Arthur "Killer" Kane, bass player for the New York Dolls, is dead at 55. There are conflicting reports concerning the cause of death. Both reports cite "complications," one from leukemia, one from pneumonia. This comes at a particularly sad time, as the Dolls were staging something of a comeback, reuniting for long time fan Morrissey's recent UK tour. An album of new material was also planned to be released later this year. It is not yet known whether the band will continue.
Kane is the fouth member of the Dolls to die. Billy Murcia, their original drummer, died under mysterious circumstances during a tour of the UK in late 1972. Johnny Thunders, their lead guitarist, died in 1991 of a drug overdose. Jerry Nolan, Murcia's replacement, died early 1992 after suffering a stroke and lapsing into a coma while being treated for bacterial meningitis and bacterial pneumonia in the hospital.
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