When the New York Dolls folded in 1977, the singer embarked on a solo career. From 1983 onwards, he performed in clubs under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. Accompanied by the Banshees Of Blues, he achieved more than a passing success ("Hot Hot Hot", a cover of Arrow's soca hit). Guttural belcher in wig or screaming crooner in bow tie, Johansen is never more at ease or more delightful than when he's evolving in a cabaret universe.
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