The Idols

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There are at least five artists called The Idols. 1. The Idols included Steve Dior & Barry Jones who in 1976 were an integral part of London’s early punk scene being close to the fledgling The Clash, Damned, Generation X and The Boys to name a few. They’d loosely rehearsed with Chrissie Hynde and Keith Levene and others in a band called the Quickspurts until Barry started co-promoting the first 100 days of The Roxy Club, booking the bands and designing the flyers. His teenage pal Steve came down to see the Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers on a pre-opening gig and fell in with the band. When fellow ex-New York Dolls member Jerry Nolan left the Heartbreakers unhappy with the ‘L.A.M.F.’ mixes, he immediately formed The Idols with Steve & Barry, ending up in New York where they were joined by Arthur Kane. The Idols recorded demos in London for Track Records and made waves in New York, releasing a self-titled single, The Idols on Ork Records featuring lead track 'You' with 'Girl That I love' on the B Side. When Sid Vicious came to NY, the Idols were his first choice of backup band, but planned recordings never got to happen, though a live performanced was documented on the album 'The Idols With Sid Vicious' (also released as Sid Vicious' Sid Sings). The Idols folded in 1979 when Jerry had work-permit problems getting back into the UK. Barry then got a job with Max’s Kansas City; Steve rehearsed with Jones & Cook’s Professionals. Over time The Idols evolved into the London C

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