David Johansen, who was the last surviving member of the seminal punk rock band the New York Dolls, has died at the age of 75. Johansen — who later performed as his campy alter ego, Buster Poindexter ...

That led to his 1984 debut of musical persona Buster Poindexter, a lounge singer with a backing band that included horns. The first album yielded the hit single "Hot Hot Hot," a cover of a ...

In this Feb. 19. 2016, file photo, singer Buster Poindexter, a/k/a David Johansen, performs at City Winery in New York. Bobby Bank/Getty Images, FILE After several years as a solo artist ...

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ ...

Johansen’s life was the subject of a documentary by Martin Scorsese called Personality Crisis: One Night Only, where they followed Johansen as he prepares for a performance as Buster Poindexter ...

In the '80s, Johansen assumed the persona of Buster Poindexter, a pompadour-styled lounge lizard who had a hit with the kitschy party single "Hot, Hot, Hot" in 1987. He also appeared in such ...

Buster Poindexter is seen at the Grammy Awards in New York's Radio City Music Hall, March 2, 1988. AP Photo, File "When you're an artist, the main thing you want to do is inspire people ...

He was the frontman of the New York Dolls, an adventurous solo performer and the lounge act Buster Poindexter. Listen to highlights from his eclectic catalog. By Rob Tannenbaum It’s a paradox ...

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died.

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to act in films such as "Scrooged," has died.

But it didn’t end there: When the Dolls disbanded, Johansen launched an eclectic solo career, both under his own name and as the lounge lizard alter-ego Buster Poindexter. From the Dolls to ...