- 1977- Kate PiersonAmazwi, iikhibhodi Cindy WilsonAmazwi UFred SchneiderAmazwi Keith StricklandIsiginci, amagubu URicky WilsonIsiginci1977-1985
- UKate Pierson uxelele Q iphephancwadi ukuba nguKeith Strickland oweza negama leqela. Wachaza: 'UKeith wacinga ngeli gama. Waba nephupha, elifana nombono weqela lomculo elincinane lokuphumla kwaye bonke badlala izitho zomculo kwaye beneenwele ezihonjisiweyo, kwaye omnye wathi, 'Khangela, ziiB-52s.' I-B-52 yayisetyenziselwa ukwenza iinwele ezimile okwempumlo, ezithiywe ngegama lalo mqhushumbisi. Sacinga ukuba, Eli ligama elihle: Yinombolo kunye nonobumba, yahluke ngokwenene kwaye ikhawuleza. Kodwa ngoku kukho esi sicwangciso sokwandisa ubomi bebhombu yeB-52, kwaye siboleka igama lethu kwiphulo lokuyinqanda.'
- Ngo-1985, uRicky Wilson (umntakwabo Cindy) waba ngomnye wabantu bokuqala abadumileyo ababulawa nguGawulayo. Ibhendi yatshatyalaliswa kwaye ayizange isebenze kunye de kwango-1987, ngelo xesha babuyelana babhala iingoma kunye nejem. Inkqubo ende yokuba buhlungu yabanceda ukuba baqhubele phambili ngezinto eziphathekayo, okubangele Into yeCosmic , elona cwecwe liphumeleleyo. Abazange bathathe indawo kaWilson; igubu zabo Keith Strickland watshintshela isiginci, kunye neemvumi ukhenkethi zazisetyenziselwa imiboniso live.
- Ukuza kuthi ga ngo-2008, igama lomculo wabo laliguqulelwa ngokuthi 'B-52's'. I-apostrophe akufanele ibe khona, njengoko ingekho, kodwa xa umhlobo wayila i-logo, yayifakwe kuyilo kwaye ifakwe egameni labo. Oku kungalunganga kwegrama kwalungiswa ngokukhutshwa kwabo Funplex icwecwe.
- Abazange basebenzise isiginci se-bass (eyadlalwa nguSara Lee weGang of Four) de kwaba yi-albhamu yabo ye-1989. Into yeCosmic . Kodwa linda , uthi. Kuthekani nge 'Rock Lobster'? Loo bass riff edumileyo yavela kwi-Korg synthesizer.
- UCindy Wilson kuphela kwelungu elingelona imifuno.
- Eli qela lisuka eAthene, eGeorgia, apho iR.E.M., iBlack Crowes kunye neDrive-By Truckers nazo zaseka.
- Akukho nkokeli yokwenyani yeqela, kwaye ekubeni ilungu ngalinye lalikhona kwasekuqaleni, onke alingana. URicky Wilson wayengumbhali wabo wengoma ophambili kwaye wayephethe uninzi lwezixhobo.
- UPierson waqala ubudlelwane bexesha elide kunye nomculi uTim Rollins kwi-1981. Kwi-2003, waqala ukuthandana noMonica Coleman; ngo-2015, isibini satshata.
- Onke amalungu angamadoda angama-gay ngokuphandle. I-Strickland yaphuma esidlangalaleni ngo-1992 Q iphephancwadi.
