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  2. 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.

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  3. May 22, 2024 · David Johansen. the New York Dolls, American band whose raw brand of glam rock revitalized the New York City underground music scene in the 1970s, foreshadowing punk rock by half a decade. The members were lead singer David Johansen (b. January 9, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.), lead guitarist Johnny Thunders (byname of John Genzale; b.

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  4. New York City born David Johansen sang in Rock & Roll dance bands as a teenager, joining Charles Ludlum's Ridiculous Theater and starting the New York Dolls. The highly influential Dolls made two iconic Rock & Roll records before disbanding in the mid seventies.

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  5. Jan 8, 2021 · As lead singer and mastermind of the New York Dolls, David Johansen was among some of the most influential musicians of the 1970s. Though the Dolls never had a Top 40 hit, what they did in...

  6. About David Johansen. David Johansen (1950- ) is an American singer/songwriter best known as the lead singer of legendary NYC glam rock band New York Dolls and for his chart-topping...

  7. It's hard to overstate the effect the New York Dolls had amid the post-Woodstock malaise. At a time of singer-songwriter soft rock and the excesses of prog rock, here was an aggressive guitar sound with a lead singer that had Mick Jagger moves and chops.

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