Buster Poindexter is an alter ego of David Johansen, one of the original members of the New York Dolls. “Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well,” is a track on his 1989 album Buster Goes Berserk, featuring his backing band The Banshees of Blue, aided by The Uptown Horns. The song was first recorded by Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra in 1945, with Wynonie Harris on vocals.