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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.

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