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Biography:
Ricky Helton Wilson (March 19, 1953 – October 12, 1985) was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52’s.
Ricky helton wilson obituary pennsylvania
Born in Athens, Georgia, Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson. The B-52’s were founded in 1976, when Ricky, Cindy, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider shared a tropical flaming volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant and, after an impromptu music session at the home of their friend Owen Scott III, played for the first time at a Valentine’s Day party for friends.[2] Wilson’s unusual guitar tunings were a large contribution to the band’s quirky sound.[3]
On October 12, 1985, at the age of 32, Wilson died from complications related to AIDS following the recording of the band’s fourth studio album Bouncing Off the Satellites.
According to Strickland, the album had been completed and mixed before Wilson’s death, with only the cover art no