Patty Donahue

Patty Donahue
Patty Donahue onstage, 1982
Background information
Birth name Patricia Jean Donahue
Born (1956-03-29)March 29, 1956
Origin Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died December 9, 1996(1996-12-09) (aged 40)
New York, New York, U.S.
Genres New wave
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1978-1996
Associated acts The Waitresses

Patricia Jean "Patty" Donahue (March 29, 1956 – December 9, 1996) was the lead singer of the 1980s new wave group The Waitresses.

Career

During the recording of the second and final Waitresses' album, Bruiseology, Donahue left the band and was replaced by Holly Beth Vincent. Donahue rejoined afterward.[1] After The Waitresses broke up, Donahue generally kept a low profile, though she is credited on Alice Cooper's Zipper Catches Skin with "vocals and sarcasm." She later worked for ABC in the Political Unit and then at MCA in the A&R department.

Death

A flat gravestone with a bouquet of roses
Grave of Patty Donahue and her mother Joan

On December 9, 1996, Donahue, who had been a heavy smoker most of her adult life, died of lung cancer at the age of 40. A native of Cleveland, Donahue was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery, in nearby Brook Park.

Notes

  1. ↑ Talevski, Nick (2007). Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries. Omnibus Press. p. 137. ISBN 1-84609-091-1.

Sources


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