Cindy Wilson
| Cindy Wilson | |
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Lovebox Festival July 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Cynthia Leigh Wilson |
| Born |
February 28, 1957 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | New wave, alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals, tambourine, bongos, guitar |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Reprise, Astralwerks |
| Associated acts |
The B-52s The Cindy Wilson Band |
Cynthia "Cindy" Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957) is a singer, and is one of the lead vocalists, songwriter and a founding member of new wave rock band The B-52s.
The B-52's were formed when Wilson (who was born in Athens, Georgia), alongside her older brother and guitarist Ricky, organist and vocalist Kate Pierson, drummer and percussionist Keith Strickland, and vocalist Fred Schneider played an impromptu musical jam session after sharing a tropical Flaming Volcano drink at a local Chinese restaurant. They later played their first concert in 1977 at a Valentine's Day party for their friends.
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.
On April 21, 1985, Wilson married Keith Bennett, a successful advertiser who was a longtime friend of the band and Ricky's guitar tech on tour. Ricky died later that year, leaving her devastated.
Wilson took a sabbatical from the band in 1990 to concentrate on raising a family, during which time The B-52's recorded and released the album Good Stuff as a trio of Pierson, Schneider and Strickland. During the live tour to promote the Good Stuff album in 1992 and 1993, Julee Cruise sang as a replacement for Wilson. Wilson rejoined The B-52's in 1994. In 1998 she took part in recordings from which two new songs were selected to be included along with the band's hit singles on the album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation. Wilson then took maternity leave in 1999 (being replaced on tour by Gail Ann Dorsey), later rejoining the band in 2001 for regular touring of their greatest hits.
The B-52's completed the album Funplex in 2007 and it was released in March 2008. Wilson co-wrote every song on the album with the three other band members. In all, she has co-written much of the band's back catalogue, including "Dance This Mess Around", "Private Idaho" and all of the Cosmic Thing album including hit singles "Love Shack" and "Roam".
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