| Fred Schneider of the B-52s performs "Coconut" on the For The Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson album.
The B-52s was formed in late 1976 and named after the slang word for exaggerated 'bouffant" hairdos. The band, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson, and Ricky Wilson began appearing at clubs in New York, New York.
The band's first album, B-52s, was released in 1979, and sold more than 500,000 copies. The next two albums where also successes.
Just as the band was finishing their fourth album, guitarist Ricky Wilson died from AIDS.
Three years later, the band returned with Cosmic Thing. The album reached the top of the Billboard Album chart, sold five million copies, and yielded two top-10 hits, "Love Shack" and "Roam." Visitor Comments:Links: |
