New York Dolls singer David Johansen died on 28 February at his home in New York City. It had been revealed earlier this year that Johansen had stage 4 cancer and a brain tumour. The Dolls’ self ...

The New York Dolls included Arthur Kane, Jerry Nolan, David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain and Johnny Thunders. (Getty Images) According to Leah, things took a turn for the worse around Thanksgiving.

FILE – Rock group “The New York Dolls” perform at the Waldorf Halloween Ball, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, Oct. 31, 1973. At right is lead singer David Johansen, with guitarist Sylvain Sylvain.

Johansen first found success as the lead singer of the New York Dolls, one of the earliest punk bands. He began a solo career in the 1970s, and in the late ‘80s, he began performing cabaret ...

David Johansen, who has died aged 75, was the lead singer and last surviving member of the New York Dolls, the band whose raucous energy and transgressive style burst upon a surprised world in the ...

David Johansen, the former lead singer for the New York Dolls, whose unvarnished sound and flamboyant style helped inspire punk and glam rock in the 1970s, has died at age 75, his wife Mara ...

Legendary New York Dolls rocker David Johansen has died at age 75. His stepdaughter Leah Hennessey confirmed the sad news, saying the punk icon had passed away Friday at his home on Staten Island.

Born Jan. 9, 1950 in the New York City borough of Staten Island, Johansen performed with local bands before joining what was then known as the Dolls in 1971 as their singer and songwriter.

Legendary New York Dolls rocker David Johansen has died at age 75. His stepdaughter Leah Hennessey confirmed the sad news, saying the punk icon had passed away Friday at his home on Staten Island.

David Johansen, frontman for the punk band the New York Dolls, died at his home in New York City weeks after revealing his diagnosis of stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor. He was 75. Johansen’s ...