Editing Kate Pierson (section)

{{Short description|American singer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist (b. 1948)}}
{{for|the This is Us character|Kate Pearson}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Kate Pierson
| image             = The B-52s (3424905405).jpg
| alt               = Pierson smiling
| caption           = Pierson performing with [[the B-52s]] in 2009
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Catherine Elizabeth Pierson
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1948|4|27}}
| birth_place       = [[Weehawken, New Jersey]], U.S.
| genre             = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|keyboards|guitar|bass|percussion}}
| years_active      = 1976–present
| label             = {{Hlist|[[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Astralwerks Records|Astralwerks]]|Lazy Meadow Music}}
| current_member_of = [[The B-52's]]
| past_member_of    = [[NiNa]]
}}

'''Catherine Elizabeth Pierson''' (born April 27, 1948)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/kate-pierson-17178786 |title=Kate Pierson |website=Biography |access-date=July 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707133023/http://www.biography.com/people/kate-pierson-17178786 |archive-date=July 7, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of [[the B-52s]]. She plays [[guitar]], [[Bass guitar|bass]] and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a [[keyboard bass]] during live shows and on many of the band's recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a [[bass guitar]] player, which differentiated the band from their contemporaries. This, along with Pierson's distinctive wide-ranging singing voice, remains a trademark of the B-52s' unique sound. Pierson has also collaborated with many other artists including [[the Ramones]], [[Iggy Pop]] and [[R.E.M.]]

In February 2015, Pierson released her first solo album, ''[[Guitars and Microphones]]'', featuring material co-written by [[Sia]].<ref>[http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2012/08/b52s_kate_pierson_interview_fort_lauderdale.php?page=2 Interview], blogs.browardpalmbeach.com; accessed March 24, 2015.</ref> She later released the non-album single "Better Not Sting the Bee", and then she released an April 16, 2016 cover of "[[Venus (Shocking Blue song)|Venus]]" as a single. Side B included "Radio In Bed" written by Kate and her wife Monica Coleman. Both tracks were produced by Jack White.