Singer and songwriter David Johansen has died at the age of 75. Best known as the front-man of the glam band New York Dolls, which had a major influence on the beginning of punk rock, Johansen would go on to have a long solo career. During the 1980s, he achieved general notoriety as his swing/pop alter ego, Buster Poindexter, and began acting in films and in TV programs. Later in his career he focused on the blues with his band, The Harry Smiths.