Mats Sexton B-52's memorabilia collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Mats Sexton B-52's memorabilia collection
Creator: B-52's (Musical group)
Inclusive Dates: 1977-2017
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4110
Repository: Hargrett Library
Location: The skateboard designed by Cindy Wilson is housed off-site at Main Library Storage. Contact Hargrett Library to request this item.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The B-52's are a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. They are known for incorporating new wave, postpunk, surf music, bouffant hairstyles, and thrift store chic into their style and sound.The original members consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion, keyboards), Kate Pierson (organ, bass, vocals), Cindy Wilson (vocals, bongos, tambourine, guitar), Ricky Wilson (guitars), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitars, synthesizers, various instruments). After Ricky Wilson's death in 1985, Keith Strickland switched to playing guitar full-time. The band played their first concert in 1977 at a Valentine's Day party.

The band gained early success with their first single, "Rock Lobster," and their self-titled debut album was released in 1979. The band released a string of popular albums in the 1980's, culminating with their mainstream breakthrough Cosmic Thing in 1989, featuring the hits "Love Shack," "Roam," and "Dead Beat Club." The B-52's still record and tour occassionally.

Scope and Content

Consists of memorabilia from 1977 to present day, pertaining to the musical group, The B-52's, from Athens, Georgia. Includes autographed memorabilia, multiple vinyl copies of the groups first single, "Rock Lobster/52 Girls," and scrapbook materials pertaining to the band and their fan clubs.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Mats Sexton B-52's memorabilia collection, ms4110, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/ms4110/findingaid

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Framed "Bouncing off the Satellites" poster - autographed by Cindy Wilson and Fred Schneider, Undated

 

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Framed "Rock Lobster/52 Girls" 45 vinyl with vinyl sleeve autographed by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland, Circa 1978

 

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Skateboard with artwork designed by Cindy Wilson - autographed by Cindy Wilson, Undated

 

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Eight "Rock Lobster/52 Girls" 45 vinyls, 1978

 

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Three sleeves for "Rock Lobster/52 Girls" 45 vinyl, 1978

 

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"There's a moon in the sky (called the moon)" 45 vinyl, 1979

 

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Limited edition picture discs for "Rock Lobster" and "Planet Claire", 1979

 

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B-52's fan club scrapbook

 

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Fan club newsletters, 1981-2000

 

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Poster for the B-52's at the Fox Theater, 2008

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1977-1979

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1979-1980

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1981-1985

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1985-1989

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1990-1991

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1992-1994

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1995-1997

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 1998-1999

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 2000-2003

 

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B-52's memorabilia scrapbook, 2004-Present