Bianca Halstead | |
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Born |
Bianca Halstead May 5, 1965 Bronx County, New York |
Died | December 15, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana |
(aged 36)
Cause of death | automobile accident |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Bianca Butthole |
Occupation | musician |
Bianca Halstead or Bianca Butthole (May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001) was an American rock musician; she was the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet. She was killed when she accepted a ride from a drunk driver on December 15, 2001 in New Orleans. Halstead is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. A substance abuse center called The Bianca Center for Substance Abuse, which opened in November 2008, is named in her honor.
Halstead was born in Bronx County, New York.