The Cramps

American punk/psychobilly band from New York City, formed in 1976. Lux Interior (vocals, d. 2009), Poison Ivy (guitar). Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980), A Date with Elvis (1986). Trashy, campy, horror-obsessed rockabilly-punk. 'Garbageman,' 'Human Fly.' Defined psychobilly. One of punk's most unique and entertaining bands.