 The 1972 follow-up, "The Slider", entered the top 20 in the US.Following the release of "20th Century Boy" in 1973, which reached number three in the UK, T. Rex's appeal began to wane, though the band continued releasing one album per year.In 1977, founder, songwriter and sole constant member Bolan died in a car crash several months after the release of the group's final studio album "Dandy in the Underworld", and the group disbanded.