List of forerunners of punk rock

This is a list of protopunk bands and who were influential in the development of punk rock.
Protopunk bands (circa 1964-1974)
*13th Floor Elevators
*Alice Cooper
*Blue Cheer
*Count Five
*Cromagnon
*Death
*The Dictators
*Doctors of Madness
*Drahdiwaberl
*Electric Eels
*The Electric Prunes
*Figures of Light
*The Flamin' Groovies
*The Fugs
*The Godz
*Hawkwind
*John's Children
*The Kingsmen
*The Kinks
*Legendary Stardust Cowboy
*Los Saicos
*MC5
*Mirrors
*The Modern Lovers
*The Monks
*The Music Machine
*Neon Boys
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*New York Dolls
*Paul Revere and the Raiders
*The Pink Fairies
*Q65
*Question Mark & the Mysterians
*Radio Birdman
*The Red Krayola
*The Residents
*Rocket from the Tombs
*The Seeds
*The Sonics
*The Standells
*The Stooges
*Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
*Suicide
*Television
*Third World War
*Ton Steine Scherben
*The Trashmen
*The Troggs
*The Velvet Underground
*The Who
*Zolar X
Protopunk individuals
*Captain Beefheart
*Marc Bolan
*David Bowie
*John Cale
*Alex Chilton
*Dave Edmunds
*Roky Erickson
*Mick Farren
*Bryan Ferry
*Cordell Jackson
*David Johansen
*Kim Fowley
*Nick Lowe
*Jim Morrison
*David Peel
*Iggy Pop
*Lou Reed
*Jonathan Richman
*Mick Ronson
*Brinsley Schwarz
*Patti Smith
*Link Wray
*Frank Zappa
 
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