David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dies at 75
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variety.comDavid 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 “Scrooged,” has died.
His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died Friday at home in New York. He was 75. In February 2025, Johansen announced he was suffering from stage four cancer, a brain tumor and a broken back.
He was diagnosed in 2020 and was not able to perform for the final years of his life. The Staten Island native started out singing with a local band, the Vagabond Missionaries, in the 1960s.
He joined the nascent New York Dolls in 1971, and their first performance came at a Christmas Eve concert at a homeless shelter.
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