Buster Poindexter (album)

Around 1982, Johansen began performing under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter in a small club in his neighborhood. He adopted the pseudonym to avoid fans of his music from coming to the shows and asking for his music. The shows grew in popularity, and gradually the original three-piece band with which he performed grew in size to the Banshees of Blue, accompanied by The Uptown Horns. They achieved moderate commercial success, performing jump blues, traditional pop, swing, and novelty songs. Shortly before the album's release, Buster began appearing as part of the house band on the television program Saturday Night Live. ==Track listing==

;Buster Poindexter and His Banshees of Blue • Buster Poindexter - vocals • Patti Scialfa - backing vocals • Crispin Cioe - alto and baritone saxophone • Joe Delia - organ, piano, horn arrangements • Bob Funk - trombone • Tony "Antoine Fats" Garnier - bass • Carl Hall - backing vocals • Arno Hecht - tenor saxophone • "Hollywood" Paul Litteral - trumpet • Brian Koonin - guitar, banjo, mandolin • Lisa Lowell - backing vocals • Tony Machine - drums (third drummer New York Dolls: 1975–1976) • Soozie Tyrell - violin, backing vocals • Louise Bethune - backing vocals • Fred Wolcott - percussion • Larry Poindexter - accordion ;Technical • John Sheard - associate producer, Synclavier and string arrangements • Bill Scheniman - engineer, mixing • Ria Lewerke - art direction • Ken Nahoum - photography ==References==