Editing David Johansen (section)

===Later solo career===
[[File:David Johansen 2008.JPG|thumb|Johansen performing in Toronto, February 18, 2008]]
Johansen then turned to [[blues]] with his group, the Harry Smiths. The group was named as a tribute to [[Harry Everett Smith]], who compiled the ''[[Anthology of American Folk Music]]'', several songs of which were covered by the band.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Johansen's second album with the Harry Smiths is titled ''Shaker''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/shaker-mw0000221203 | title=Shaker - David Johansen & the Harry Smiths &#124; A... &#124; AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>

In 2004, Johansen reunited with Sylvain Sylvain and [[Arthur Kane]] of the New York Dolls. Owing to the success of the tour, in 2006 the New York Dolls released ''One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This'', their first album in nearly 30 years. It was critic [[Robert Christgau]]'s choice for album of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/deans06.php |title=2006: Dean's List |publisher=Robert Christgau |date=February 14, 2007 |access-date=June 15, 2013}}</ref> In 2009 the band released ''[[Cause I Sez So]]'' and in 2011 ''[[Dancing Backward in High Heels]]''.<ref>AV review [https://www.avclub.com/new-york-dolls-dancing-backward-in-high-heels-1798167577]</ref>

Johansen hosted a weekly show, ''David Johansen's Mansion of Fun'', on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] while continuing to write and perform. Featuring music "from the jungles of Africa to the Bayou of Louisiana and from [[Duke Ellington]] to [[Phil Spector]] to [[Billy Joe Shaver]], the show was all over the musical map", the show is free-form and eclectic. {{as of|2020|1}}, the show aired on channel 710 (stream-only), [[The Loft (Sirius XM)|The Loft]].{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In October 2007, Johansen participated in "The Staten Island Composers Project", featuring work by three musicians who call the island home: Johansen; [[Vernon Reid]], founder of the '80s rock-metal pioneers [[Living Colour]], and [[Galt MacDermot]], best known as the composer of the musical ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]].'' The Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island commissioned the program and asked each artist to write 20 minutes of music conveying something of his connection to the island often referred to as New York City's forgotten borough. Johansen's opus, a cinematic and unabashedly romantic [[Tempo#Basic tempo markings|Adagio]] scored mostly for strings, is called "Mara Dreams the Moon Gate of Uncommon Beauty". Inspired by "The Moon Gate of Uncommon Beauty", a round portal between two rockscapes in the Chinese Scholar's Garden at the [[Sailors' Snug Harbor#Staten Island Botanical Garden|Staten Island Botanical Garden]]. In September 2009, he appeared on ''[[Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations]]'', the [[Travel Channel]] television program, in which he toured [[Staten Island]] with the program's host.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In addition to his own albums, Johansen contributed songs to the soundtracks of the films ''[[Times Square (1980 film)|Times Square]]'' and ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' ("Flowers in the City" and "Ain't Cha Glad" respectively) and guests on ''[[About Them Shoes]]'', a [[Compact disc|CD]] by veteran blues man [[Hubert Sumlin]]. Another non-album track of his, "Johnsonius", appears on the 1984 compilation ''[[A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse]]'' and "The Rope (The Let Go Song)", a track originally recorded during the sessions for his eponymous first album and published on the B-side of the single, "Funky But Chic", a song that was performed by the original New York Dolls before their break up.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

An artist noted for his musical unpredictability and versatility, Johansen was a consistent blues enthusiast since the earliest days of the Dolls, with covers of songs by [[Bo Diddley]] and [[Sonny Boy Williamson II|Sonny Boy Williamson]] among their earliest numbers. The 2006 Dolls CD ''Private World : The Complete Early Studio Demos 1972/3'' featured the Dolls performing songs by [[Otis Redding]], [[Gary U.S. Bonds]], [[Chuck Berry]], [[The Shangri-Las]], and [[Muddy Waters]], in addition to versions of songs from their two Mercury albums. Also featured on the CD was a previously unreleased Dolls number, "Endless Party".{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Johansen worked consistently with Sylvain Sylvain, drummer Tony Machine &ndash; formerly an agent who worked for Leber & Krebs, a member of the New York Dolls in 1975–1976 and a fixture in many David Johansen groups and throughout the Buster Poindexter period &ndash; and Brian Koonin, guitarist and banjo player with Buster Poindexter and the Harry Smiths as well as keyboard player with the New York Dolls for the first reunion engagement and the ''One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This'' CD and tour.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In September 2020, Johansen released a cover of "Sinking Ship" by [[Gypsy (calypsonian)|Gypsy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/73337/david-johansen-covers-sinking-ship|title=David Johansen covers "Sinking Ship"|website=Punknews.org|date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref>

On July 7, 2020, [[Showtime Networks|Showtime]] Documentary Films announced that filmmaker [[Martin Scorsese]] would direct a new feature film on Johansen.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Shaffer|first=Claire|date=July 7, 2020|title=Martin Scorsese to Direct Documentary on New York Dolls' David Johansen|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/martin-scorsese-new-york-dolls-david-johansen-documentary-1024990/|access-date=August 7, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> The Showtime documentary, ''Personality Crisis: One Night Only,'' was released on April 14, 2023.<ref name=MS>[https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/david-johansen-martin-scorsese-documentary-personality-crisis-new-york-dolls-11-big-reveals-1234711571/ 11 Big Reveals From Scorsese's David Johansen Doc 'Personality Crisis'], ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Kory Grow, April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.</ref> Scorsese was joined in the making of the film by his frequent co-director David Tedeschi, and, with Johansen, Scorsese was interviewed about the film by [[MSNBC]] host [[Joe Scarborough]].<ref>[https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/new-york-dolls-legend-david-johansen-on-his-life-legacy-and-documentary-170147909621 New York Dolls legend David Johansen on his life and legacy], ''[[Morning Joe]]'', Joe Scarborough, April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.</ref>