Wayne County & The Electric Chairs

Wayne County & the Electric Chairs (also known as The Electric Chairs) was an American punk band part of the first wave of punk bands from the 1970s. The band was headed by Georgia-born singer Jayne County and became known for their campy, foul-mouthed ballads, glam punk inspired songs and image which was alledgedly heavily influenced by Jackie Curtis and the Theatre of the Ridiculous.
Jayne County, then known as Wayne County, originally began performing in New York with a band called Queen Elizabeth. This was followed by Wayne County and The Backstreet Boys as documented on Rhino's DIY: Blank Generation compilation album with an early single: "Max's Kansas City 1976." Upon moving to London with Greg Van Cook, a member of the Backstreet Boys, she recruited a new drummer and bassist to form "The Electric Chairs"; a band comprising Van Cook (guitar), Val Haller (bass) and Chris Dust (drums).
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==Links to Peel==
Peel was at the Reading Festival in August 1977 where amongst others, the Electric Chairs were performing. He would play their songs on his shows in the late 70's and had the group do a session for his show in 1979.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1979-06-11. First Broadcast: 18 June 1979. Repeated: 11 July 1979
*Waiting For The Marines / Berlin / C4 / Midnight Pal
==Other Shows Played==
;1977
*07 July 1977: Stuck On You (7" EP) Illegal 
*25 August 1977: Stuck On You (7" EP) Illegal
;1978
*15 February 1978: Max's Kansas City (album - The Electric Chairs) Safari 
*15 February 1978: On The Crest (album - The Electric Chairs) Safari 
*15 February 1978: Plain Of Nazca (album - The Electric Chairs) Safari 
;1979
*10 May 1979: 'Midnight Pal (LP - Things Your Mother Never Told You)' (Safari)
*11 June 1979: 'Midnight Pal (LP - Things Your Mother Never Told You)' (Safari)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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