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Member of. The B-52s. Julian Keith Strickland (born October 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and one of the founding members of the B-52s. He was born in Athens, Georgia. Originally the band's drummer, Strickland switched to guitar after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. [1]
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).
Bouncing off the Satellites is the fourth studio album by American new wave band the B-52's, released on September 8, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded in July 1985 and was produced by Tony Mansfield. Founding member and guitarist Ricky Wilson died of AIDS after most of the work on the album was completed, but a year prior to its ...
The B-52's in 1980: Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson. (Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) (Lynn Goldsmith via Getty Images) The story, of course ...
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, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and ...
Live performances. "Give Me Back My Man" was a staple in The B-52's' concerts in the 1980s and was usually one of the first few songs played. Early on, it was played mostly as it was on the record, with Schneider adding glockenspiel. After the release of the Party Mix! album in 1981, the band performed "Give Me Back My Man" and others in the ...
Planet Claire. " Planet Claire " is a song by the B-52's, released as the second single from their self-titled debut album in July 1979. Based on Duane Eddy 's version of Henry Mancini 's Peter Gunn theme, the single reached number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and number 24 on the Billboard dance chart in the US. [3]
Live! 8-24-1979 is the second official live album by American new wave band The B-52s. [ 1] The concert was recorded on August 24, 1979 at The Berklee Center in Boston, Massachusetts, before the release of their second album. The show recorded was part of their B-52's Tour . Rhino released the album as a high-resolution download, [ 2][ 3] as ...