If you're a punk and don't know who Johnny Thunders is, you should. This New York Dolls legend changed the genre in the 1980s.

His greatest bequest to rock'n'roll bar The New York Dolls' first album, Thunders' 1977 post-Dolls debut L.A.M.F (that's "Like A Mother Fucker") is unquestionably one of THE great punk albums.

The New York Dolls didn’t crack the Top 100, but they changed the world, and critic Robert Christgau was on the scene to see it happen The New York Dolls didn’t disappear after their second ...

Among the artists who’ve shared fond memories and condolences on social media is Peal Jam guitarist Mike McCready, who called New York Dolls “incredibly influential” and “so ahead of their ...

David Johansen, the charismatic frontman of influential proto-punk band the New York Dolls and later the creator of alter ego Buster Poindexter, has died. He was 75. Johansen died Friday at his ...

David Johansen, a punk legend and the last surviving member of the pioneering band the New York Dolls, has died. Johansen, who was 75, had been living with cancer for nearly a decade and a brain ...

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the flamboyantly gritty proto-punk band New York Dolls has died. He was 75. Johnasen died at his home in Staten Island, N.Y., as confirmed ...

A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’ By Mike Barnes Senior Editor David Johansen, the ...

Goodbye to David Johansen, the last jet boy standing from the New York Dolls. It wasn’t just his madman energy that helped invent punk rock — it was his warmth and soul. He got a loving send ...

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls who later performed as his campy, pompadoured alter ego, Buster ...

Singer David Johansen, second from right, with guitarist Johnny Thunders, drummer Jerry Nolan, bassist Arthur Kane, and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain of the rock and roll group The New York Dolls on ...