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.

David Johansen, the chameleonic and charismatic vocalist who fronted the New York Dolls and found solo success under the moniker Buster Poindexter, died on Friday, his publicist confirmed to NPR.

The New York Dolls perform at the Waldorf Halloween Ball at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on Oct. 31, 1973. At left is lead singer David Johansen, with guitarist Sylvain Sylvain.

David Johansen, the New York Dolls vocalist who also recorded “Hot Hot Hot” as Buster Poindexter and acted in Scrooged, has died. He was 75.

While the New York Dolls only had two albums in their initial run as a band, it would seem that it was all too much of a blur ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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