The 1970s band the New York Dolls was hugely influential, despite making only two studio albums. Today we remember Johansen, aka Buster Poindexter, who died Feb. 28. Originally broadcast in 2004.

Two legendary performers, former New York Dolls frontman David Johansen and the last surviving original member of Badfinger, ...

My wife, Carola Dibbell, reviewed it for The Village Voice, providing a firsthand historical account of how Johansen presented himself in what was already a bleak time for him: “Too smart not to ...

A spokesperson for the star told Rolling Stone: "David Johansen died at home in NYC on Friday afternoon holding hands with his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, surrounded by ...

As the front man of the New York Dolls, Johansen was instrumental in the genesis of punk in the nineteen-seventies. His solo ...

Mitzi Gaynor, Olivia Hussey, Bernard Hill, Silvia Pinal and Alain Delon were also among the big names missing from the somber ...

David Johansen, who made history as the frontman of the New York Dolls and as Buster Poindexter, has died at 75.

David Johansen, who has died aged 75, was the lead singer and last surviving member of the New York Dolls, the band whose ...

I bring this up because the Dolls frontman David Johansen, one of rock music’s great minor figures, died Friday at the age of 75, and music fans have been wondering about the Dolls' performance in ...

Martin Scorsese used the music of the New York Dolls to "rile up" his actors - it has been revealed shortly after the ...

David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died ...

When you’re an artist, the main thing you want to do is inspire people, so if you succeed in doing that, it’s pretty ...