Cramps frontman Lux Interior has died at a Glendale, California, hospital as a result of a pre-existing heart condition, the band's publicist said. He was 62.
The Cramps, formed in 1976, were part of the now legendary downtown New York punk scene. Their lineup shifted over the years but always included Lux and his wife, Poison Ivy.
The band's rockabilly-infused punk has been credited as an influence by bands including the White Stripes and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
Interior, whose real name was Erick Lee Purkhiser, was born on October 21, 1946, in Ohio. He met Ivy in 1972 and started the band shortly thereafter.
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The Cramps released 14 albums, their latest being How To Make a Monster in 2004. Their best-selling album, 1984's Bad Music for Bad People has sold 95,000 copies.
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