Influential guitarist Glenn Branca has died, aged 69
"His influence on the music world is incalculable."
Glenn Branca
Celebrated avant-garde guitarist and composer Glenn Branca has died after losing his battle with throat cancer. “Glenn Branca passed away …Continue reading »
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New York Times — The musician and composer, who died this week at 69, spent decades helping shape the worlds of avant-garde rock and contemporary classical music. more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The influential avant-garde guitarist and composer passed away after a battle with throat cancer. He was 69.
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Stereogum — Glenn Branca, the New York composer whose clangorous guitar compositions inspired a few generations of avant-garde music and underground rock, has died. Branca's wife and... more info
Guardian Music — The avant-garde musician, who inspired a generation of new wave bands such as Sonic Youth, died from throat cancer, his wife saysGlenn Branca, the celebrated composer and... more info
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"His influence on the music world is incalculable."
Glenn Branca
Celebrated avant-garde guitarist and composer Glenn Branca has died after losing his battle with thr... more info
Guardian Music — Branca, who has died aged 69, turned guitars into permanently climaxing choirs of noise – and blew apart the world of minimalist compositionThe experimental guitar... more info
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The influential guitarist and composer has died age 69
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The influential guitarist and composer has died age 69
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Topix — Glenn Branca, avant-garde composer, experimental guitarist and integral figure in the New York No Wave scene, died Sunday at the age of 69. Glenn Branca, an avant-garde c... more info