Bianca Halstead

Bianca Halstead (May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001), also known as Bianca Butthole, was an American rock musician, born in The Bronx, New York. She was the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet.

Bianca Halstead
Birth name	Bianca Halstead
Also known as	Bianca Butthole
Born	(1965-05-05)May 5, 1965 The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	December 15, 2001(2001-12-15) (aged 36) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, bass
Years active	1990–2001

Halstead was killed when she accepted a ride from a drunk driver on December 15, 2001, in New Orleans. She was 36.^[1] Halstead is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California.^{[citation needed]}

A substance abuse center, called "The Bianca Center for Substance Abuse," which opened in November 2008, is named in her honor.^[2]