David Johansen has died at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, PEOPLE can confirm. Johansen was known for his work as the lead singer of the New York Dolls and his cabaret career as Buster Poindexter.

David Johansen, the former lead singer for the New York Dolls, whose unvarnished sound and flamboyant style helped inspire punk and glam rock in the 1970s, has died at age 75, his wife Mara Hennessey said on Saturday.

David Johansen, the pioneering actor and musician best known for fronting the influential rock band New York Dolls, has died of cancer. He was 75.

David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of proto-punk band New York Dolls, who went on to become a lounge singer under the name Buster Poindexter and act in films such as “Scrooged,” has died.

David Johansen, the frontman of punk band the New York Dolls, has died. He was 75. The musician, who also performed under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter, died on Friday at his home in New York City,

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David Johansen, the groundbreaking punk musician and tastemaker who shook up fashion's then-rigid gender norms, died on Friday after a Valentine's Day announcement of stage 4 cancer, a brain tumor, and a broken back.

He was the frontman of the New York Dolls, an adventurous solo performer and the lounge act Buster Poindexter. Listen to highlights from his eclectic catalog.