The Waitresses
| The Waitresses | |
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| General information | |
| origin | Akron , United States |
| Genre (s) | New wave |
| founding | 1978 |
| resolution | 1983 |
| Last occupation | |
| Patty Donahue † (from 1980) | |
| Chris Butler (from 1978) | |
| Tracy Wormworth (from 1982) | |
| Billy Ficca (from 1980) | |
| Dan Klayman (from 1980) | |
| Mars Williams (from 1980) | |
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The Waitresses were an American rock band from Akron , Ohio .
The Waitresses began in 1978 as an experimental solo project by guitarist Chris Butler. The band was formed in 1980 after singer Patty Donahue and other musicians, including Billy Ficca from Television , joined the project. They played their first concert on December 31, 1980 in New York City . Bassist David Hofstra was replaced by Tracy Wormworth in 1982. In 1983 the Waitresses disbanded.
Her best-known song is the hit Christmas Wrapping from 1981.
Singer Patty Donahue died of lung cancer in 1996 .
Discography
Studio albums
- 1981: Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?
- 1983: Bruiseology
Extended plays
- 1982: I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts
Live albums
- 1997: King Biscuit Flower Hour
Compilations
- 1990: The Best of The Waitresses
- 2003: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Waitresses
- 2007: Your Choice of Sides - A Collection of Outtakes & Obscuriosities
- 2013: Just Desserts: The Complete Waitresses
Singles
- 1978: In "Short Stack"
- 1980: No Guilt (It Wasn't The End of the World)
- 1980/81: I Know What Boys Like
- 1981: Christmas Wrapping
- 1982: Square Pegs
- 1983: Make the Weather
- 1983: Bruiseology
- 1983: Bread and Butter
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- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Chart sources: UK - US
- ↑ Artist Biography by Steve Huey on allmusic.com, accessed December 6, 2017