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David Johansen’s Debauched, Preening Brilliance
As the frontman of the New York Dolls, Johansen was instrumental in the genesis of punk in the nineteen-seventies. His solo ...
Human King: How David Johansen Made Rock & Roll Less Safe for Everyone
My wife, Carola Dibbell, reviewed it for The Village Voice, providing a firsthand historical account of how Johansen ...
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 ...
David Johansen, punk icon and Buster Poindexter alter ego, dies at 75
David Johansen, the gravelly-voiced singer, was last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls.
David Johansen, influential singer for proto-punk New York Dolls, dead at 75
David Johansen, the former lead singer for the New York Dolls, whose unvarnished sound and flamboyant style helped inspire ...
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 ...
Martin Scorsese Remembers David Johansen: ‘What a Remarkable Artist. What an Amazing Man'
"He never stopped growing as a songwriter and a singer, always exploring," filmmaker, who helmed Johansen doc Personality ...
New York Dolls singer David Johansen dead at 75 after daughter pleads with fans for help
New York Dolls singer David Johansen has died after silently battling Stage 4 cancer for the last several years. His daughter ...
David Johansen Cause of Death: How Did the New York Dolls Frontman Die?
David Johansen died at his home in New York City on Friday, February 28, according to a statement a spokesperson gave to ...