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John Garner, who became one of the unheralded bricklayers at the foundation of heavy metal in his rôle as lead singer and drummer for cult ‘70s powerhouse Sir Lord Baltimore, has died of liver failure.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Garner was barely out of high school when he teamed up with schoolmates Louis Dambra (guitar) and Gary Justin (bass) in 1968, later answering an ad in The Village Voice placed by aspiring producer Mike Appel (who would soon discover and guide the early career of a young singer songwriter named Bruce Springsteen) that read “Heavy band needed for recording.”

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