List of forerunners of punk music

This is a list of protopunk bands and individuals who were influential in the development of punk rock.

Protopunk bands (circa 1964-1974)

• 13th Floor Elevators
• Alice Cooper
• Big Star
• Black Randy & the Metrosquad
• Blue Cheer
• Count Five
• David Bowie
• Drahdiwaberl
• The Dictators
• Doctors of Madness
• Dr. Feelgood
• Electric Eels
• The Electric Prunes
• Figures of Light
• The Flamin' Groovies
• The Fugs
• The Godz
• Hawkwind
• John's Children
• Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
• The Kinks
• The Kingsmen
• Los Saicos
• MC5
• Mirrors
• The Modern Lovers
• The Monks
• The Music Machine
• Neon Boys
• Neu!
• New York Dolls
• Paul Revere and the Raiders
• The Pink Fairies
• Pere Ubu
• The Red Krayola
• Question Mark & the Mysterians
• Radio Birdman
• The Rolling Stones
• Rocket From The Tombs
• The Saints
• The Seeds
• The Sonics
• The Standells
• The Stooges
• Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
• Suicide
• Third World War
• Ton Steine Scherben
• The Velvet Underground
• The Who

Protopunk individuals

• David Bowie
• Captain Beefheart
• Syd Barrett
• David Peel
• Alice Cooper
• Alex Chilton
• Dave Edmunds
• Roky Erickson
• Mick Farren
• Cordell Jackson
• David Johansen
• Nick Lowe
• Marc Bolan
• Iggy Pop
• Lou Reed
• Jonathan Richman
• Mick Ronson
• Brinsley Schwarz
• Patti Smith