Which author created the characters 'Veruca Salt', 'Augustus Sloop' and 'Arthur Slugworth'?
Veruca Salt Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. Named after Veruca Salt, the British spoiled rich girl from the 1964 children's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl and its 1971 film adaptation "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" directed by Mel Stuart, Veruca Salt was formed in Chicago by Louise Post (guitar/vocals) and Nina Gordon (guitar/vocals). Post and Gordon were introduced through mutual friend Lili Taylor, and began playing music together. They wrote
Veruca Salt single was a success and Veruca Salt accompanied Hole on a tour, before releasing their first full-length album, "American Thighs". The album, which included "Seether" and "All Hail Me", eventually reached Gold status. In a 2014 retrospective, music magazine "Paste" listed "Seether" as #10 and "All Hail Me" as #39 on their list of the 50 greatest grunge songs of all time. After signing to Geffen Records, the band quickly gained in popularity as "Seether" became an MTV hit. A stop-gap EP recorded by Steve Albini, "Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt", was released in 1996. Their second