"Siobhan Maher under the name of Kindred Spirit. Steele had been promised by Columbia that they would back her own foray into a solo career once the Bangles disbanded. However, nothing came of it and it was suspected that it was a ploy to hasten the dissolution of the band and launch Hoffs' solo career. Michael lived in semi-retirement in California, emerging to briefly work with the bands Crash Wisdom and an even shorter stint with the semi-punk group Eyesore. The band started drifting back together in 1998, and officially re-formed to record a song for the soundtrack of ""Austin"
"Annette Zilinskas Annette Celia Genevieve Zilinskas (born November 6, 1962) is an American musician and singer of European ancestry, including Lithuania and Scandinavia, who was the original bass guitarist for The Bangles then later lead vocalist with Blood on the Saddle. She was also a member of Los Angeles band The Ringling Sisters (1990–1993) and an early member of Medicine. A native of Southern California, she was born in Van Nuys and was recruited into The Bangs, which later became The Bangles, as bass guitarist. She played bass and harmonica on The Bangles' eponymously titled 5-track EP, but left the"
"Bang (UK pop band) Bang was a Greek male vocal duo, consisting of Paul Stevens (vocals, guitar) (according to ""Billboard"" ""Top Pop Singles"" and several other unofficial sources, his real name is Thanos Calliris) and Billy Adams (Vassilis Dertilis) (keyboards). They had chart success with the single ""You're The One"", released on the RCA label. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 6 May 1989, reaching #74. It was in the chart for two weeks. The B-side of the 7"" version was ""Don't Burn Down The Bridge"", with the 12"" having an additional instrumental version. In 1990, they released the"
"Debbi Peterson Deborah Mary Peterson (born August 22, 1961) is an American musician and the drummer of the band The Bangles. She sang lead vocals on two of the band's released singles, ""Going Down to Liverpool"" (1984) and ""Be with You"" (1989). She is the younger sister of fellow Bangles member Vicki Peterson. She had already established her first band in high school, and started a solo career after the separation of The Bangles in 1990. In 1992, she formed the short-lived duo Kindred Spirit with Siobhan Maher, formerly of River City People. Peterson has been married to English sound"
"engineer Steven Botting since 1989. They have two children. Debbi Peterson Deborah Mary Peterson (born August 22, 1961) is an American musician and the drummer of the band The Bangles. She sang lead vocals on two of the band's released singles, ""Going Down to Liverpool"" (1984) and ""Be with You"" (1989). She is the younger sister of fellow Bangles member Vicki Peterson. She had already established her first band in high school, and started a solo career after the separation of The Bangles in 1990. In 1992, she formed the short-lived duo Kindred Spirit with Siobhan Maher, formerly of River"
"band to join Blood on the Saddle as lead singer before The Bangles' first album. After her departure, Michael Steele was found as a replacement by IRS Records. In 2018, Zilinskas returned to performing with The Bangles. Annette Zilinskas Annette Celia Genevieve Zilinskas (born November 6, 1962) is an American musician and singer of European ancestry, including Lithuania and Scandinavia, who was the original bass guitarist for The Bangles then later lead vocalist with Blood on the Saddle. She was also a member of Los Angeles band The Ringling Sisters (1990–1993) and an early member of Medicine. A native of"
"Vicki Peterson Victoria Anne Theresa Peterson Cowsill (born January 11, 1958) is an American rock musician and songwriter. She described herself as a solo artist in her early years – ""I was a kid who brought her guitar to every sleep-over and summer afternoon in the park to play her newest creation to anyone who would listen…"" In 1981, she founded The Bangs, later renamed The Bangles, with her sister Debbi Peterson, and Susanna Hoffs. After The Bangles disbanded in 1989, Peterson played with the Continental Drifters and The Psycho Sisters, in both cases alongside Susan Cowsill. In addition to"
"Bang (Greek band) Bang was a Greek band that represented Greece in the ESC 1987 and had minor success in Europe and Japan. Bang was formed in 1987 by Thanos Kalliris and Vasilis Dertilis. Thanos was the frontman and Vassilis was doing backing vocals and played keyboards. In 1987 they competed in the Greek selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. Their song, Stop, a pop/funky dancing anthem was victorious and the duo, along with Thanos' sister Katerina Kalliri, Mariana Efstratiou (who competed for Greece in Eurovision 1989) and Laura Burke doing the backing vocals, travelled to Brussels for the"
"Bang is the only Greek pop act that toured Japan. From 1992, Thanos followed a solo career becoming one of the most popular pop singers in Greece during the 1990s. Bang (Greek band) Bang was a Greek band that represented Greece in the ESC 1987 and had minor success in Europe and Japan. Bang was formed in 1987 by Thanos Kalliris and Vasilis Dertilis. Thanos was the frontman and Vassilis was doing backing vocals and played keyboards. In 1987 they competed in the Greek selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. Their song, Stop, a pop/funky dancing anthem was victorious"
"World"", shorter and sung in a different key. Bangles (EP) Bangles is the eponymous first EP by The Bangles. It was released in 1982 by Faulty Products and reissued in 1983 by I.R.S. Records when Faulty Products went out of business. The songs remained widely unavailable thereafter, with only occasional rereleases of individual songs. The whole five-song EP was eventually reissued as part of the Bangles' 2014 compilation, ""Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles!"". This would be the group's only release to feature original bassist Annette Zilinskas, who left in early 1983 and was replaced by Michael Steele. The Bangles began"
"They have two sons. Roach converted to Judaism upon marrying Hoffs. She is a vegetarian. Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a co-founder of The Bangles. Hoffs was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. She is the daughter of film director/writer/producer Tamar Ruth (née Simon) and Joshua Allen Hoffs, a psychoanalyst. Her mother played Beatles music for Hoffs when she was a child, and she began playing the guitar in her teens. Hoffs attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles,"
"Bangles (EP) Bangles is the eponymous first EP by The Bangles. It was released in 1982 by Faulty Products and reissued in 1983 by I.R.S. Records when Faulty Products went out of business. The songs remained widely unavailable thereafter, with only occasional rereleases of individual songs. The whole five-song EP was eventually reissued as part of the Bangles' 2014 compilation, ""Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles!"". This would be the group's only release to feature original bassist Annette Zilinskas, who left in early 1983 and was replaced by Michael Steele. The Bangles began in Los Angeles as a garage rock band,"
"Entwistle, Colin Moulding and Carol Kaye. In mid-1983 Steele replaced Annette Zilinskas in the Bangles, a then little-known group. At this point Steele was solely the band's bassist, with no released compositions: her only live lead vocal at this time was on the band's cover of the Yardbirds' version of ""I'm Not Talkin'"" by Mose Allison. The Bangles 1984 debut LP ""All Over the Place"" is the band's only album with no Steele-written songs; her biggest showcase on the album is the bass solo on ""Tell Me"". In addition to ""All Over the Place"", in 1984 Steele also wrote and"
"led by Susanna Hoffs towards the end. This was a rare occurrence in the Bangles songs, as they mostly had just one member singing lead. Due to pressure from their record label, the Bangles removed the verse from the original song that contained the line ""drinking my vodka and lime"". According to liner notes on the Soundtrack album, Steve Bartek from the band Oingo Boingo played acoustic guitar on the track. When released as a single in November 1987, ""Hazy Shade of Winter"" became a huge hit, surpassing the popularity of the original version, peaking at number 2 on the"
"Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a co-founder of The Bangles. Hoffs was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. She is the daughter of film director/writer/producer Tamar Ruth (née Simon) and Joshua Allen Hoffs, a psychoanalyst. Her mother played Beatles music for Hoffs when she was a child, and she began playing the guitar in her teens. Hoffs attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, graduating in 1976. While in college she worked as a production assistant and made her"
"album, ""Clockwise"", on the German Ariola label. They also had a minor hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 with ""Holding My Heart"", which peaked at #93. Bang (UK pop band) Bang was a Greek male vocal duo, consisting of Paul Stevens (vocals, guitar) (according to ""Billboard"" ""Top Pop Singles"" and several other unofficial sources, his real name is Thanos Calliris) and Billy Adams (Vassilis Dertilis) (keyboards). They had chart success with the single ""You're The One"", released on the RCA label. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 6 May 1989, reaching #74. It was in the chart for two"
"Bang (American band) Bang is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active briefly in the early 1970s and again since 2014. The group was formed by drummer Tony Diorio, bassist/singer Frank Ferrara, and guitarist Frank Gilcken and released three albums on Capitol Records, scoring one minor hit single with ""Questions"", which reached #90 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. They were strongly influenced by Black Sabbath, and are considered forerunners to the doom metal genre. The group briefly reformed in the early 2000s and recorded 2 more CDs worth of music. In 2004 the concept album ""Death Of A Country"""
"and parted ways. Siobhan Maher released a solo album in 2002, and Debbi Peterson rejoined the Bangles in 1999. She recorded a new version of ""Ask Me No Questions"" with the group in their 2003 album ""Doll Revolution."" Albums Singles Kindred Spirit (band) Kindred Spirit was a female duo consisting of Debbi Peterson (drummer/vocalist of The Bangles) and Siobhan Maher (vocalist of the River City People). This group dissolved in 1996 (see the history below). At around this time another Kindred Spirit Duo was formed by singer / songwriter / guitar player Elaine Samuels, which is still active today and"
"Be with You (The Bangles song) ""Be With You"" is a song by The Bangles. Taken from their third album ""Everything"" (1988), it was released as a single in 1989. The song was composed by drummer Debbi Peterson and Walter Iglehart, and produced by Davitt Sigerson. Peterson sang lead vocals on the song, one of the only two A-sides upon which she did so (along with a cover of Katrina and The Waves ""Going Down to Liverpool"" in 1984). The track was remixed by Chris Lord-Alge for the single release. This is also their third consecutive ""Billboard"" Top 40 hit"
"Mumy as the band Action Skulls to release an album (also including posthumous contributions from the bassist Rick Rosas) entitled ""Angels Hear"". Vicki Peterson Victoria Anne Theresa Peterson Cowsill (born January 11, 1958) is an American rock musician and songwriter. She described herself as a solo artist in her early years – ""I was a kid who brought her guitar to every sleep-over and summer afternoon in the park to play her newest creation to anyone who would listen…"" In 1981, she founded The Bangs, later renamed The Bangles, with her sister Debbi Peterson, and Susanna Hoffs. After The Bangles"
"Bang Bang Bang (Mark Ronson song) ""Bang Bang Bang"" is a song from ""Record Collection"", the third studio album by Mark Ronson, released under the moniker Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. The song features rapper Q-Tip and singer Amanda Warner of MNDR. It was released as the album's lead single on 9 July 2010 in the United Kingdom. The song is based on the popular French children's song ""Alouette"", which means ""skylark"". The chorus directly references lyrics from ""Alouette"" including the line ""Je te plumerai la tête"", which means ""I shall pluck your head"". The beginning of the music"
"Different Light Different Light is the second studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles, released in January 1986. The album's Top 40 sound was a departure from their earlier 1960s-style rock'n'roll sound. It is their best-known album, with five charting singles, including the ""Billboard"" top two hits ""Manic Monday"" and ""Walk Like an Egyptian"". It is also the first album in which bassist Michael Steele sings lead vocals on some tracks. The 2008 reissue CD on the Wounded Bird Records label (WOU 4039) adds a bonus track: ""Walk Like an Egyptian (Extended Dance Mix)"". ""Slant Magazine"" listed the"
"and other punk bands, Hoffs founded The Bangs with Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson. After recording their first album, the night before it was pressed, they learned of a legal claim by an East Coast boy band requiring a sudden change of name. The Bangles' first recorded release was a self-titled EP in 1982 on the Faulty Products Label. The Bangles released their first full album ""All Over the Place"" in 1984 on Columbia Records. They had a moderate hit with the single ""Hero Takes a Fall"", but their commercial breakthrough came with the album ""Different Light"" in 1986, which"
"3 years later. Blaze Bayley Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke; 29 May 1963) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and lyricist. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and currently from 2010 following reunions in 2007 and 2009. Bayley was also the lead singer for Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has embarked on a solo career. Bayley was born Bayley Alexander Cooke in Birmingham, England on 29 May 1963. Bayley started his musical career as the lead vocalist of Wolfsbane, upon their formation in 1984. The first album, ""Live Fast, Die"
"""Eternal Flame"" and performed respectably in the charts, reaching #30 in the US and #23 in the UK. Be with You (The Bangles song) ""Be With You"" is a song by The Bangles. Taken from their third album ""Everything"" (1988), it was released as a single in 1989. The song was composed by drummer Debbi Peterson and Walter Iglehart, and produced by Davitt Sigerson. Peterson sang lead vocals on the song, one of the only two A-sides upon which she did so (along with a cover of Katrina and The Waves ""Going Down to Liverpool"" in 1984). The track was"
"Bangs (band) Bangs (often erroneously referred to as ""the"" Bangs) was an American punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. The band was formed in 1997 by the guitarist Sarah Utter, after recruiting her high-school friend Jesse Fox on drums and Maggie Vail. Vail had to learn how to play bass guitar to be in the band, as the only instruments she played before were drums, guitar, cello and clarinet. Bangs toured with and/or played shows with bands including Sleater-Kinney, the Gossip, Unwound, Blonde Redhead, The Makers, The Donnas, Shannon Wright, Murder City Devils and Karp. Vail also played bass guitar"
"a collection of acoustic and pop-rock songs. As with the Bangles tradition, Peterson and Maher wrote their songs separately, singing lead vocals in their own songs and harmony vocals on the other's. The only song co-written by Schock included in the album was the single ""Here In My Eyes"". The album wasn't promoted well and was not a success. In December 1995, the band released the song ""Christmas Son"" for a Christmas compilation album. That same month Maher gave birth to her daughter. In 1996, IRS Records went bankrupt and the group tried to get a new record deal unsuccessfully,"
"and included on their 1985 self-titled album. Although never released as a single, it was featured as the b-side of two of the bands' singles, ""Plastic Man"" and their breakthrough hit ""Walking on Sunshine"". American band The Bangles covered the song on their 1984 major label debut album ""All Over the Place"". The song features lead vocals by Debbi Peterson and it was released as the album's second single, one of only two singles with Peterson on lead vocals, the other being ""Be with You"". The song had been introduced by a friend to Vicki Peterson, who immediately liked it"
"Blaze Bayley Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke; 29 May 1963) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and lyricist. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and currently from 2010 following reunions in 2007 and 2009. Bayley was also the lead singer for Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has embarked on a solo career. Bayley was born Bayley Alexander Cooke in Birmingham, England on 29 May 1963. Bayley started his musical career as the lead vocalist of Wolfsbane, upon their formation in 1984. The first album, ""Live Fast, Die Fast"", was released"
"would later appear on their 2003 compilation album ""Play It Again Sham!"". Their song ""Walk Like an Egyptian"" was used as the first ending theme of 2014 anime """". The song ""Eternal Flame"" was used in season 9 episode 17 of ""How I Met Your Mother"". In 2016, their version of the song ""Hazy Shade Of Winter"" became part of Netflix's TV Show ""Stranger Things"" soundtrack. ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Current members Timeline The Bangles The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. They scored several hit singles"
"Bang Bang (Dubliner) Bang Bang (born Thomas Dudley; 13 February 1906 – 11 January 1981) was an eccentric elderly gentleman in Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s who achieved fame as a character in the city. Dudley was born in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, the eldest son of John Dudley, a chimney sweep, and Mary Kane, who lived at 33 Clarence Street. On the 1911 census five year old Thomas Dudley is recorded as living with his parents and a younger sister at 30 Clarence Street North. His father died in 1913, aged 36. Raised in an orphanage in Cabra,"
"Roy Kenner Roy Kenner (born January 14, 1948 in Toronto) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, most notable as the lead vocalist of Mandala in the late 1960s and as the lead vocalist of The James Gang during 1972-1974. Kenner's international fame was primarily as the lead vocalist for The James Gang from 1972 until 1974. He joined the group after the departure of Joe Walsh and was with the band with guitarist Domenic Troiano and later Tommy Bolin. He was also with Domenic Troiano in the Canadian bands Mandala and Bush, both of which had some degree of international"
"fund. Bangs (band) Bangs (often erroneously referred to as ""the"" Bangs) was an American punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. The band was formed in 1997 by the guitarist Sarah Utter, after recruiting her high-school friend Jesse Fox on drums and Maggie Vail. Vail had to learn how to play bass guitar to be in the band, as the only instruments she played before were drums, guitar, cello and clarinet. Bangs toured with and/or played shows with bands including Sleater-Kinney, the Gossip, Unwound, Blonde Redhead, The Makers, The Donnas, Shannon Wright, Murder City Devils and Karp. Vail also played bass"