Sylvain Sylvain: Last News

New York Dolls, has died at the age of 75.The news was announced by his daughter Leah Hennessey, who confirmed that he passed away on Friday (February 28) at his home in New York. He had been diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2020.As the singer in the New York Dolls, Johansen was fundamental in the shaping of the aesthetic that would go on to define punk rock, merging elements of glam and hard rock with a distinctively anti-establishment attitude and resonating with an emerging generation of music fans.Born on January 9, 1950, the Staten Island native began his music career with the band The Vagabond Missionaries in the late ‘60s, before forming the Dolls in 1971 with Johnny Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain and Arthur Kane.They released two highly influential studio albums together – ‘New York Dolls’ (1973) and ‘Too Much Too Soon’ (1974) – before splitting in 1976 and not performing together again until 2004.Johansen went on to lead a successful solo career, opening for The Who, before swerving in the late ‘80s into the alter ego Buster Poindexter, a louche lounge singer that performed regularly with the Saturday Night Live band.

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 “Scrooged,” has died. His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died Friday at home in New York. He was 75.

pic.twitter.com/eZmBpvudMFAw man….One of the NYC originals, Sylvain Sylvain has passed away. He was a true sweetheart.

Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.

New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain has died, aged 69. He was receiving treatment for cancer.“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and a half years”, reads a statement on his Facebook page this morning.

The music world is in mourning as iconic guitarist Sylvain Sylvain has passed away at the age of 69.The musician, best known as a guitarist for the New York Dolls, passed on Wednesday after a two-year battle with cancer.The guitarist's wife, Wanda O'Kelley Mizrahi, revealed the news in a Facebook post on Thursday night. R.I.P.:The music world is in mourning as iconic guitarist Sylvain Sylvain has passed away at the age of 69'Sylvain Sylvain Mizrahi Rest In Peace February 14, 1951 ~ January 13, 2021,' Mizrahi began in her heartfelt statement.'As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and 1/2 years.

Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist with New York Dolls, has died aged 69.

New York Dolls, has died. He was 69 years old.The news was confirmed on January 15 (Friday) via a statement on Sylvain’s official Facebook page, where it was revealed that he had passed from the cancer he’d been living with for over two years.“Though he fought it valiantly, yesterday he passed away from this disease,” the statement reads.

Sylvain Sylvain, a punk guitar icon best known for his work with the New York Dolls, died Wednesday from cancer, according to a Facebook post by his wife.