The B-52\'s were formed when Wilson (who was born in Athens, Georgia), guitarist Ricky Wilson (her elder brother), keyboardist and backing vocalist Kate Pierson, drummer and percussionist Keith Strickland, and lead vocalist Fred Schneider played an impromptu musical jam session after sharing a tropical Flaming Volcano drink at a local Chinese restaurant. They later played their first concert in 1977 at a Valentine\'s Day party for their friends.\n', '

Wilson and the others broke into the music world when their 1979 debut album The B-52\'s yielded the charting singles "Rock Lobster" and "Planet Claire" and launched the band into stardom.\n', "

On April 21, 1985, she married Keith Bennett, a successful advertiser who was a longtime friend of the band and Ricky's guitar tech on tour. Ricky died later that year, leaving her devastated.\n", '

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