Sylvain Sylvain

If David Johansen was the brain of the New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders was the heart, Sylvain Sylvain was the soul, the rhythm guitarist who helped maintain the framework that held their songs together and the cheerleader who fueled their esprit de corps through their roller-coaster career. Sylvain also helped write many of the Dolls' tunes, and after the band broke up, he released a handful of solo albums that reflected the straightforward and streetwise tone of the Dolls while injecting a taste of first-era rock & roll classicism and joy. As a guitarist and vocalist, Sylv...