The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006.
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The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006.
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The Cramps relocated to Los Angeles in 1980 and hired guitarist Kid Congo Powers of the Gun Club.
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The Cramps accompanied them on an extensive European tour in 1984 which included four sold out nights at the Hammersmith Palais.
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The Cramps hit the Top 40 in the UK for the first and only time with "Bikini Girls with Machine Guns"; Ivy posed as such both on the cover of the single and in the promotional video for the song.
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The Cramps went on to record more albums and singles through the 1990s and 2000s, for various labels.
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In 1994, the Cramps made their national US television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien performing "Ultra Twist".
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In 1995 the Cramps appeared on the TV-series Beverly Hills, 90210 in the Halloween episode "Gypsies, Cramps and Fleas".
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In 2002, the Cramps released their final album, Fiends of Dope Island, on their own label, Vengeance Records.
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The Cramps weren't thinking of this weird subgenre when we coined the term "psychobilly" in 1976 to describe what we were doing.
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The Cramps' music is played at varying tempos, with a minimal drumkit.
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The Cramps have influenced countless subsequent bands in the garage, punk and revival rockabilly styles.
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