Bangles

Originally "Colours," "the Supersonic Bangs" and "the Bangs", the all singing/all performing four-woman The Bangles formed in 1981 and sprung from the L.A. paisley underground scene. Later they traded their garage band roots for a slick, heavily-produced pop sound that turned them into one of the most successful chart groups of either gender during the '80s.



In the beginning, the group played original, '60s-based guitar rock, and were fond of covering Big Star, The Merry Go Round and Love. Sisters Debbi and Vicki Peterson, on drums and guitar respectively, and singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs started the group when the Petersons responded to a want ad placed by Hoffs; later they added Annette Zilinskas on bass.



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