Born On This Day- October 26th... B-52 Keith Strickland

Keith Strickland is "the cute one" with that "tacky little party band from Athens Georgia"

Originally, Strickland was the band's drummer, but following the 1985 death of Ricky Wilson, the band's guitarist and another founding member, he moved from the drums to guitar. Strickland has also played keyboards on many of the B-52's recordings, and has sung backup vocals on a handful of songs. Like both other male members of the B-52's - lead singer Fred Schneider & the late Ricky Wilson, Strickland is openly gay. Keith lives with his partner in Woodstock NY, Athens GA, & Key West.