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Kristy Marlana Wallace (born February 20, 1953), known as Poison Ivy or Poison Ivy Rorschach, is an American guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and occasional vocalist who co-founded the rock band The Cramps.[1]

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Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy performing in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Kristy Marlana Wallace
Also known as	Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy Rorschach
Born	(1953-02-20) February 20, 1953 (age 69) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Genres	Psychobilly gothabilly punk rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1976–2009
Website	thecramps.com

Early life

Ivy was born as Kristy Wallace in San Bernardino, California, and raised near Sacramento. In 1972, while attending Sacramento State College, Wallace met future Cramps singer Lux Interior.[2]

Career

In 1974, they moved first to Lux Interior's hometown of Akron, Ohio, and then to New York City.[3] In 1976, as part of the emerging punk rock scene, they began performing as the Cramps.[4] They quickly gained a reputation for their unusual, rockabilly-inspired music and wild live performances. The Cramps, with Ivy, Lux, and various other guitarists, drummers, and bassists, continued to release records and perform live until the fall of 2006, enjoying some commercial success (mainly in Europe) and acquiring a strong cult following worldwide.[5]

Throughout The Cramps' career Ivy co-wrote all of the group's original songs with Lux Interior, and provided the arrangements for songs they covered. She produced or co-produced several of their albums and singles, sang on the songs "Kizmiaz" and "Get Off the Road," and played theremin on later records.

Songs written by Ivy and Interior and performed by other artists include "Human Fly" (Sinful Lilly, Crestfallen, The Dead Brothers, Nouvelle Vague, Supernaut, Hanni El Khatib, Los Esquizitos [a Mexican garage band] covered Human Fly as El Moscardón); "New Kind of Kick" (The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Drones, Muse, Tinfed); and "Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love" (Queens of the Stone Age).

Guitars

Early on, Ivy used a clear plexiglass Dan Armstrong guitar, then the unusual Canadian-made Bill Lewis guitar heard on the first few Cramps recordings. From 1985 forward, she mostly used a 1958 Gretsch 6120 hollow-body. She used Fender Pro Reverb amplifiers onstage, and smaller Valco and Allen amps in the studio.[6]

Personal life

Ivy and Lux were married for 37 years, until his death on February 4, 2009. She lives in Glendale, California.

References

External links

• Official Site of The Cramps

На других языках

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- [en] Poison Ivy (musician)

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[es] Poison Ivy (músico)

Poison Ivy (Kristy Marlana Wallace) (Sacramento, 20 de febrero de 1953) fue la guitarrista y cofundadora de la banda de psychobilly The Cramps.[1] Conoció al cantante Lux Interior durante un curso sobre chamanismo en 1973.[2] Fundó junto con él la banda The Cramps, formando parte de los primeros grupos de punk rock y psychobilly en la década de 1970.[3]

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[ru] Пойзон Айви

Кри́сти Уо́ллес (англ. Kristy Marlana Wallace; 20 февраля 1953 года, Сан-Бернардино, Калифорния), известная как По́йзон А́йви (англ. Poison Ivy — «ядовитый плющ») или Пойзон Айви Ро́ршах (Poison Ivy Rorschach) — гитаристка, автор песен, аранжировщик, продюсер и основательница американской гаражной панк-группы The Cramps. Наряду с вокалистом Люксом Интериором она являлась постоянным участником The Cramps. Инструменты: гитара, эхо-терменвокс[1].

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