Missing Persons (band)

Missing Persons
Missing Persons
	Missing Persons in 2016
Background information
Also known as	Missing Persons featuring Dale Bozzio
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	New wave, synthpop, post-punk, pop rock
Years active	1980–1986, 2001–2003, 2009, 2011–present
Labels	One Way, Capitol, Pioneer, Sumthing Else, Cleopatra, Hypnotic, Warner Bros.
Members	Dale Bozzio; Fred Bensi; Karl D'Amico; Prescott Niles; Andy Sanesi;
Past members	Terry Bozzio; Warren Cuccurullo; Patrick O'Hearn; Chuck Wild; Ron Poster; Wes Wehmiller; Jake Hayden; Joe Travers; Michael T. Ross; Doug Lunn;

Missing Persons is an American rock band founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio (née Consalvi), and drummer Terry Bozzio. They later added bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild. Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s.^[1]

Dale and Terry Bozzio met while working with Frank Zappa, and they married in 1979.^[2] Cuccurullo encountered the pair while contributing to the Zappa album Joe's Garage (1979). O'Hearn was also a former member of Zappa's touring band, and Wild had played with a variety of bands before joining.

^ "Perfect Sound Forever: The early, innocent (?) days of MTV para 29 Controversy as Commerce to end of article". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Deirdre Donahue "They May Be Missing Persons, but Terry and Dale Bozzio Have Found Each Other" Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. ‘’People Magazine’’ Vol. 22 No. 22 November 26, 1984 para. 11

[1] "Perfect Sound Forever: The early, innocent (?) days of MTV para 29 Controversy as Commerce to end of article". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[2] Deirdre Donahue "They May Be Missing Persons, but Terry and Dale Bozzio Have Found Each Other" Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. ‘’People Magazine’’ Vol. 22 No. 22 November 26, 1984 para. 11

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