Cindy Wilson

As a founding member of the B-52s and as a solo artist, Cindy Wilson showcases her clarion vocals and boundless creativity in her music. With the legendary Athens, Georgia-based band, she helped usher in a dance-friendly sound that ran counter to the strained seriousness of many of their peers on the American new wave scene of the 1970s and '80s. Along with the gleaming harmonies she created with Kate Pierson on favorites like "Legal Tender" and "Roam" and the spirited call-and-response between her, Pierson, and Fred Schneider on songs such as "Love Shack" and "Rock Lobster," ...