The Bangles

The Bangles, formerly a garage band, dominated the charts with hits including "Walk Like an Egyptian," "Manic Monday," and "Eternal Flame." When Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, and Debbi Peterson formed their band in the early 1980s, they named themselves "The Bangs" until a legal concern caused them to add the suffix "-les." The Bangles were one of the only female bands in the 1980s to achieve both financial and critical success, combining British Invasion guitar pop with the intensity of new wave and punk rock.

They split up in 1990 to pursue separate projects before reuniting in 1998 to record songs for the "Austin Powers" album and embarking on a tour in 2000. In 2014, The Bangles released "Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles," an album comprising restored tracks from an early EP as well as additional rarities. They still tour together now and then.