Bianca Halstead (May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001), also known as Bianca Butthole, was an American
rock
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musician, born in
the Bronx
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, New York. She was the bassist and lead singer of the bands
Betty Blowtorch
Betty Blowtorch is an all-female American hard rock band from Southern California.
Biography
The band was formed in 1998 by three members of Butt Trumpet. After releasing the 2001 album, ''Are You Man Enough?'', the group toured with Nashville Pu ...
and
Butt Trumpet
Butt Trumpet is a Los Angeles-based punk band founded and maintained by Thom Bone. It is known for its crass lyrics and deliberately offensive style. The group features two bassists among its members. They became famous in 1994 when their Chry ...
.
Halstead was killed when she accepted a ride from a drunk driver on December 15, 2001, in New Orleans. She was 36. Halstead is interred at
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a full-service cemetery, funeral home, crematory, and cultural events center which regularly hosts community events such as live music and summer movie screenings. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles ...
, Hollywood, California.
A
substance abuse
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center, called "The Bianca Center for Substance Abuse," which opened in November 2008, is named in her honor.
References
External links
*
L.A. Times article on Halstead's death*
1965 births
2001 deaths
American punk rock bass guitarists
Musicians from the Bronx
Road incident deaths in Louisiana
Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Women bass guitarists
20th-century American bass guitarists
Guitarists from New York City
American women guitarists
20th-century American women musicians
Women in punk
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