Biography

Midge (Bollinger) Neel

Midge (Bollinger) Neel, who left the group in 1964, married her high school sweetheart and devoted her time to raising three children:  Tom, the oldest,  studied business in college, is a partner in Vintage Auto Parts.  He  builds and races cars as a member of the Porsche racing team with the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America).   Rebecca obtained a degree in Psychology, works with troubled children.  Jimmy, the youngest, is a 2000 graduate of Berklee School of Music and is teaching in the public schools in Maine.  Midge is single and lives in Tampa, Florida, with her dog, "Penny".  She works as an Administrative Assistant in the Global Pharmaceutical Division of Bausch & Lomb.  Until Midge rejoined The Pixies Three as lead singer in the spring of 2000, her post Mercury music had been limited to madrigal, choral and oratory work.  She is excited to recapture the Pixie sound she helped to create singing lead on "Birthday Party", "442 Glenwood Avenue" and "Cold, Cold Winter and to rebuild relationships and friendships of the early 60's.


Bonnie (Long) Walker 

Bonnie (Long) Walker joined The Pixies Three in 1964.  She graduated from high school in 1966 and remained in the Pixies' hometown of Hanover, Pennsylvania. After the group broke up, she continued performing with the "Chimes" as the only female vocalist in a ten piece regional band with venues in Maryland and southern Pennsylvania.  She also continues to sing in her church choir.  For over fifteen years Bonnie worked as an Executive Assistant at an engineering firm in York, Pennsylvania.  Today, Bonnie resides in Middleburg, Florida, with her husband, Ike and her cat "Tinker".  She now works in marketing for a real estate development company.  Her new employer has been very flexible, allowing her to schedule rehearsals and travel with the group.  She and Ike are active in their church and are avid golfers.


Kaye (McCool) Krebs

Kaye (McCool) Krebs graduated in 1964 and  pursued a career in education which included: public school teaching; program design in child abuse/neglect prevention; operations/management and consulting. Her reunion with The Pixies in 1991 ended a twenty-five year hiatus from performing. She has established a recording studio, "Kristebelle Sound", and now creates the musical tracks for The Pixies Three performances and produces/records their CD's.  Kaye and her husband, Gary, a pediatrician, reside in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Their daughter Stephanie received her BA from the University of Virginia ('01).  She works as a Project Manager for an internet company based in Norfolk, Virginia. She resides in Virginia Beach with her cat, "Greyson".  Their older daughter, Kristin received her BA from Yale University ('93) and her MBA from Columbia University ('99).  She married in 2001. She is a Brand Manager for a pharmaceutical company and lives and works in  New York City with her husband, Josh, and their dog, "Virginia".



 

Debbie (Swisher) Horn 

After the Pixies broke up in 1965, the lead singer, Debbie (Swisher) Horn, signed with Boom Records and released "You're So Good to Me" b/w "Thank You and Goodnight". The following year she replaced Peggy Santiglia as the lead singer of the Angels, recording four singles for RCA. In her two year stint with the Angels, Debbie appeared at many top venues including Caesar's Palace, the Fontainebleau and the Dean Martin TV show. In 1968 she went solo, settling down in the Oklahoma City area where she recorded country and gospel material and formed a successful show band, performing regularly at the Fountainhead Resort Hotel. In 1995, Debbie gave up her full time commitment to the band in order to perform with The Pixies Three and travel at leisure with her husband, Bob.  She left The Pixies Three in January, 2000.

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