Johansen also had a successful solo career as lounge singer Buster Poindexter David Johansen, the lead singer of New York Dolls, has died. He was 75.

David Johansen, the singer from the seminal punk band New York Dolls, has stage 4 cancer, his daughter shared in a statement announcing fundraising efforts to care for his illness.

The New York Dolls singer David Johansen has been battling stage 4 cancer for several years, according to his wife Mara. but keeping his diagnosis private has not been "sustainable" for his family.

New York Dolls co-founder and punk icon David Johansen has revealed that he is battling a brain tumor and stage four cancer. The news came via a Sweet Relief Fund in his name seeking to raise ...

David Johansen, the singer and songwriter who was at the vanguard of glam rock and punk as the frontman of the New York Dolls, died on Feb. 28 at his home on Staten Island. He was 75.