Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the most important and defining punk bands during their initial eight-year run.
The band released a total of four studio albums and one extended play before disbanding in 1986. Following the band's disbandment, lead singer Jello Biafra continued to collaborate and record with other bands such as D.O.A. and NoMeansNo and his own bands Lard and the Guantanamo School of Medicine, as well as releasing several spoken word albums.
The band's first album, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables spawned the hit singles California Über Alles, Holiday In Cambodia and Kill The Poor. The band then released the non-album single Too Drunk To Fuck, which became the first song containing the word "fuck" in the title to reach the top 40 of the UK Albums charts, peaking at 38, and was banned from BBC radio. The band's only extended play, In God We Trust Inc. spawned the hit single Nazi Punks Fuck Off. The band released three more albums, Plastic Surgery Disasters, Frankenchrist and Bedtime For Democracy and the completion album Give Me Convenience OR Give Me Death. In the 2000s the band released three live albums, Mutiny On The Bay, Live At The Deaf Club and Milking The Scared Cow.
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