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David Johansen (born January 9, 1950, Staten Island, New York) is a singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the lead singer for the New York Dolls, and for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. Married to Mara Hennessey.
May 29, 2018 · When the group formed in 1972, lead singer David Johansen, lead guitarist Johnny Thunders, rhythm guitarist Syl Sylvain, bassist Arthur Kane, and drummer Billy Murcia leaped into cult status before ever recording an album or ever playing outside a few venues in New York ’ s downtown music circuit. Although short-lived, the Dolls made a ...
Apr 18, 2023 · At 73, David Johansen has lived many lives—most notably as the lead singer and primary shit-stirrer of the legendary New York Dolls, then as his doppelganger Buster Poindexter, the hard-living ...
Jul 7, 2020 · The doc not only explores Johansen’s time as the lead singer for the New York Dolls, but also his stints as the Eighties swing revival alter-ego Buster Poindexter and his Nineties output with ...
Jan 16, 2021 · Not pictured is the Dolls’ lead singer, David Johansen. Credit... Bob Gruen. By Neil Genzlinger. Published Jan. 16, 2021 Updated Jan. 18, 2021. Sylvain Sylvain, a key member of the New York ...
New York Dolls is the debut album by the American hard rock band New York Dolls. It was released on July 27, 1973, by Mercury Records. In the years leading up to the album, the Dolls had developed a local fanbase by playing regularly in lower Manhattan after forming in 1971. However, most music producers and record companies were reluctant to ...
New York Dolls. By Tony Glover. September 13, 1973. P. Felix/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. The album cover hits with a stark black and white photo, title scrawled in lipstick red ...
