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Julian Keith Strickland (born October 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and one of the founding members of the B-52s. He was born in Athens, Georgia. Originally the band's drummer, Strickland switched to guitar after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. Strickland also plays keyboards and bass guitar on many of the B-52s recordings, and has occasionally provided backing vocals. Strickland composes the music for the B-52s. He said of the process: "Ricky and I... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Keith Strickland first charted in 1979 with Planet Claire / Rock Lobster / Dance This Mess Around.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 8 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 5 Top‑10s.On US Alternative the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s, 3 of which hit number‑one.