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The Waitresses were formed by Butler (formerly of the Numbers Band) in 1978 as a side project while he was still a member of Tin Huey.He wrote and recorded "I Know What Boys Like" that year, with guest vocals by friend Donahue (as "Patty Darling") and saxophone from Tin Huey member Ralph Carney, although the song remained unreleased at the time. [4]
The Waitresses’ split roughly coincided with Williams being asked by the Psychedelic Furs asking him to sit in for their absent resident sax man on an overseas tour in 1983, which turned into a ...
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Patricia Jean Donahue (March 29, 1956 – December 9, 1996) was the lead singer of the American new wave group The Waitresses, most active in the 1980s. She is best known for the band's singles "I Know What Boys Like" and "Christmas Wrapping".
The Waitresses dissolved in 1984. [3] Wormworth began playing with the B-52s in 1990. She played on their sixth studio album, 1992's Good Stuff, and recorded on their soundtrack for the 1994 film The Flintstones. By 2008, she was listed as an official band member on their album Funplex; she is featured in the 2011 video recording With
Marc Charles "Mars" Williams (May 29, 1955 – November 20, 2023) was an American jazz and rock saxophonist. He was a member of the American new wave band The Waitresses from 1980 to 1983, and a member of the British post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs from 1983 to 1989 and again from 2005 until his death in 2023.
The Waitresses were co-founded at the Woman's Building by Feminist Studio Workshop (FSW) graduates [2] Jerri Allyn and Anne Gauldin in 1977. [1] The two formed the group after Allyn saw Gauldin perform at the FSW, where Gauldin blackened her eyes, served drinks; attempting to convey that the drinks and the role of waitressing was poisonous.
"I Know What Boys Like" is a song by the Waitresses, written by guitarist Chris Butler in 1978, while he was still a member of the rock band Tin Huey. [2] It was recorded by Butler and released as a single in 1980, but beyond some club success, it did not appear on any charts.