David Johansen

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Johansen
Occupation	Punk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 9, 1950(1950-01-09)
Age	74
Birthplace	Staten Island
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Capricorn

David Johansen Biography

David Johansen is one of the most popular and richest Punk Singer who was born on January 9, 1950 in Staten Island, New York, United States. Also known under the name Buster Poindexter, Johansen was a singer and songwriter from the protopunk group The New York Dolls who released his solo album self-titled in the year 1978.

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Johansen began his career in the late 1960s as a lead singer in a local Staten Island band, the Vagabond Missionaries, and later in the early 1970s as the singer/songwriter in the proto-punk band, the New York Dolls. The New York Dolls released two albums, the eponymous New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974). The bulk of the material was written by Johansen and guitarist Johnny Thunders. The Dolls were well received critically, but did not succeed commercially.

During the 1970s, Johansen had a long-term relationship with actress Cyrinda Foxe. They married in 1977, but divorced within a year in 1978, after Foxe left him for Steven Tyler, whom she married shortly after the divorce. From 1983 to 2011, Johansen was married to photographer Kate Simon.

He got married Mara Hennessey and has a stepdaughter who is named Leah.

David Johansen Net Worth

David Johansen is one of the richest Punk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Johansen 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of a group known as”the Vagabond Missionaries.

He sang on the soundtrack to the film Times Square.

David Roger Johansen (sometimes spelled David Jo Hansen; born January 9, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal proto-punk band the New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter.

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Who is David Johansen Dating?

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In the late 1980s, Johansen achieved moderate commercial success under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, accompanied by The Uptown Horns, performing a mixture of jazz, lounge, calypso, and novelty songs, and appearing as part of the house band on the television program Saturday Night Live. As Poindexter, he scored his first hit song, “Hot Hot Hot,” which, in an interview on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air, he called “the bane of my existence,” due to its pervasive popularity. “Hot Hot Hot” was initially written and recorded by Montserratian Soca artist Arrow. As Poindexter, Johansen often appeared with his band, The Banshees of Blue. Early Poindexter releases combined an eclectic selection of covers with Johansen’s own compositions. Johansen went on to issue Buster Poindexter’s Happy Hour, an album of songs thematically linked by their subject matter: alcohol. It is his most jazz-influenced release to date. It was followed by Buster Poindexter’s Spanish Rocket Ship, a synthesis of rhythm and blues, calypso and Latin jazz.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Punk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Johansen celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

In 2004, Johansen reunited with Sylvain Sylvain and Arthur Kane of the New York Dolls. Owing to the success of the tour, in 2006 the New York Dolls released One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This, their first album in nearly thirty years. It was critic Robert Christgau’s choice for album of the year. In 2009 the band released Cause I Sez So and in 2011 Dancing Backward in High Heels.

What happened to the lead singer of the New York Dolls?

Nolan died in 1992 following a stroke, brought about by bacterial meningitis. In 1976, Kane and Blackie Lawless formed the Killer Kane Band in Los Angeles. Immediately after the New York Dolls’ second breakup, Johansen began a solo career.

Are any of the New York Dolls still alive?

Sylvain’s death leaves only one surviving member of the New York Dolls’ original line-up from their 1973 debut album, frontman David Johansen. The singer posted his own tribute on Instagram.

What is Buster Poindexter real name?

David Johansen
Born| David Roger Johansen January 9, 1950 New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality| American
Other names| Buster Poindexter
Occupation| Musician songwriter actor

Who was the lead singer of New York Dolls?

The members were lead singer David Johansen (b. January 9, 1950, New York, New York, U.S.), lead guitarist Johnny Thunders (byname of John Genzale; b.

Is Sylvain Sylvain dead?

January 13, 2021