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How did the band New York Dolls get together?
In 1970 Sylvain Sylvain and Billy Murcia formed a band again and recruited Johnny Thunders to join on bass. They called themselves the Dolls.
How did the band New York Dolls come up with the name New York Dolls?“
Sylvain Sylvain took a job across the street from the New York Doll Hospital, a doll repair shop. Sylvain said that the shop inspired the name for their future band.
Were there any other New York Dolls band members that joined besides Sylvain Sylvain, Billy Murcia, and Johnny Thunders?
The original New York Dolls lineup initially was composed of singer David Johansen, guitarists Johnny Thunders and Rick Rivets (who was replaced by Sylvain Sylvain after a few months), bass guitarist Arthur Killer Kane and drummer Billy Murcia.
What venues did the band New York Dolls play at in the beginning?
The original New York Dolls lineup's first performance was on Christmas Eve 1971 at a homeless shelter, the Endicott Hotel.
Did the band New York Dolls cut any albums?
New York Dolls is the debut album by the American hard rock band New York Dolls. It was released on July 27, 1973, by Mercury Records.
Was the New York Doll's debut album, New York Dolls, successful?
Sales were sluggish, especially in the middle US, and a Stereo Review magazine reviewer in 1973 compared the New York Dolls' guitar playing to the sound of lawnmowers.

Question: What was their big break?
Self-contained rewrite: What was the band New York Doll's big break?