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How did the New York Dolls get together?
In 1970 they formed a band again and recruited Johnny Thunders to join on bass, though Sylvain ended up teaching him to play guitar.
They called themselves the Dolls.
How did they come up with the name "the New York Dolls?"?
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 band members?
Sylvain Sylvain and Billy Murcia.

Question: What venues did the band play at in the beginning?
Self-contained rewrite: What venues did the New York Dolls play at in the beginning?