Group
The Waitresses
- From
- Akron, United States
- Active
- 1978–1984
- Releases
- 14
- new wave
About
The Waitresses were an American post-punk and new wave band from Akron, Ohio, best known for their singles "I Know What Boys Like" and "Christmas Wrapping." The band released two albums, Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? and Bruiseology, and one EP, I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts.
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The group was led by guitarist-songwriter Chris Butler with lead vocals performed by Patty Donahue.
Members
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Patty Donahue lead vocals
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Also known as
The Waitress · The Waitressess · Waitresses
Tags
- rock and indie
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8acd46ce-3c10-402e-9ede-676b31c837cb
- ISNI
- 0000000101634257
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.