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Wendy O. Williams is tagged as: heavy metal, punk, hard rock, female vocalists, female fronted metal

Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 – April 6, 1998), better known as Wendy O. Williams, was the lead singer for the punk band the Plasmatics, whose stage theatrics included blowing up equipment, near nudity and chain-sawing guitars.
Dubbed “The Queen of shock rock,” Williams was widely considered the most controversial and radical woman singer of her day. She often sported a trademark Mohawk haircut.
Williams was nominated in 1985 for a Grammy in the Best Female Rock Vocal category during the height of her band’s popularity.
Her onstage antics, both solo and with the Plasmatics, earned her a reputation. She was most often seen sawing a guitar in half with a chainsaw, or demolishing a car (once she even destroyed a car before chucking it into a nearby river).
Musically, she was one of the first persons to blur the line between metal and punk. In her reining days in the 80s, the two genres were not as close. At Plasmatics shows you would often see the mohawked punks and the long haired metalheads starting fights in the circle pits.
Wendy O was arrested during a show one night, for lewd acts with a sledge hammer, and later had the crap beat out of her by the arresting officers. The Plasmatics broke up shortly afer the long trial.
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It's My Life
Jailbait
Ain't None Of Your Business
Pedal To The Metal
Goin' Wild
Hoy Hey (Live to Rock)
Bad Girl
I Love Sex (and Rock and Roll)
Bump and Grind
Party
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WOW
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