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David Johansen Of New York Dolls And Buster Poindexter Fame Dead At 75

David Johansen, the lead singer of the New York Dolls and last surviving member of the group, has passed away. The iconic frontman revealed last month that he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and has been undergoing intensive cancer treatment for “most of the past decade” and developed a brain tumor in 2020. His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died at his New York home on Friday (Feb. 28). He was 75.

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03:00 on March 2 2025

David Johansen Of New York Dolls And Buster Poindexter Fame Dead At 75

Stereogum — David Johansen, the lead singer of the New York Dolls and last surviving member of the group, has passed away. The iconic frontman revealed last month that he was diag... more info

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