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Warner Bros. Website. theb52s.com. Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock band the B-52's, of which he is a founding member. [1] Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang, which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars.
Formerly of. NiNa. Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) [1] is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52s. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many ...
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. [8] The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards).
Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957) is an American musician and one of the vocalists, songwriters and founding members of new wave rock band the B-52's. She is noted for her distinctive contralto voice and also plays percussion during live shows. She is the younger sister of the late guitarist Ricky Wilson (1953–1985), who was also ...
Formerly of. The B-52's. Website. theb52s.com. Ricky Helton Wilson (March 19, 1953 – October 12, 1985) [1] was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52s. Born in Athens, Georgia, Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson. The B-52s were founded in 1976, when Ricky, Cindy ...
In 1992, Strickland came out publicly as gay, [2] and in 1996 he married Mark Hayda. [citation needed] On December 13, 2012, Strickland retired from touring with the B-52s; [3] Fred Schneider said of Strickland's announcement, "We had known about Keith’s decision for a while but we just didn’t want to think about it. Keith will probably ...
Fred Barry Schneider (born December 7, 1953 [1]) is an American computer scientist, based at Cornell University, where he is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Computer Science. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He has published in numerous areas including science policy , cybersecurity , and distributed systems . [ 4 ]
The former actor, who shot to fame in the 1980s sitcom “Head of the Class,” met Lisa Lillien, his wife of more than two decades, while both were working at Nickelodeon in the 1990s, according ...