![]() In a quote Poindexter explained “playing the Carlyle gives me an opportunity to perform some of the myriad of songs and musical styles that I love and to tell a few jokes. He has also appeared on Saturday Night Live and several films such as Car 54, and in Scrooged as the ghost of Christmas past. Poindexter performed various songs embracing the artistry of Cab Calloway, Clyde Otis, Jim Doris, Roddy McDowell, just to mention a small few, combined with his sense of humor, which is actually quite amusing. ![]() More recently Poindexter is known for his hit singles Hot,Hot,Hot and Heart Of Gold. Dolls predated the Punk and Glam movements and were “one of the most influential rock bands of the last 20 years”. According to The Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll, The N.Y. Their first couple of albums became the most popular cult records in rock history. ![]() Way ahead of his time, Johansen dressed in full drag, wearing High Heels his face fully painted, and became a seminal force influencing artists and bands including Billy Idol, Guns and Roses, Adam Ant, The Ramones, The Smiths. With his hair still big and tall, his suit flashy- conservative, he ultimately, nevertheless owns that rock star attitude, in the best way possible.Įven if you fail to enjoy the music of Chet Baker, or Bobby Rydell, which I do not, you cannot deny the soulful and tantalizing voice of Poindexter, as he portrays the very quintessence of intimate Cabaret. The New York Dolls were undeniably one of the earliest punk, heavy metal bands to arrive on the scene, emerging in 1971. ![]() Instead of yelling the words of “Personality Crisis”, into an angry mosh pit, his renditions of artists such as Eric Burdon, Janis Joplin, Neil Diamond, Frank Sinatra, with a splash of Broadway is being showcased in a Cabaret setting. A far cry from the protopunk, glam rock lead singer and founder of The New York Dolls, David Johansen brings his celebrated Alter Ego, Buster Poindexter to the intimate stage of the elegant Cafe Carlyle. ![]()
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