Buster Poindexter

Musician

Forfans of swing revival, retro pop, new york dolls followers, listeners who like jazz-inflected covers.
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The Profile

Buster Poindexter is the stage persona of American singer David Johansen, created in the mid-1980s as a lounge/swing revival project, best known for the 1987 self-titled album.

David Johansen was the lead singer of the New York Dolls. As Buster Poindexter he performed swing- and lounge-inflected material and covers, including a noted version of "House Of The Rising Sun" on the self-titled record and a cover of "Hit The Road Jack" on Buster Goes Berserk.

The DeBaser review praises David Johansen's Buster Poindexter persona for credibly fusing New York Dolls energy with classic swing and jazz. It highlights the emotional version of "House Of The Rising Sun" and party-ready tracks like "Hot Hot Hot." The reviewer rates the record 4/5 and laments the persona's limited mainstream visibility.

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❝ Buster Poindexter... or how to transform from an ultra-kitsch doll wandering the seedy streets of New York in the early seventies, to an elegant swinger with a sly wink — against the backdrop of the dazzling metropolis — by the late eighties.