The New York Dolls weren’t presented to me, ... The band that was creating the most excitement and actually got signed first was the New York Dolls.

Nevertheless, Mr. Johansen and Mr. Sylvain made three more New York Dolls albums together between 2006 and 2011. Mr. Sylvain died in 2021 , leaving Mr. Johansen as the last original Doll.

New York Dolls singer David Johansen has died after silently battling Stage 4 cancer for the last several years. His daughter, Leah Hennessey, revealed his diagnosis.

David Johansen, the gravelly-voiced showman who helped ignite the punk rock movement as the vocalist of the New York Dolls before he recorded “Hot Hot Hot” as the lounge lizard Buster ...

The New York Dolls’ meager success would dwindle just as quickly as it came. By the time 1974’s Too Much Too Soon came around, they were all but forgotten — eclipsed by less polarizing bands.

Born in New York City in 1950, Johansen joined New York Dolls not long into its existence, after guitarist Johnny Thunders decided he no longer wanted to be the band’s frontman.

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

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 ...