Kate Pierson

Kate Pierson is an American vocalist, lyricist, and one of the lead singers and founding members of The B-52's. One of the multi-instrumentalists in the band, Pierson played guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the B-52s, she has performed alongside Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson and Keith Strickland.

Pierson has collaborated with the numerous bands and singers including Bill Withers with Cindy Wilson and Debbie Harry on the 1978 album 'Bout Love, on The Ramones song, "Chop Suey", with Cindy Wilson and Debbie Harry, with Iggy Pop on his 1990 "Candy" and on the R.E.M. 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.

Also, she has worked with Matthew Sweet, on the 1989 album Earth, and with Cindy Wilson on their cover of the McFadden & Whitehead's song "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", recorded for the soundtrack The Associate in 1996.

The soundtrack for The Rugrats Movie, released in 1998 contains the track "The World Is Something New To Me" and features Kate, Fred and Cindy along with other artists. "We Are Family", a single released to collect money for the victims of the September 11 attacks features Kate and Fred in the chorus and on the DVD documentation.

Music Videos

 * Candy
 * Shiny Happy People