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The B-52's

Origin
Athens, Georgia, United States
Genre
Rock
Formed
1976
The B-52's

The B-52s is an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland. Ricky Wilson died from AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band also added various members for albums and live performances. The group evoked a "thrift shop aesthetic", in the words of Bernard Gendron, by drawing from 1950s and 1960s pop sources, trash culture, and rock and roll. Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson sometimes use call-and-response-style vocals, and their guitar- and keyboard-driven instrumentation comprises their trademark sound, which was also set apart from their contemporaries by the unusual guitar tunings used by Ricky Wilson on their earlier albums.

Origin Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Genres New wave, dance-rock, post-punk, art pop
Years active 1976–present
Labels Island, Warner Bros, Reprise, Go, Astralwerks
Members Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson
Past members Ricky Wilson

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New wave dance-rock group most notable for their smash singles "Rock Lobster," "Love Shack" and "Roam." Their most successful album, 1989's Cosmic Thing, went platinum in 5 countries and topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand.

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They appeared in the live-action Flintstones movie as The BC-52's. The band opened for Cher on her 2004 Farewell Tour.

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The B-52's Category.. Music of Athens, Georgia - The music of Athens, Georgia, includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave.. Dance-rock musical groups.. Musical groups from Athens, Georgia.. Rock music groups from Georgia (U.S. state).. Art pop musicians.. Astralwerks artists.. LGBT-themed musical groups.. Reprise Records artists.. Island Records artists.

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