David Johansen, lead singer of New York Dolls, dies

David Johansen, New York Dolls frontman with alter ego Buster Poindexter, dies at 75
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.
David Johansen, New York Dolls Lead Singer, Dies at 75 Following Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis
David Johansen has died at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, PEOPLE can confirm. Johansen was known for his work as the lead singer of the New York Dolls and his cabaret career as Buster Poindexter.
David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75
In the 1970s, he and the transgressive Dolls were proto-punk pioneers. He later refashioned himself as the pompadoured lounge lizard Buster Poindexter.
David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75
David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died.
David Johansen, flamboyant New York Dolls frontman, dies at 75
"In the history books, it would always say, ‘They were trashy. They were flashy. They were drug addicts. They were drag queens,'" Johansen said. "I realized that, you know, it really is art.”
David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies at 75
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.
David Johansen, singer with the New York Dolls, raucous rockers who paved the way for punk
David Johansen, who has died aged 75, was the lead singer and last surviving member of the New York Dolls, the band whose raucous energy and transgressive style burst upon a surprised world in the early 1970s;
David Johansen, lead singer of the New York Dolls, dies at 75
Punk pioneer David Johansen of the New York Dolls died Feb. 28 at his home in New York City. He was 75. Copyright 2025 NPR
David Johansen, Frontman of Glam and Punk Pioneers, the New York Dolls, Dies at 75
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the glam and punk pioneering band, the New York Dolls, has died at age 75. David Johansen was also known as his pompadoured alter ego, Buster Poindexter,
Morrissey leads heartfelt tributes to New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen after death at 75
David Johansen, the flamboyant frontman of influential punk band New York Dolls, has died aged 75 after battling serious health issues. The singer passed away on Friday at his home in New York, leading to a flood of tributes from fellow musicians.
Rockers Share Tributes to Legendary New York Dolls Frontman David Johansen
Loudwire reported that legendary New York Dolls frontman David Johansen died this past Friday, Feb. 28, at the age of 75 (a mere few weeks after he went public with his Stage 4 cancer diagnosis). Naturally,
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