T.Rextasy
Written by Jared Michael Delaney
Performed by Damon Bonetti
Directed by Charlotte Northeast
Sound Design: Christopher Colucci
Lighting Design: Shon Causer
Stage Manager: Sophie Koester
Photographer: Ashley Smith | Wide Eyed Studios
Show Image Design: Eli Lynn
Special Thanks: Aaron Oster
Listen below!
Written by Jared Michael Delaney
Performed by Damon Bonetti
Directed by Charlotte Northeast
Sound Design: Christopher Colucci
Lighting Design: Shon Causer
Stage Manager: Sophie Koester
Photographer: Ashley Smith | Wide Eyed Studios
Show Image Design: Eli Lynn
Special Thanks: Aaron Oster
Listen below!
ABOUT MARC BOLAN AND T.REX
There have been few figures in rock n’roll history as mysterious and enchanting as
Marc Bolan. He (and his band T.Rex) are credited with launching what became known
as “glam rock”, along such acts as David Bowie, The Sweet, Slade and Roxy Music,
among others.
But the king of glam was Bolan. After starting as an acoustic singer-songwriter in the
vein of Dylan, Bolan embraced the electric guitar and T.Rex’s first single, Ride a White
Swan rocketed up the UK charts to number two in 1970. Over the next three years,
T.Rex released eleven Top 10 hits, including four number 1s, reaching a level of
popularity and crazed fans comparable to the Beatles. So much so, the term
“T.Rextasy” was coined to describe the phenomenon. The high point of this period
was the album Electric Warrior from 1971, often described as a pivotal record in the
glam rock movement. That record also featured Bolan’s only major chart success in the
US, the song “Bang a Gong.” Otherwise, T.Rextasy was mostly as British experience.
With his elfin features, sparkling outfits, and glittering makeup, Bolan changed the way
people viewed what rock n’ roll could be and his appearance on a 1971 episode of Top
of the Pops wearing said glitter is often considered the birth of glam rock.
But Bolan’s time on this earthly plane was cut short, when he died in a car accident in
1977, at the age of just 29. His legacy, however, lives on to this day. Bolan’s style of
bright, broad guitar chords and danceable melodies has been cited as influences from
artists like U2, Elton John, The Smiths, Guns n’ Roses, Joan Jett and Siouxie & the
Banshees, among many, many others.
In 2020, Marc Bolan and T.Rex were inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame by
none other than Ringo Starr.
If you’ve never listen to him before...why not now?
There have been few figures in rock n’roll history as mysterious and enchanting as
Marc Bolan. He (and his band T.Rex) are credited with launching what became known
as “glam rock”, along such acts as David Bowie, The Sweet, Slade and Roxy Music,
among others.
But the king of glam was Bolan. After starting as an acoustic singer-songwriter in the
vein of Dylan, Bolan embraced the electric guitar and T.Rex’s first single, Ride a White
Swan rocketed up the UK charts to number two in 1970. Over the next three years,
T.Rex released eleven Top 10 hits, including four number 1s, reaching a level of
popularity and crazed fans comparable to the Beatles. So much so, the term
“T.Rextasy” was coined to describe the phenomenon. The high point of this period
was the album Electric Warrior from 1971, often described as a pivotal record in the
glam rock movement. That record also featured Bolan’s only major chart success in the
US, the song “Bang a Gong.” Otherwise, T.Rextasy was mostly as British experience.
With his elfin features, sparkling outfits, and glittering makeup, Bolan changed the way
people viewed what rock n’ roll could be and his appearance on a 1971 episode of Top
of the Pops wearing said glitter is often considered the birth of glam rock.
But Bolan’s time on this earthly plane was cut short, when he died in a car accident in
1977, at the age of just 29. His legacy, however, lives on to this day. Bolan’s style of
bright, broad guitar chords and danceable melodies has been cited as influences from
artists like U2, Elton John, The Smiths, Guns n’ Roses, Joan Jett and Siouxie & the
Banshees, among many, many others.
In 2020, Marc Bolan and T.Rex were inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame by
none other than Ringo Starr.
If you’ve never listen to him before...why not now?