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Athens, Georgia, United States (1976 – present)

The B-52’s are an American rock band formed 1976 in Athens, Georgia, United States, the first of many from this college town that has become one of the most important centers in alternative rock. The band formed as Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals, organ), Cindy Wilson (vocals, guitar), 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 guitarist) Keith Strickland, guitarist Ricky Wilson (Cindy’s older brother) formed the band after a drunken night at a Chinese restaurant.

Their sound is particularly marked by the vocals of Wilson and Pierson, with Kate singing in a slightly deeper voice, along with the generally monotone or spoken-word vocals of Schneider. Aside from their vocals, the band also had a unique New Wave sound that was a combination of dance and surf music, and the unusual guitar-string tunings utilized by Ricky Wilson. Although part of the new wave movement, their music was more experimental than most new wave, indulging in all manner of odd vocal and synthesizer effects. It created a quirky dance sound that became very popular.

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4	Private Idaho	615
5	Roam	592
6	52 Girls	515
7	Dance This Mess Around	449
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pixiepatty wrote:
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I totally <3 them.One of my all time favorites

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alexia_N wrote:
last month

i hero worship. they deserve it.

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jenzabar wrote:
last month

God I love them!

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bowie_fan87 wrote:
last month

i worship

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Becool666 wrote:
last month

i love

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perkins_o1 wrote:
last month

i hate

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Namey wrote:
last month

"How do they manage to make such extravagant music so boring?" Lol, only fifteen and already broken his funbone. Go listen to more Placebo little wiener.

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SNAKE_ADRIAN wrote:
last month

LOVE SHACK WOOOOOOOOO

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squiggins wrote:
last month

Sure they are, porn-bot

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alexia_N wrote:
last month

I like Deadbeat Club but I don't understand how it got into their top tracks. They have tons of better songs...

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PrinceSpears wrote:
December 2009

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bowie_fan87 wrote:
December 2009

boring?

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Dgaar wrote:
December 2009

<3

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Technikilor wrote:
December 2009

How do they manage to make such extravagant music so boring?

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cruncho wrote:
December 2009

hey all! check out http://www.posse.com/redirectexternal/14459/716/2, you can buy cheap tix 2 THE B-52S' hollywood gig there! and please spread the word too thanks!

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ladyemero wrote:
December 2009

http://www.samesame.com.au/reviews/4838/Live--The-B-52s-Enmore-Theatre.htm. A friend sent this review of their gig, I agree with it as they were totally awesome when I saw them earlier this year here in UK

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bowie_fan87 wrote:
December 2009

OMG wait, "There's A Moon..." is in the top 15!? Good job my fellow B-52's scrobblerz!

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bowie_fan87 wrote:
December 2009

I don't listen to "Debbie" enough.

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alexia_N wrote:
December 2009

They should do what Devo did and tour playing 'The B'52's' in all of it's entirety, with Private Idaho and Love Shack as encores. [2]

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SmurfyNZ wrote:
November 2009

↑↑↑ deviant ingredient

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Just in time for the season of the witch... The B-52's Day of the Dead Shirt is back by popular demand! Get it now in our online store: http://b52.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObject..s/Store. …

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Watch the B-52s perform at The Austin City Limits Festival!
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The Ultimate Beach Party... the B-52s play NYC on Aug. 18th!
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