Bianca Halstead
Appearance
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Birth name | Bianca Halstead[1] |
Also known as | Bianca Butthole |
Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | May 5, 1965
Died | December 15, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 36)
Occupation | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, bass |
Years active | 1990–2001 |
Bianca Halstead (May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001), also known as Bianca Butthole, was an American rock musician, born in the Bronx, New York. She was the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet.
Halstead was killed when she accepted a ride from a drunk driver on December 15, 2001, in New Orleans. She was 36.[2] Halstead is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California.
A substance abuse center, called "The Bianca Center for Substance Abuse," which opened in November 2008, is named in her honor.[3]
References
- ^ "Bianca Butthole". Discogs.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Bianca's Obituary". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Saunders, Tim (October 31, 2008). "Rockers To Gather For Rehab Open Day". Look to the Stars. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
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- 1965 births
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- American punk rock bass guitarists
- Musicians from the Bronx
- Road incident deaths in Louisiana
- Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- Women bass guitarists
- 20th-century American bass guitarists
- Guitarists from New York City
- American women guitarists
- 20th-century American women musicians
- Women in punk
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