David Johansen, who fronted the New York Dolls, dies at 75
David Johansen, the chameleonic and charismatic vocalist who fronted the New York Dolls and found solo success under the moniker Buster Poindexter, died on Friday, his publicist confirmed to NPR. He was 75.
Last month, his family revealed that he had been in “intensive treatment” for stage 4 cancer. The punk pioneer “died of natural causes after nearly a decade of illness,” according to the publicist’s statement.
Johansen died at his New York City home “holding hands with his wife Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, surrounded by music, flowers, and love,” it read.
A full obit will follow.
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