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Julian Keith Strickland (born October 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and one of the founding members of the B-52s. He was born in Athens, Georgia . Originally the band's drummer, Strickland switched to guitar after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. [1]
10 de ago. de 2022 · Keith Strickland, 68, a drummer and guitarist who stopped touring with the band in 2012, added his thoughts in a phone interview later. “I call this our Cher-well tour,” Pierson said, a...
- “It Was Up, Up, Up, Then Down, Down, Then Middle Out”
- "We Couldn’T Imagine Continuing Without Him"
- "We Proved to Ourselves That We Could Do It"
- "It Was Truly A Whirlwind"
The B-52’s came together in the mid-’70s over exotic drinks at a Chinese restaurant, and their first concert was at a Valentine’s Day house party. Bringing punk, new wave, surf, dance, and more together, the Athens, Georgia band quickly became a national name on the back of the iconic “Rock Lobster”—and never looked back. Kate Pierson: Somehow comi...
After a rapidly asserting their unique personality, the band reached a further experimental high on Bouncing Off the Satellites. The album was recorded in 1985, just prior to the death of Ricky Wilson. Strickland was the only one who knew the extent of Ricky’s illness, but his passing prior to the record’s release threw the band into a depression. ...
Though “Love Shack” quickly became the band's best-selling single (eventually going double platinum), Cosmic Thing brims with karaoke hooks and dance-along grooves. And in fact, each one can be considered a rebellion against the oppressive reality of the toll that the AIDS epidemic was taking on the band and the queer community at large. Though "Lo...
While Cosmic Thing put B-52s back in the forefront of the public consciousness, actually getting out in front of people and bringing those raw emotions to crowds (and without Ricky's guitar work) was a completely different challenge. But the crowds were there for the insistent fun, and the experience put the band’s hometown of Athens more solidly o...
17 de jul. de 2022 · CBS Sunday Morning. 1.44M subscribers. Subscribed. 4K. 207K views 1 year ago #theb52s. Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider, along with brother and sister Ricky and Cindy Wilson,...
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17 de jul. de 2022 · Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider talk about how their hobby – playing music together – exploded into a career, and how the death of bandmate Ricky Wilson almost...
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- Mary Raffalli,Mike Levine
In January 2013 Keith Strickland announced that he had made a decision to stop touring with the band. In a statement he said, “I will continue to be in The B-52s - I will just not tour. My barnstorming days have come to an end, but I wholeheartedly support Cindy, Fred and Kate's decision to continue.”
Keith Strickland – guitars, keyboards, programming, backing vocals (1976–present; not touring since 2013), drums, bass (1976–1989) Cindy Wilson – vocals, percussion (1976–1990, 1996–present) Former members. Ricky Wilson – guitars, bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1976–1985; died 1985)
