List of forerunners of punk music

List of Pre-Punk Bands or Proto punk groups (ca. 1968-1976) that were influential on the development of punk rock;

• 13th Floor Elevators
• Big Star
• Billy Bragg
• Blue Cheer
• David Bowie
• John Cale
• Chocolate Watchband
• Captain Beefheart
• The Deviants
• The Dictators
• The Doors
• Dr. Feelgood
• Dave Edmunds
• Ducks Deluxe
• Electric Eels
• Roky Erickson
• The Faces
• The Flamin' Groovies
• Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
• Alex Harvey
• Richard Hell & the Voidoids
• MC5
• Mick Farren
• Mott the Hoople
• Love
• Nick Lowe
• New York Dolls
• Graham Parker & the Rumour
• The Pink Fairies
• Iggy Pop
• ? and the Mysterians
• Lou Reed
• Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
• Mick Ronson
• The Rolling Stones
• The Runaways
• Seeds
• Patti Smith
• Chris Spedding
• The Standells
• Steve Took's Shagrat
• The Troggs
• Rocket From The Tombs
• Roxy Music
• Brinsley Schwarz
• The Stooges
• Suicide
• T. Rex
• The Velvet Underground
• The Who
• Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
• The Sonics

See also

• Mod
• Glam rock

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Anarcho-punk - Gothic rock - Hardcore - Horror punk - New Wave - No Wave - Oi - Pop punk - Post punk - Riot grrl
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