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Wendy O. Williams

voc, sax, 1949-1998 US, Webster, New York
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Alternative and Rock
A.k.a. Wendy Orlean Williams

Wendy O. Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998) was the lead singer for the punk band the Plasmatics, whose stage theatrics included blowing-up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars. Dubbed "The Queen of Shock Rock," Williams was widely considered as a controversial and radical female singer. She often sported a trademark Mohawk haircut. Williams was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal category during the height of her band's popularity.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Saxophone
Genres
  • Alternative
  • Rock
  • Spoken Word
Popular Tracks   
Stand By Your Man on No Remorse by Motörhead
No Class - Live on No Remorse by Motörhead
Rulers Of Rock on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
Early Days on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
The Humpty Song on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
Super Jock Guy on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
$ 10,000,000 Winner on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
Lies on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
La La Land on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams
Know Wa'am Say'n' on Deffest! And Baddest! by Wendy O. Williams

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Hardrock HeartbeatsMotörhead / Wendy O. Williams2006Album
Ten Years Of Revolutionary Rock And Roll The DVDWendy O. Williams And The Plasmatics2006Single
A RetrospectiveWendy O. Williams2003Compil.
Bump 'N' GrindWendy O. Williams2000Album
Maggots: The RecordWendy O. Williams / Plasmatics1987Album
Kommander Of KaosWendy O. Williams1986Album
LiveWendy O. Williams1985Album
It's My LifeWendy O. Williams1984Single
WOWWendy O. Williams1984Album
Stand By Your ManWendy O. Williams & Lemmy1982Single
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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