He later refashioned himself as the pompadoured lounge lizard Buster Poindexter. The singer David Johansen in 2004. He was prolific in multiple genres, but his 1970s heyday with the New York Dolls ...

David Johansen, a genre-shifting musical nomad who roared to fame in thrift-store drag as leader of the proto-punk New York Dolls and later donned a tuxedo and took the name Buster Poindexter with ...

Legendary New York Dolls rocker David Johansen has died at age 75. His stepdaughter Leah Hennessey confirmed the sad news, saying the punk icon had passed away Friday at his home on Staten Island.

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 ...

Johansen also had a successful solo career as lounge singer Buster Poindexter Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early ...

David Johansen, lead singer for the New York Dolls, died at the age of 75 on February 28, reports the New York Times. He was the last surviving member of the original 1971 lineup for the band.

NEW YORK — David Johansen, the wiry, 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 ...

NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - David Johansen, the former lead singer for the New York Dolls, whose unvarnished sound and flamboyant style helped inspire punk and glam rock in the 1970s ...

David Johansen thanked fans for their support in a fundraising campaign that was launched following news of the New York Dolls singer’s battle with stage 4 cancer. Earlier this week, the Sweet ...

NEW YORK — David Johansen, the wiry, 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 ...

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as ...