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Remembering David Johansen, the New York Dolls co-founder who paved the way for punk

The 1970s band the New York Dolls was hugely influential, despite making only two studio albums. Today we remember Johansen, aka Buster Poindexter, who died Feb. 28. Originally broadcast in 2004.
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