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.

These next-level one-hit wonders outlived their artists' careers and are still quite popular today, decades after they were ...

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...

New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen -- who also performed under the name of Buster Poindexter -- has died at the age of 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.

But it didn’t end there: When the Dolls disbanded, Johansen launched an eclectic solo career, both under his own name and as the lounge lizard alter-ego Buster Poindexter. From the Dolls to ...

before reinventing himself yet again in the 1980s as Buster Poindexter. Inspired by his passion for the blues and arcane American folk music Johansen also formed the group The Harry Smiths ...

2016, file photo, singer Buster Poindexter, a/k/a David Johansen ... Johansen's half-century of influence on music was celebrated in a documentary titled "Personality Crisis: One Night Only ...

Johansen would ultimately release four albums under the Buster Poindexter persona ... Let’s see what happens.’” Outside music, Johansen also worked as a painter, a radio host, and, most ...

Headshot of American singer Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen ... "He knew he was ecstatically loved." Music fans and musicians took to social media to pay tribute to Johansen.

Buster Poindexter is seen at the Grammy Awards in New York's Radio City Music Hall, March 2, 1988. AP Photo, File "When you're an artist, the main thing you want to do is inspire people ...