NEW YORK DOLLS Bassist Dies Of Leukemia

July 14, 2004

Hits Daily Double is reporting that NEW YORK DOLLS bassist Arthur "Killer" Kane died of advanced leukemia in an L.A. area hospital Tuesday night (July 13). Kane, who had reunited with surviving bandmates David Johansen and Syl Sylvain for last month's acclaimed performance at Morrissey's Meltdown Festival in London, entered the hospital thinking he was suffering from pneumonia. The funeral is reportedly scheduled for Saturday. The DOLLS, who released two groundbreaking albums in the '70s, were also slated to play in Japan and at next month's Little Steven-sponsored Garage Festival at Randall's Island in N.Y.C. Kane, a devout Mormon, was being followed around by a camera crew from the church for a documentary, "A New York Doll", which detailed his recovery from alcohol and drug abuse. Photographer Bob Gruen, a close friend of the band's, said that, because of the band's current comeback, Arthur died "with a smile on his face." Previous DOLLS members Johnny Thunders, Billy Murcia and Jerry Nolan had all previously died from drug-related causes.

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