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(from the sacramento bee)
 
February 4, 2009
Cramps singer Lux Interior dies at 60
 
Lux Interior, front man for the groundbreaking punk band The Cramps,
died today in a Glendale, Calif., hospital due to complications from
a pre-existing heart condition, according to a news release issued by
the band's publicist. There are conflicting reports about the
singer's real age but IMDB.com lists it as 60.
 
Lux Interior, born Erick Lee Purkhiser, formed The Cramps in 1972
after meeting Kristy Wallace in Sacramento. The two, who lived in
Midtown, shared a love for surf rock, rockabilly, B-movies and other
bits of so-called "trash culture."
 
Interior took his name from an old car commercial, and Wallace, who
changed her name to Poison Ivy, attributed her new music moniker to a
vision she received in a dream. The couple dubbed its music
as "pyschobilly" - taking the term from an old Johnny Cash tune.
 
The Cramps moved to Ohio in 1973 and, in 1976, migrated to downtown
Manhattan where they joined a burgeoning punk scene populated by the
likes of the Ramones, Blondie and Television.
 
The band's 30-plus years on the punk scene spawned 14 albums, a
seemingly endless tour schedule and an indelible influence on artists
such as the Black Lips, the Reverend Horton Heat and Sacramento's own
(now-defunct) Groovie Ghoulies.
 
Ehkäpä kovin pommi aikoihin. Stay Sick - RIP!