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Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8964&path=1947.Q4-Oct-Nov-Dec.F.9|title=Feld, Mark|work=Births Registered in October, November and December, 1947|pages=(page 394)|publisher=General Register Office|location=London|accessdate=2008-10-08 Scanned image of the original document. Restricted access.</ref> 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977), was an England|English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T.Rex (band)|T.Rex in the early 1970s helped cultivate the glam rock era and made him one of the most recognisable stars in United Kingdom|British music of all time.
Biography
Early life and career
The son of a lorry driver, Bolan grew up in post-war London Borough of Hackney|Hackney in East London, England|East London and later lived in Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon, southwest London. He fell in love with the rock and roll of Gene Vincent and Chuck Berry at an early age and became a Mod (lifestyle)|Mod, hanging around coffee bars such as The 2i's Coffee Bar|the 2 I's in Soho. He appeared in an episode of the television show ''Orlando'' as a Mod extra.
At the age of nine, Bolan was given his first guitar and began a skiffle band shortly after. At 15, he left school 'by mutual consent'.
