Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson sometimes use call-and-response-style vocals (Schneider’s often humorous sprechgesang contrasting with the melodic harmonies of Pierson and Wilson), and their guitar- and keyboard-driven instrumentation composes their trademark sound which was also set apart from their contemporaries by the unusual guitar tunings used by Ricky Wilson on their earlier albums. The group evoked a “thrift shop aesthetic”, in the words of Bernard Gendron, by drawing from the 1950s and 1960s pop sources, trash culture, and rock and roll. The band also added touring members for albums and live performances.
Ricky Wilson died from AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). The B-52s (styled as The B-52’s prior to 2008) are an American new wave band that was formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976.
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