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Formed: 1976 in Athens, GA
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rock

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Biography
The first of many acts to cement the college town of Athens, GA, as a hotbed of alternative music, the B-52's took their name from the Southern slang for the mile-high bouffant wigs sported by singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, a look emblematic of the band's campy, thrift-store aesthetic. The five-piece group, which also included founding memb... Continue Bio >>

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Love Shack

Discography:
2008 Funplex [Bonus Track]
2008 Funplex
1992 Good Stuff
1989 Cosmic Thing
1986 Bouncing Off the Satellites
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Filmography:
2007 The Best of the Jammys, Vol. 2
2004 Essential Music Videos: Totally '80s
2000 Paul McCartney and Friends: The PETA Concert for Party Animals
1990 Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin [1]
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Group Members: Ricky Wilson Kate Pierson Cindy Wilson Fred Schneider Keith Strickland More >> Similar Artists: Talking Heads Love Tractor Martini Ranch Was (Not Was) The Cucumbers More >>

Influenced By: Yoko Ono The Mamas & the Papas The Angels More >> Followers: Redd Kross B.A.L.L. Barenaked Ladies Junior Senior Gravy Train!!!! More >>

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