On this day in 2025 – American singer, songwriter and actor David Johansen from The New York Dolls died from cancer at the age of 75. Along with the Velvet Underground and The Stooges, New York Dolls were one of the first bands of the early punk rock scene. The band’s first two albums, New York Dolls (1973) and Too Much Too Soon (1974), became among the most popular cult records in rock. In the late 1980s, Johansen achieved moderate commercial success under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, accompanied by the Uptown Horns, performing jump blues, traditional pop, swing, and novelty songs.