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  1. David Roger Johansen [5] (sometimes spelled David Jo Hansen; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, and for playing the Ghost of Christmas Past in Scrooged . Early life.

  2. May 5, 2023 · David Johansen is a founding member of the New York Dolls, a legendary 1970s band that never sold many records but paved the way for punk rock. He's also performed in his persona, Buster...

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  3. In Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, guitarist Steve Jones cited the New York Dolls as one of the most influential bands on the Sex Pistols style, and in a 2023 interview with Spin, Dave Vanian of the Damned listed the New York Dolls' self-titled album as one of his five albums "I Can't Live Without".

  4. Apr 14, 2023 · Martin Scorsese’s new Showtime doc about the New York Dolls frontman, aka Buster Poindexter, sheds new light on the punk trailblazer. By Kory Grow. April 14, 2023. David Johansen of New...

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  5. Apr 13, 2023 · Rob LeDonne. | GRAMMYs / Apr 13, 2023 - 11:28 am. David Johansen changed everything when he and his band the New York Dolls exploded onto the music scene in the rollicking 1970s. Thanks to a fiercely independent penchant for subversiveness, norm-breaking style and outrageous stage presence, Johansen is widely credited as a founding member of a ...

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  7. May 5, 2023 · Johansen was a founding member and frontman for the early '70s glam band The New York Dolls – the band that helped set the stage for the punk movement. Later, Johansen created the...

  8. Apr 13, 2023 · MSNBC. 6.76M subscribers. Subscribed. 468. 34K views 1 year ago. Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese joins Morning Joe along with singer-songwriter David Johansen to discuss the new Showtime...

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