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Fred Schneider

Arguably the largest party band from the later-’70s punk/fresh wave era was the B-52’s, which featured a complete of three singers: bouffant wig-wearing frontwoman Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, along with the just-as-quirky Fred Schneider. Blessed on July 1, 1951, in Newark, NJ, Schneider transferred to Athens, GA, to wait …

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