Dead Kennedys

Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco. The band was led by Jello Biafra. Other original members were Klaus Fluoride, D.H. Peligro, and East Bay Ray. The band plays songs with strong political messages. During the 1980s, they had many fans in the punk rock music scene.

The Dead Kennedys formed in June 1978. In 1980, one of their songs called "California Über Alles" became popular in the punk music scene. In 1980, they recorded and released a song called "Holiday in Cambodia". That same year, they made their first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. In the early 1980s, the band toured all over the United States, Europe, and Australia.

In July 1987, the band broke up. After they broke up, they were charged with the crime of obscenity. A person saw the band's album Frankenchrist and complained to the Attorney General for the State of California and to Los Angeles prosecutors. The album included a picture that showed nine penises. In August 1987, the criminal trial ended but the jury could not make a decision. The album was banned from many record stores in the United States.

Discography
Studio albums
 Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables - September 1980 (# 33)
 Plastic Surgery Disasters - November 1982
 Frankenchrist - October 1985
 Bedtime for Democracy - November 1986

Extended Play records
 In God We Trust, Inc. - December 1981

Singles
 California Über Alles - June 1979
 Holiday in Cambodia - May 1980
 Kill the Poor - October 1980 (# 49)
 Too Drunk to Fuck - May 1981 (# 31)
 Nazi Punks Fuck Off! - November 1981
 Bleed for Me - July 1982
 Halloween - December 1982

Videos
 The Early Years Live - July 1987
 The Lost Tapes - July 2003
 Live at DMPO's on Broadway - February 2004
 Farewell Tour Again with Dead Kennedys - May 2014

Other websites

 Official site of the Dead Kennedys
 Alternative Tentacles - Record Label Launched by Dead Kennedys

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