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
Sylvain Mizrahi (February 14, 1951 – January 13, 2021), known professionally as Sylvain Sylvain, was an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.
Early years
Sylvain was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a Jewish ...
, became the
New York Dolls, the name provided by the new guitarist.
In 1973 Rivets formed The Brats. The newly-formed
Kiss
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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.
References
External links
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New York Doll movieRick Rivets Band Official Site
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2019 deaths
American punk rock musicians
Year of birth missing