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gptkbp:instanceOf
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band
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1976–present
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Kate_Pierson
gptkb:Fred_Schneider
gptkb:Keith_Strickland
gptkb:Cindy_Wilson
The Tom Tom Club
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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Alternative rock
Dance-pop
New Wave music
Post-punk music
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gptkbp:currentClub
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gptkb:Ricky_Wilson
B-52's_Horns
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gptkbp:formed
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1976
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gptkbp:genre
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rock
dance
new wave
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gptkbp:hitSingle
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gptkb:Private_Idaho
gptkb:Love_Shack
gptkb:Rock_Lobster
Roam
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The B-52's
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gptkbp:influenced
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Numerous artists in pop and rock music.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:David_Bowie
The Beach Boys
The Ramones
The Velvet Underground
The Cramps
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Distinctive vocal harmonies.
Energetic live performances.
Use of retro and kitschy aesthetics.
Eclectic_style_and_quirky_lyrics.
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gptkbp:label
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gptkb:Island_Records
gptkb:Norton_Records
gptkb:Warner_Bros._Records
DB_Records
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Kate_Pierson
gptkb:Fred_Schneider
gptkb:Keith_Strickland
gptkb:Cindy_Wilson
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Cosmic Thing
Party Mix!
Wild Planet
Bouncing_off_the_Satellites
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Athens,_Georgia
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gptkbp:website
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theb52s.com
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