From Wikipedia:
The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.
From Wikipedia:
Susanna Hoffs joined sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson to form a band in Los Angeles in December, 1980. The trio briefly called themselves The Colours, then renamed themselves The Supersonic Bangs, and shortly afterwards The Bangs.
The early Bangles line-up of Susanna Hoffs (vocals/guitars), Vicki Peterson (guitars/vocals), Debbi Peterson (vocals/drums) and Annette Zilinskas (vocals/bass) recorded an EP in 1982, and released the single "The Real World"
A legal issue forced the band to change their name at the last minute so they dropped "The" and added the letters "les" to the end to become Bangles.
There was friction among band members after music industry media began singling out Hoffs as the lead singer of the group, a result of Columbia Records releasing mostly singles on which Hoffs sang lead vocal. In fact, singing duties on the group's albums were evenly divided among all of the band's members, all of whom wrote or co-wrote their songs.
The working relationships within the band had broken down, and the members went their separate ways shortly after.
Hoffs began a solo career and Vicki Peterson toured as a member of the Go-Go's and the Continental Drifters.
