As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

David Johansen, who segued from being the New York Dolls frontman to his Buster Poindexter alter ego and back again, has died at age 75.

According to Rock Music Timeline, the '70s fueled the "27 ... glam rock (David Bowie, Slade, New York Dolls), blues rock (Eric Clapton, Steve Miller Band, ZZ Top), and punk rock (the Ramones ...

Johansen died on Friday (February 28) at his New York City home, according to a family spokesperson. The punk icon revealed ... donate to a fundraiser for the rock legend's care.

In the New York Dolls, Johansen defined an era when ‘70s glam rock was getting leaner and meaner as the seeds of punk rock began to sow. With a transgressive gender-bending style — lipstick ...

Tamar-kali, a Brooklyn singer and composer (born Tamar-kali Brown), helped found the New York collective Sista ... circa the late ’70s and early ’80s: punk, funk, hip-hop and Latin grooves.

The punk rock community is in deep mourning. Based on reports, the genre has loss a monumental pioneer. In a statement provided by a spokesperson for Johansen, they confirmed the musician had ...

The New York Dolls were forerunners of punk and the band's style — teased ... They drew on old rock 'n' roll, big-city blues, show tunes, the Rolling Stones and girl groups, and that was just ...

Legendary punk rocker Brian James has died. He was 70. A post announcing his death was shared to his Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the true ...

Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James' death on March 6 was ... The Damned have an exceptionally important place ...