Johansen also had a successful solo career as lounge singer Buster Poindexter David Johansen, the lead singer of New York Dolls, has died. He was 75.

David Johansen, punk star reinvented as ‘Buster Poindexter,’ dies at 75 Mr. Johansen led the New York Dolls as a vanguard of the punk scene and later took as his alter ego the tuxedo-clad ...

David Johansen, the lead singer and last surviving original member of the band New York Dolls, has died at 75.

David Johansen, the singer and songwriter who was at the vanguard of glam rock and punk as the frontman of the New York Dolls, died on Feb. 28 at his home on Staten Island. He was 75.

David Johansen, the singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, who had a memorable role in 1988's Scrooged and solo hits under the alter-ego Buster Poindexter, has been fighting stage 4 ...

The New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been battling stage 4 cancer for several years, according to his wife Mara. but keeping his diagnosis private has not been "sustainable" for his family.

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 has died at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, PEOPLE can confirm. Johansen was known for his work as the lead singer of the New York Dolls and his cabaret ...