Rick Rivets (born George Fedorcic) was an American guitarist. In 1971, he and childhood friend Arthur Kane formed a band which, after Rivets was replaced by

Sylvain Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi (February 14, 1951 – January 13, 2021), known professionally as Sylvain Sylvain, was a Syrian-American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls. Early years Sylvain was born in Cairo, Egypt, to a S ...

, became the

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, the name provided by the new guitarist. In 1973 Rivets formed The Brats. The newly-formed

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opened for the Brats several times. In 1977, Rivets quit the Brats. He formed the Corpse Grinders with Arthur Kane on bass and their former highschool friend Stuboy Wylder on vocals. Kane left shortly afterwards. In 2006, Rick Rivets released an album called ''City Rockers'', with the Rick Rivets Band. He appears briefly in the movie '' New York Doll'' about Arthur Kane. Rivets died on February 19, 2019.

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New York Doll movieRick Rivets Band Official Site
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