The Electric Chairs
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The Electric Chairs were a late-1970s punk rock band fronted by the flamboyant, gender-bending singer Wayne County (later Jayne County), known for their provocative lyrics and theatrical performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Electric Chairs canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | punk rock band ⓘ |
| activeEnd | early 1980s ⓘ |
| activeStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wayne County & The Electric Chairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Jayne County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | punk rock movement ⓘ |
| associatedScene | late-1970s punk scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedBy | Wayne County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| frontPerson |
Jayne County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam punk
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
LGBTQ-themed lyrics
ⓘ
explicit lyrical content ⓘ flamboyant stage shows ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
punk rock performance art
ⓘ
queer punk artists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gender-bending stage persona of their singer
ⓘ
provocative lyrics ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Jayne County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wayne County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.