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David Johansen obituary

Singer, songwriter, actor and punk pioneer best known as the frontman of New York Dolls

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025

David Johansen, frontman of New York Dolls, dies aged 75

Flamboyant singer helped point his city’s music scene towards punk, before a successful solo career and eye-catching acting roles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025

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Review: Rockumentary master Martin Scorsese does it again, with New York Dolls' David Johansen

Arguably most recognized — the face, if not the name — for his turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in Bill Murray's holiday perennial "Scrooged," David Johansen is primarily a singer and writer of songs (though not what you'd call a singer-songwriter). As the frontman of the influential if…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

Scorsese waltzes with David Johansen in 'Personality Crisis'

Martin Scorsese says he hopes today's powerful streaming companies will do more to sustain moviegoing by building theaters of their own

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

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