The Bangles are an American all-female pop rock band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade. The band’s hits include “Walk Like an Egyptian”, Billboard magazine’s number 1 single of 1987, as well as “Manic Monday”, “Hazy Shade of Winter”, and their 1989 number-one single “Eternal Flame”. (More from Wikipedia)
The Bangles was one of the longest lasting all-female rock bands. Sisters Vicki Peterson (guitar/vocals) and Debbi Peterson (drums/vocals) formed a band in Los Angeles with Susanna Hoffs (vocals/guitar) in December 1980 that was first called the Colours, then the Supersonic Bangs and finally the Bangs. Annette Zilinskas was the band’s first bass guitarist.
After their debut single came out called “Getting out of Hand”, they were forced to change their name because a New Jersey band was already using the name the Bangs, so they switched to Bangles. The copy of their first EP that I got had a sticker on it proclaiming “Bangles (Formerly the Bangs)”.
After making the EP, Annette Zalinskas joined the band Blood on the Saddle; she was replaced by MIchael Steele, who had been the founding bass guitarist for the Runaways under the name Micki Steele. Their second album, Different Light spawned two major hit singles, “Manic Monday” (written by Prince under a pseudonym) and the #1 song “Walk Like a Egyptian”. Several other hits followed, including a tough version of Paul Simon’s “Hazy Shade of Winter” and another #1 song in 1989, “Eternal Flame”.
In 1998, the Bangles reformed to record a song for the second Austin Powers film and began a tour in 2000.
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