Tuesday, March 4, 2025

RIP David Johansen (1950 - 2025)

David Johansen, who often performed under the stage name Buster Poindexter, has died.


The singer, songwriter, and comic actor guest starred in the "Video Tape" episode of The Jim Henson Hour in 1989.  

Johansen was was the lead singer of punk group the New York Dolls before becoming pop/ lounge singer Poindexter. Perhaps best know for his world wide hit "Hot, Hot, Hot," he performed lesser known hit "All Night Party" with the Muppets. 

He was part of the Saturday Night Live house band during the 1986-87 season and 
played The Ghost of Christmas Past opposite Bill Murray in Scrooged


You can read more about Johansen life at Variety

David Johansen died after being diagnosed with brain cancer. He was 75.

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