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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.
Cindy Wilson, vero nome Cynthia Leigh Wilson (Athens, 28 febbraio 1957), è una cantante statunitense
20 mar 2021 · In this oral history, Cindy Wilson discusses growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, her early artistic influences, and her close relationship with her older brother and bandmate Ricky. Wilson talks...
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- Women of Rock Oral History Project
25 ago 2023 · The B-52s' Cindy Wilson Says Their Farewell Tour Won't Be the End of the Band: 'Not 100% Gone' (Exclusive) The legendary party band's co-singer is also releasing 'Realms,' her...
14 ago 2023 · The B-52's' Cindy Wilson talks solo album, triumph after AIDS tragedy and today's 'treacherous times': 'Music is a very healing thing'. Reinvention and renewal are nothing new for Wilson, who...
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- Lyndsey Parker
Cindy Wilson and the others broke into the music world with their campy, ’60s retro band. Their 1979 debut album The B-52’s, yielded the hit singles “Rock Lobster” and “Planet Claire” and launched the band into stardom.
Naming themselves after Southern slang for exaggerated 'bouffant" hairdos, the newly-christened B-52s (Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson) began weekend road trips to New York City for gigs at CBGB's and a handful of other venues.