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| − | In the first months of 1977 [[The Police]] played a lot of concerts together with [[Wayne County]]. | + | In the first months of [[1977]] [[The Police]] played a lot of concerts together with [[Wayne County]] (around April [[1977]] Wayne finally named his band [[Wayne County & The Electric Chairs]]). |
| − | + | After leaving [[The Police]] [[Henry Padovani]] later joined [[Wayne County & The Electric Chairs]]. [[The Police]] played their final concert with [[Wayne County & The Electric Chairs]] on [[1977-10-20]] in Paris. | |
| − | + | =Biography= | |
| + | [[Wayne County]] moved to New York in the late '60s and performed in off-Broadway productions - eventually being cast in the Andy Warhol production "Pork", which had a run in New York and in London. After returning to New York he played in several bands: "Queen Elizabeth" and "Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys". | ||
| − | Wayne | + | In [[1977]] he moved to London where [[Wayne County & The Electric Chairs]] were formed. The band dissolved in mid-[[1979]] in a time when he began to self-identify as a woman. |
| − | + | In [[1995]] she published the book [[Man Enough To Be A Woman (book) | Man Enough To Be A Woman]] which included a few pages about her days with [[The Police]]. | |
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=Awards, nominations and other notable achievements= | =Awards, nominations and other notable achievements= | ||
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| − | + | sources: biographies in "Protopunk Musicians" and "The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock And Roll" | |
[[Category:People (The Police)]] | [[Category:People (The Police)]] | ||
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| Wayne County | |
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| Basic information | |
| Birth name: | Wayne Rogers |
| Birth date: | 1947 |
| Origin: | Dallas, GA, USA |
| Occupation(s): | Musician |
| Associated acts: | Wayne County & The Electric Chairs, The Police |
| Official website: | http://www.jaynecounty.com/ |
In the first months of 1977 The Police played a lot of concerts together with Wayne County (around April 1977 Wayne finally named his band Wayne County & The Electric Chairs).
After leaving The Police Henry Padovani later joined Wayne County & The Electric Chairs. The Police played their final concert with Wayne County & The Electric Chairs on 1977-10-20 in Paris.
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Biography
Wayne County moved to New York in the late '60s and performed in off-Broadway productions - eventually being cast in the Andy Warhol production "Pork", which had a run in New York and in London. After returning to New York he played in several bands: "Queen Elizabeth" and "Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys".
In 1977 he moved to London where Wayne County & The Electric Chairs were formed. The band dissolved in mid-1979 in a time when he began to self-identify as a woman.
In 1995 she published the book Man Enough To Be A Woman which included a few pages about her days with The Police.
Awards, nominations and other notable achievements
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See also
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References
sources: biographies in "Protopunk Musicians" and "The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock And Roll"
