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Kristy Marlana Wallace (born February 20, 1953), known as Poison Ivy or Poison Ivy Rorschach, is an American guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and occasional vocalist who co-founded the rock band The Cramps.
Poison Ivy performing with the Cramps, 1990, Tokyo. The Cramps relocated to Los Angeles in 1980 and hired guitarist Kid Congo Powers of the Gun Club.While recording their second LP, Psychedelic Jungle, the band and Miles Copeland began to dispute royalties and creative rights.
The Cramps performing in 2006. The Cramps was an American punk rock band from New York City.Formed in April 1976, the group originally consisted of vocalist Lux Interior (Erick Purkhiser), guitarists Poison Ivy (Kristy Wallace) and Bryan Gregory (Gregory Beckerleg), and drummer Pam Balam (Pam Beckerleg).
So uttered the late, great Lux Interior 45 years ago, when his shockabilly band the Cramps played Napa State Hospital’s mental institution on June 13, 1978. ... Poison Ivy Rorschach: ...
Lux Interior died at 4:30 a.m. on February 4, 2009, at Glendale Memorial Hospital in California.The cause of death was aortic dissection.He was survived by his wife Ivy and two brothers, Michael Purkhiser [14] and Ronald "Skip" Purkhiser, as well as a son from a previous marriage.
Stay Sick! is the fourth studio album (and ninth overall) by the American rock band the Cramps. [2] It was released on February 12, 1990, by Enigma Records, recorded at Music Grinder in Hollywood, self-produced by guitarist Poison Ivy [1] and engineered by Steve McMillan.
It is also significant in that it is the only Cramps album to feature vocals by guitarist Poison Ivy, on "Kizmiaz" (as well as on the B-side "Get Off the Road" included on the 1990 reissue). Critical reception
It was self-produced by Cramps guitarist Poison Ivy. Iggy Pop guested on the track "Miniskirt Blues", which was originally recorded by the Flower Children in 1967. The Cramps reissued the album on their own Vengeance Records in 2001. The reissue contained two bonus tracks: "Wilder Wilder Faster Faster" and "Jelly Roll Rock". [3]