The B-52 hairstyle reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)
The B-52 was a large beehive hairstyle popular in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It was named after the distinctive nose cone of the B-52 Stratofortress. The rock band The B-52's was named for the hairstyle, not the long range strategic bomber.