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Exene Cervenka
Exene Cervenka moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s and co-founded the band X in 1977 with Billy Zoom, John Doe, and D.J. Bonebrake. Their first album 'Los...
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Exene Cervenka moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s and co-founded the band X in 1977 with Billy Zoom, John Doe, and D.J. Bonebrake. Their first album 'Los Angeles' came out in 1980, followed by 'Wild Gift' in 1981 and 'Under the Big Black Sun' in 1982. The band's sound mixed punk with rockabilly and country elements, and Cervenka's vocal style became a distinctive part of it.
Beyond her work with X, Cervenka has recorded solo material including songs like 'I'll Admit It Now' and 'Love & Haight.' She was born in Chicago in 1956 and had an early interest in literature and beat poetry before finding her place in music.
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