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David Johansen, lead singer for the New York Dolls, died on the age of 75 on February 28, stories the New York Instances. He was the final surviving member of the unique 1971 lineup for the band. Final month, Johansen requested for help together with his medical payments by the Candy Reduction Musicians Fund, sharing he had Stage 4 most cancers in addition to a mind tumor and a damaged again. “David Johansen handed away peacefully at house, holding the arms of his spouse Mara Hennessey and daughter Leah, within the daylight surrounded by music and flowers,” the fund up to date on the web page for his donations. Johansen’s life was the topic of a documentary by Martin Scorsese referred to as Character Disaster: One Night time Solely, the place they adopted Johansen as he prepares for a efficiency as Buster Poindexter, his musical alter ego.
Born on January 9, 1950, Johnasen thrived as a frontman to a number of bands. Within the late 60s, he started his musical journey because the singer of his hometown Staten Island band referred to as the Vagabond Missionaires earlier than finally transferring onto the New York Dolls. Regardless of not being part of the band’s inception, Johansen’s position within the band was instrumental, as even all through the band’s hiatuses and breakup Johansen would at all times return because the Dolls’ main vocalist. Nonetheless, Johansen achieved essentially the most industrial success as Buster Poindexter; certainly one of his hottest tunes was “Sizzling Sizzling Sizzling.”