Died On This Date (November 14, 2012) Laura Kennedy / Bassist For Bush Tetras

Laura Kennedy
DOB Unknown – November 14, 2011

Laura Kennedy is perhaps best remembered as the original bassist for influential New York post punk band, Bush Tetras.  Formed in 1979, the no wave band built a legion of loyalists thanks in part to their early ’80s club hits, “Too Many Creep,” and “Can’t Be Funky/Cowboys In Africa.”  The band is often recognized as the first all female post punk band and for their part in developing a scene that also included Television, Sonic Youth, and Lydia Lunch.  As reported on prefix, Laura Kennedy died on November 14, 2011 as a result of Hepatitis C which she had been living with for nearly two decades.

 

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