Kate Pierson
| Kate Pierson | |
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Kate Pierson in 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Catherine Elizabeth Pierson |
| Born |
April 27, 1948 Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, new wave |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass, percussion |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Associated acts |
The B-52's Fred Schneider Cindy Wilson R.E.M. NiNa |
Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson (born April 27, 1948) is an American vocalist, lyricist, and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the B-52s, she has performed alongside Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland.
In February 2015, Pierson released her first solo album, Guitars and Microphones, featuring material co-written by Sia Furler. She later released the non-album single "Don't Sting the Bee," and on April 15, 2016 she released a cover of the single "Venus."
Pierson was born in Weehawken, New Jersey and raised in Rutherford.
She is the owner of Kate's Lazy Desert in Landers, California and Kate's Lazy Meadow in Mount Tremper, New York, a rustic modern lodge in New York's Catskill Mountains. She operates the businesses with Monica Coleman, her partner since 2003. On August 3, 2015, Pierson and Coleman married in a ceremony attended by the B-52's, singer Sia Furler and Furler's husband, Erik Anders Lang.
Pierson has collaborated with the following bands and singers:
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