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Embracing kitsch 1960s glamour, bubblegum pop and jangling new wave guitar bands, the Georgian friends crimped their beehive hairdos as high as they could and became The B-52's, one of the most feel-good, fun-time bands of the 1980s. Debut single Rock Lobster quickly became a word-of-mouth cult hit before albums The B-52's (1979) and Wild Planet (1980) won critical acclaim and an underground following. However, the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985 from AIDS sent the band into turmoil and although his final album Bouncing Off The Ceilings (1986) was released, the band went ...