The Apalachee are a Native American people who historically lived in the Florida Panhandle, and now live primarily in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Their historical territory was known to the Spanish colonists as the Apalachee Province. The Apalachee occupied the site of Velda Mound starting about 1450 CE, but had mostly abandoned it before the Spanish started settlements in the 17th century. They first encountered Spanish explorers in the 16th century, when the Hernando de Soto expedition arrived. They lived between the Aucilla River and Ochlockonee River, at the head of Apalachee Bay. The Apalachee spoke a Muskogean language, now extinct.

Traditional tribal enemies, European diseases, and European encroachment severely reduced their population and ultimately led to survivors' migrating to Mobile and then Louisiana by the late 18th century. They settled in present-day Rapides Parish, and most Apalachee now live in Louisiana.

The Apalachee spoke a Muskogean language which became extinct. It was documented by Spanish settlers in letters written during the Spanish Colonial period.

Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957 in Athens, Georgia) is a vocalist, songwriter and a founding member of new wave rock band The B-52s.

Wilson began her career as a luncheonette waitress in her home state of Georgia. Her brother, Ricky Wilson, was also a founding member of The B-52s.

The B-52's were formed when vocalist Cindy Wilson, aged nineteen, her older brother and guitarist Ricky, aged twenty-three, organist and vocalist Kate Pierson, aged twenty-eight, original drummer and percussionist Keith Strickland, aged twenty-three, and cowbell player and vocalist Fred Schneider, aged twenty-five, played an impromptu musical jam session after sharing a tropical Flaming Volcano drink at a local Chinese restaurant. They later played their first concert in 1977 at a Valentine's Day party for their friends

Wilson and the band broke onto the music world with the campy, 60's retro band. Their remarkable, and enduring, "Yellow Album", called simply The B-52's, had the hit single Rock Lobster, and Planet Claire. This launched the band into stardom, among R.E.M. and other bands from Athens, Georgia.