A sad loss to the world of music. The mythical band The Cramps, who knew how to ride the punk wave of the late 70s, has lost its huge singer, Erick Lee Purkhiser, better known as Lux Interior, yesterday morning Wednesday.
The frontman I had 62 years and was nicknamed the Zombie king, for his histrionic movements on stage, always close to that dark aesthetic typical of the gothics, he was admitted to the Glendale Memorial Hospital of Los Angeles, due to Heart problems that had been afflicting him for a while.
He and his remembered wife, the guitarist Kristina WallacePoison Ivy), they founded together The Cramps, one of the pioneering and most influential bands in what was later called garage rock. With a provocative and striking image, the Cramps they knew how to sneak sounds of the most varied genres into their records; This is how they maintained ties (some ephemeral, others lasting) with the most raw rock, blues, psychobilly and the wildest punk.
The influence you have achieved The Cramps can be seen in groups like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and White Stripes, not only because of the sound but also because of that image typical of class B fantasy and horror cinema.
For those who do not know her, I recommend that you search on YouTube for that incredible concert they gave in 1978 in a psychiatric hospital and, above all, their albums Songs the Lord Taught Us and Born Bad.
Source: Hypersonic