David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died at age 75.
The singer David Johansen in 2004. He was prolific in multiple genres, but his 1970s heyday with the New York Dolls had the most cultural impact.Credit...Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Supported ...
Confirmed by his daughter Leah Hennessey, David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the New York Dolls, has passed away at the age of 75. The news comes mere weeks after Johansen ...
David Johansen, the larger-than-life frontman of the 1970s proto-punk band New York Dolls, has died. He was 75. The singer's daughter, Leah Hennessey, told PEOPLE that Johansen died in his New ...
gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter, has died. He was 75.