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

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 ...More >>

Discography: 2008 Funplex 1992 Good Stuff 1989 Cosmic Thing 1986 Bouncing Off the Satellites 1983 Whammy! More >>

Filmograpy:

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: Love Tractor Talking Heads Was (Not Was) Martini Ranch The Cucumbers More >>

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

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