Name |
Cindy Wilson |
Height |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
28 February 1957 |
Place of Birth |
Athens, Georgia, USA |
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Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957 in Athens, Georgia) is a founding member of new wave rock band The B-52's. She began her career as a luncheonette waitress in her home state of Georgia.
Her brother, Ricky Wilson, was also a founding member of The B-52's. He died in 1985. She took a sabbatical from the band in 1990 to concentrate on raising a family, during which The B-52's recorded and released the album Good Stuff (Good Stuff is the only B-52's album released as a trio of Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider). 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, later rejoining the band in 2001 for regular touring of their greatest hits.
The B-52's completed a new album Funplex in 2007 and it was released in March 2008. Cindy 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 catologue including Dance This Mess Around, Private Idaho and all of the Cosmic Thing album including hit singles Love Shack and Roam.