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.
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David Johansen, punk icon and Buster Poindexter alter ego, dies at 75
In the '80s, Johansen assumed the persona of Buster Poindexter, a pompadour-styled lounge lizard who had a hit with the kitschy party single "Hot, Hot, Hot" in 1987. He also appeared in such ...
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R.I.P. David Johansen, of New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter fame
That trend reached an apotheosis in 1987, with the release of the jump blues-inspired, swing-ish Buster Poindexter, the most commercially successful album of Johansen’s long career. In some ways ...
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David Johansen, Who Fronted the New York Dolls and More, Dies at 75
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, 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 ...
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David Johansen: 12 Essential Songs
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 ...
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David Johansen, New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter singer, dead at 75
In this Feb. 19. 2016, file photo, singer Buster Poindexter, a/k/a David Johansen, performs at City Winery in New York. Bobby Bank/Getty Images, FILE After several years as a solo artist ...
David Johansen, Flamboyant New York Dolls Vocalist and Co-Founder, Dies at 75
A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...
David Johansen, New York Dolls and Buster Pointdexter singer, dead at 75
David Johansen, the charismatic frontman of influential protopunk band the New York Dolls and later the creator of alter ego Buster Poindexter, has died. He was 75.Johansen died Friday at his home in ...
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.
New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen dead at 75
New York Dolls lead singer David Johansen -- who also performed under the name of Buster Poindexter -- has died at the age of 75.