List of forerunners of punk music

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

• Big Star
• Blue Cheer
• David Bowie
• John Cale
• Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
• The Dictators
• The Doors
• Dr. Feelgood
• Dave Edmunds
• Ducks Deluxe
• The Faces
• The Flamin' Groovies
• Richard Hell & the Voidoids
• MC5
• Mott the Hoople
• Nick Lowe
• New York Dolls
• Graham Parker & the Rumour[?]
• Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers[?]
• Mick Ronson
• The Rolling Stones
• Patti Smith
• Chris Spedding[?]
• The Troggs
• Roxy Music
• Brinsley Schwarz
• The Stooges
• Suicide
• T. Rex
• The Velvet Underground
• The Who
• Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention

See also

• Mod
• Glam rock
• Early Punk Bands (ca. 1976-1980)
• Some Later Punk Bands (ca. 1980-present)
• Punk Films
• Punk Cities

• Related genres:

• post punk
• New Wave
• Anarcho-punk
• Grunge
• Skate punk
• Oi!
• Hardcore
• Straight edge
• Ska punk
• Emo
• Nu metal
• Queercore[?]
• Gothic rock
• Cassette culture
• Pub rock (UK)