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Biography
Lead too short|date=December 2009Refimprove|date=December 2010Infobox musical artist | name = The Waitresses| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Akron, Ohio , United States | genre = New Wave music|New Wave | years_active = 1978–1984| label = ZE Records , Polydor Records|Polydor | associated_acts = Tin Huey | website =| past_members = Chris Butler (musician)|Chris Butler Patty Donahue Billy Ficca Dan Klayman Mars Williams Dave Hofstra Ariel Warner Tracy Wormworth Ralph Carney Holly Beth Vincent The Waitresses were an experimental New Wave music|new wave musical ensemble|band from Akron, Ohio . The group was led by guitarist/songwriter Chris Butler (musician)|Chris Butler with lead singing|vocals performed by Patty Donahue .
Career
They had minor success in the United States with the song I Know What Boys Like , from their 1982 debut album '' Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful . I Know What Boys Like was originally released as a single in 1980 but did not chart.citation needed|date=March 2011 In 1982 the song peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 , #23 on Billboard (magazine)|Billboard s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|Top Tracks chart and #14 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report).citation needed|date=March 2011
The Waitresses also recorded the theme music|theme song to the television program Square Pegs .cite web |url= http://www.discogs.com/Waitresses-I-Could-Rule-The-World-If-I-Could-Only-Get-The-Parts/release/472650 |title= I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts which aired during the 1982–1983 season. Their Christmas song " Christmas Wrapping " was originally released on the ZE Records album A Christmas Record in 1981, and became a #45 hit in the United Kingdom in 1982.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 589 The song was subsequently cover version|covered by the Spice Girls in 1998, as the B-side of their single " Goodbye (Spice Girls song)|Goodbye "cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/features/100hol-1004132732.story#/features/100hol-1004132732.story |title=100 Hot Holiday Songs |work= Billboard.com |accessdate=March 29, 2011 and by the television show Glee (TV series)|Glee sung by the character Brittany for their 2011 Christmas special, which aired 13 December 2011.
The group released two album s, '' Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful and Bruiseology , and one Extended play|EP , I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts . Both titles have been out of print for many years and neither has ever been available on Compact disc|CD ;citation needed|date=March 2011 but their music is now available on compilations. The Best of The Waitresses (1990 album)|The Best of The Waitresses ( Polydor Records|Polydor 1990) is available on Compact disc|CD .citation needed|date=March 2011
''Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? became available on iTunes in 2008 and includes three bonus tracks: "Christmas Wrapping" (long version), "Hangover" ( instrumental that was the A-side and B-side|b-side on the United Kingdom|UK issue of "Christmas Wrapping"), and "Christmas Wrapping" (single edit).citation needed|date=March 2011
The band's lead singer Patty Donahue left in summer 1984 and was briefly replaced by Holly Beth Vincent . Vincent left the band two weeks later and Donahue returned.citation needed|date=March 2011 The band finally split up in late 1984 after the departures of Carney and Klayman.citation needed|date=March 2011 Donahue died of lung cancer at the age of 40 on December 9, 1996.
Discography
Albums
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Holly Beth Vincent (briefly replaced Donahue as lead vocalist, 1984)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.hardcafe.co.uk/waitresses/index.htm Unofficial Biography of The Waitresses
http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php? a=waitresses The Waitresses at Trouser Press
http://www.hardcafe.co.uk/waitresses/ Hard Rock Cafe
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp? file=/2005/12/22/music/20051222113008& sec=music How They Made Their Mark in History
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