Kate Pierson
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Kate Pierson (born Katherine Elizabeth Pierson, 27 April 1948, Weehawken, New Jersey) is one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. She also plays keyboard and guitar for the band. In The B-52's she sings alongside Cindy Wilson and Fred Schneider.
[edit] Collaborations
Pierson has collaborated with the following bands and singers:
- The Ramones in the early 1980s on the song, "Chop Suey", with Cindy Wilson and Debbie Harry.
- Iggy Pop on the 1990 song "Candy".
- R.E.M. on the songs "Shiny Happy People", "Country Feedback" and "Me In Honey" from the 1991 album Out of Time, and "Fretless" from the 1991 soundtrack Until the End of the World.
- Matthew Sweet on the 1993 album Earth.
- Junior Senior on the song "Take My Time" on the 2004 album Hey Hey My My Yo Yo (with Cindy Wilson)
- She is also a member of the Japanese supergroup NiNa with Yuki Isoya.
- Underground experimental band Time of Orchids on numerous tracks
[edit] Other activities
- She is the owner of Kate's Lazy Meadow Motel in Woodstock, New York, a rustic modern motel in the Catskills.
[edit] Select filmography
- The Rugrats Movie (1998, voice only)
- The Flintstones (1994)
- A Matter of Degrees (1990)
- Athens, GA.: Inside/Out]] ([[1987)
- One Trick Pony (1980)
| The B-52's |
| Fred Schneider | Kate Pierson | Cindy Wilson | Keith Strickland | Ricky Wilson |
| Discography |
|---|
| Studio albums: The B-52's | Wild Planet | Party Mix! | Mesopotamia | Whammy! | Bouncing off the Satellites | Cosmic Thing | Good Stuff | Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation | Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology |
| DVDs: The B-52's 1979-1989 | The B-52's Time Capsule: Videos for a Future Generation 1979-1998 |
