In their original incarnation, the Dolls only lasted a few years, and Johansen went on to have a more varied career — as Buster Poindexter, as blues singer, as actor — than anyone could have imagined ...

David Johansen, the frontman for the New York Dolls, has died. David Johansen, the last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his alter ego, Buster ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit downtown New York in the early 1970s and the debut ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, ...

New York Dolls singer David Johansen helped pioneer glam rock and punk in the early 1970s. His band was at the forefront of an emerging scene in New York City that paved the way for Blondie, Ramones, ...

NEW YORK -- David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster ...

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