Cindy Wilson(I)
- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Cynthia Leigh Wilson is a vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, and founding member of the dance-rock new wave band the B-52s. The band formed in 1976 in Athens, GA, and released their first single "Rock Lobster". The song featured on their self-titled album in 1979. The song became one of their signature tracks and the album received positive reviews.
In 1985, Wilson married Keith Bennett, a successful advertiser and designer of the B-52s official band logo. That year Cindy's brother-Ricky devastatingly succumbed to complications related to AIDS. The B-52s took hiatus for a few years but reunited for the recording and release of the successfully received, 'Cosmic Thing' (1989), which featured the singles "Love Shack" and "Roam".
In 1990, Cindy took sabbatical from the B-52s but rejoined the band in 1994, and has remained intact with the band ever since. In 2016, Wilson self-released an EP of new material, and a second in early 2017. Later that year, she released her debut solo record titled 'Change'.
In 1985, Wilson married Keith Bennett, a successful advertiser and designer of the B-52s official band logo. That year Cindy's brother-Ricky devastatingly succumbed to complications related to AIDS. The B-52s took hiatus for a few years but reunited for the recording and release of the successfully received, 'Cosmic Thing' (1989), which featured the singles "Love Shack" and "Roam".
In 1990, Cindy took sabbatical from the B-52s but rejoined the band in 1994, and has remained intact with the band ever since. In 2016, Wilson self-released an EP of new material, and a second in early 2017. Later that year, she released her debut solo record titled 'Change'.
