THE B-52'S
photo: Terry Allen
From Athens, Georgia. Led by Fred Schneider (vocals) with Kate Pierson (vocals/keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals/percussion) and Keith Strickland (guitar/drums). Rising to popularity with the 1979 independent single "Rock Lobster", the band redefined what fun music was all about in the new wave era. Named for the style of beehive hair-do popular in the 1960's, the band had a unique guitar sound provided by Cindy's brother Ricky Wilson. Wilson died of AIDS in 1988, prompting Strickland to switch from drums to guitar and Cindy retired from the band for many years before returning in 1998. Schneider has had several solo releases while Kate has scored major hits duetting with both Iggy Pop and R.E.M. Together, Fred and Kate sing the theme song to the cartoon "Rocko's Modern Life". During her hiatus from the band, Cindy Wilson released a children's music cd called "Not Dogs". As of 2000 the band completed a successful summer tour with the reformed Go-Go's and Kate released a solo project with members of Japan and The Plastics called Nina which went top 10 in Japan! The band continue to tour and have released compilations and remixes for many years. Their first new album in 16 years surfaced in 2008. 1978-present.
see FRED SCHNEIDER.
DISCOGRAPHY:
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| 7" | Rock Lobster (version one) |
| The B-52's | Rock Lobster (version two)/Planet Claire/Dance This Mess Around |
| Wild Planet | Private Idaho/Dirty Back Road/Give Me Back My Man/Strobe Light/Party Out Of Bounds |
| Party Mix | remixes |
| Mesopotamia | title track/Deep Sleep/Cake |
| Whammy! | Song For A Future Generation/Legal Tender/Whammy Kiss |
| Bouncing Off The Satellites | Summer Of Love/Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland/Wig |
| Cosmic Thing | Love Shack/Channel Z/Deadbeat Club/Roam/title track |
| Best Of | compilation |
| Good Stuff | title track/Tell It Like It T-I-IS/Hot Pants Explosion/Revolution Earth/Is That You Mo Dean? |
| Flintstones soundtrack | Meet The Flintstones |
| Time Capsule | compilation/Debbie/Hallucinating Pluto |
| 12" | Summer Of Love '98 |
| 12" | Love Shack '99 |
| Nude On The Moon | compilation |
| Funplex |
title track |
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| Cake |
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| Channel Z |
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| Cosmic Thing |
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| Dance This Mess Around |
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| Deadbeat Club |
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| Debbie |
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| Deep Sleep |
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| Dirty Back Road |
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| Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland |
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| Give Me Back My Man |
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| Good Stuff |
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| Hallucinating Pluto |
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| Hot Pants Explosion |
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| Is That You Mo Dean? |
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| Legal Tender |
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| Love Shack |
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| Mesopotamia |
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| Party Out Of Bounds |
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| Planet Claire |
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| Private Idaho |
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| Revolution Earth |
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| Roam |
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| Rock Lobster (version two) |
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| Song For A Future Generation |
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| Strobe Light |
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| Summer Of Love |
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| Tell It Like It T-I-Is |
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| Whammy Kiss |
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| Wig |
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