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May 5, 2023 · GROSS: You once said back in the Buster Poindexter era, Buster can have this great life in the public eye and take the rap for everything, and then David can go home (laughter). JOHANSEN:...
- Terry Gross
Buster Poindexter blends rock, blues, calypso, and jazz music to create a different sound. You cannot categorize his music into a single genre. Many of his songs garner radio airplay. His biggest single, “Hot Hot Hot,” became one of the most successful songs in the 80s.
- Michele Johnson
- “Hot Hot Hot” “Hot Hot Hot” is the most famous of Buster Poindexter’s songs by a considerable margin. Arrow released the original in 1982. Subsequently, the song became popular with dance clubs, so much so that artists started releasing covers in other countries.
- “Hit the Road Jack” “Hit the Road Jack” is another legendary song. Specifically, interested individuals should know Ray Charles released it in 1961. The song was a chart-topper in its time.
- “Oh Me, Oh My (I’m a Fool For You)” “Oh Me, Oh My (I’m a Fool For You)” was first performed by a Scottish artist named Lulu. Reputedly, it was an abrupt change for her, so it took some time to build up momentum.
- “Bad Boy” The Jive Bombers recorded “Bad Boy” back in 1957. It was popular enough that numerous artists have since covered it. Once again, Buster Poindexter’s version stands out among the crowd.
Generation X was born, by broadest definition, between 1961 and 1981, the greatest anti-child cycle in modern history. Nevertheless, we grew up to become the world's most devoted parents: the "workhorse of America."
- Formed The New York Dolls
- Displayed Talent as A Solo Performer
- Poindexter: “Hot, Hot, Hot” Lounge Singer
- Selected Compositions
- Selected Discography
- Sources
Growing up in a large family on New York’s Staten Island, Johansen took to music early, singing the rock and roll favorites of his older siblings. As an adolescent he would often sneak off to Greenwich Village and Times Square to hang out with other teens interested in the music scene; during high school he sang and played the guitar for such local...
For the next few years Johansen continued to perform, writing many of his own songs and searching for another recording contract. Blue Sky eventually released his 1978 album David Johansen; a reflection of his Dolls past, the album faltered commercially, but critics recognized in cult figure Johansen an accomplished songwriter and vocalist. The mor...
According to Frost, Johansen’s solo career suffered with the release of his I984 album Sweet Revenge, a “jungle of lame synths, limp rap and conventional ambitions.” The mid-1980s rise of Buster Poindexter “helped [Johansen] remember who he is,” continued the Rolling Stone critic, who called him a singer of “exuberance and wit.” “It’s me, really,” ...
Has written and co-written numerous songs, including “Frenchette,” “Flamingo Road,” “Swaheto Woman,” and “Here Comes the Night”; collaborators include former New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain and former Beach Boy Blondie Chaplin.
With the New York Dolls
New York Dolls,Mercury, 1973. Too Much Too Soon,Mercury, 1974. Lipstick Killers(1972 studio demos), ROIR, 1981. Night of the Living Dolls: Best of the New York Dolls,Mercury, 1985.
Solo Albums
David Johansen,Blue Sky, 1978. In Style,Blue Sky, 1979. Here Comes the Night,Blue Sky, 1981. Live It Up,Blue Sky, 1982. Sweet Revenge,1984.
As Buster Poindexter
Buster Poindexter,RCA, 1987. Buster Goes Berserk,RCA, 1989.
Books
New Rolling Stone Record Guide,edited by Dave Marsh and John Swenson, Random House, 1983. Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll,edited by Jon Pareles and Patricia Romanowski, Summit Books, 1983. Stambler, Irwin, Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul, revised edition, St. Martin’s, 1989.
Periodicals
High Fidelity,September 1982. Los Angeles Magazine,July 1990. People,January 25, 1988; May 21, 1990. Rolling Stone,August 27, 1987, November 19, 1987; July 13, 1989. Time,August 20, 1979. Variety,March 7, 1990. —Nancy Pear
Oct 1, 2015 · With his towering pompadour, crocodile smirk, pencil-line mustache and comic pseudonym, Buster Poindexter, a.k.a. David Johansen, may be the ultimate rock ’n’ roll lounge lizard.
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Feb 12, 2015 · Johansen’s Buster Poindexter persona that while primarily known for the late 80s hit “Hot Hot Hot,” a song he’s admitted to loathing, but nonetheless helped to propel the persona itself as well...
