Arthur Harold Kane Jr. (February 3, 1949 – July 13, 2004) was a musician best known as the
bass guitarist for the pioneering
glam rock band the
New York Dolls. Kane was a founding member of the Dolls in 1971 and remained an integral part of the band until he was forced out in 1975, shortly after the departure of
Johnny Thunders and
Jerry Nolan. In 2004, after decades of estrangement from Dolls singer
David Johansen, Kane rejoined the surviving Dolls (Johansen and
Sylvain Sylvain) to rehearse and play a reunion concert in
London, which was the subject of the 2005 documentary
New York Doll. In addition to his bass playing, Kane was known for his
subculture fashion sense and for uttering original
aphorisms in his uniquely toned voice.