| LC control no. | n 92113188 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.V3254 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Vega, Alan, 1938-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Vega, Alan (Vocalist) Bermowitz, Boruch Alan, 1938-2016 Bermowitz, Alan, 1938-2016 |
| Located | Bensonhurst (New York, N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1938-06-23 |
| Death date | 2016-07-16 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Rock music Sculpture |
| Affiliation | Suicide (Musical group) Brooklyn College |
| Profession or occupation | Rock musicians Sculptors |
| Found in | Collision drive [SR] p1981: label (Alan Vega) Looking for Johnny, 2014 (Alan Vega, interviewee) Wikipedia, September 29, 2014 (Alan Vega is an American vocalist, primarily known for his work with the electronic protopunk duo Suicide; he is also an established sculptor; born Boruch Alan Bermowitz on June 23, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York; graduated from Brooklyn College in 1960; formed the band Suicide along with Martin Reverby in 1970; also has produced solo albums, while pursuing a career as a sculptor, specializing in light sculptures; some sources give his birth year as 1948) Jewish chronicle website, article posted October 20, 2008, accessed September 29, 2015 (Alan Vega, born Alan Bermowitz in 1938) New York times WWW site, viewed July 19, 2016 (in obituary published July 17: Alan Vega; b. Boruch Alan Bermowitz, June 23, 1938, New York City; grew up in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn; d. Saturday [July 16, 2016], aged 78; singer in the minimalist, proto-punk, proto-electro, proto-industrial two-man band Suicide and a prolific musician and visual artist on his own) |
| Associated language | eng |
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