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Years Active
1976–2009
Members (last line-up)
Lux Interior
Poison Ivy
Harry Drumdini
Studio albums
Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)
Psychedelic Jungle (1981)
Smell of Female - (live at the Peppermint Lounge) (1983)
A Date with Elvis (1986)
Stay Sick (1990)
Look Mom No Head! (1991)
Flamejob (1994)
Big Beat from Badsville (1997)
Fiends of Dope Island (2002)
Compilations
Off the Bone (1983)
Bad Music for Bad People (1984)
How to Make a Monster (2004)
The Secret Life of the Cramps (2006)
The Cramps were a punk band from Sacramento, California, originally forming in 1976, and played up until February 4th, 2009, when lead singer, Lux Interior, died at age 62 from an aortic dissection (tear in the wall of the aorta). Poison Ivy (Kristy Wallace) was his wife, whom he met in 1972, and had been with until his death.
The band went through a slew of line-up changes, with Lux and Poison being the only two member to stay with the band from beginning to end, with former guitarist, and one of the original founders of the group, passing away at age 46, in January of 2001, following a heart attack.
Their looks and lyrical content revolved around Americana, retro horror/sci-fi b-movie clichés, sexual fetishism, and humor. Their sound is mostly rockabilly.
Bikini Girls with Machine Guns was their only top 40 UK hit.
Sorry about the quality of some, youtube has changed and some of the videos weren't working properly. Not sure if it's my computer or if youtube is having some bugs with their new layout.