Hardrock, was canceled, and the band flew back to New York City. Murcia can be heard playing live with the New York Dolls on Lipstick Killers: The Mercer Street Sessions.

Johnny Thunders wrote a song called "Billy Boy", in honor of his friend and former band member.

The song "Time", from David Bowie's Aladdin Sane album, references Murcia and his untimely demise.

References

Billy Murcia Wikipedia