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David Johansen

real name David Roger Johansen

United States · 1950-01-09 – 2025-02-28

David Johansen is credited on 753 releases across 221 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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753

Credits

221

Albums

6

Decades active

354

In collections

Biography

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(January 9, 1950 - February 28, 2025)
Singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the lead singer for the New York Dolls, and for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. He was born in Staten Island, to an Irish American mother and a Norwegian American father.
Was married to (1977-1978), to Kate Simon (1983-2011), and to​ (2013-2025)​. Step-father.

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Credited work

753 releases · 221 albums · active 1973–2026

  • Performance · 1,643
  • Other credits · 199
  • Production · 60
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · The Little Hippodrome Club · Mediasound · Olympic Studios

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