Dead Milkmen

The Dead Milkmen were a punk band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Joe Jack Talcum (Joe Genaro; guitar, vocals), Dave Blood (Dave Schulthise; bass), Dean Clean (Dean Sabatino; drums), and Rodney Anonymous (Rodney Linderman; vocals, synth).[1]

The band has claimed that the name comes from a character in Toni Morrison's book Song of Solomon ("Milkman Dead"), as well as from one of Genaro's high school projects.[2] However, the most appropriate explanation is that the name represents the murderous consequences of the cliché scenario where a baby bears an uncanny resemblance to the milkman. Although they may have adopted the name as a pun on the Dead Kennedys, an already prominent punk band out of San Francisco.

Another theory is that given the band's satirical nature, they may have adopted the name as a pun on the Dead Kennedys, an already prominent punk band out of San Francisco.