The B-52's are an American
rock band that formed in 1976 in Athens, Georgia, United States. A major part of the
new wave scene, the band started out as
Fred Schneider (vocals),
Kate Pierson (vocals, organ),
Cindy Wilson (vocals, bongos), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums). After Ricky Wilson died in 1985, Strickland replaced him as a guitarist. The name comes from the bouffant wigs that are part of the band's distinctive look, worn by singers
Cindy Wilson and
Kate Pierson. Along with Wilson and Pierson, fellow vocalist
Fred Schneider, drummer (and later g…
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