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Part of the first-generation L.A. scene centered on such bands as X and Germs, , the band combined the music’s urgency with the catchy melodicism of Brill Building-style pop. The quintet singer-guitarist Wiedlin, singer Belinda Carlisle, bassist Kathy Valentine, drummer Gina Schock and guitarist-keyboardist Charlotte Caffey remains the only all-female rock band to earn a No. 1 album, “Beauty and the Beat” from 1981.
“We are overwhelmed with gratitude to be 2021 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” the Go-Go’s said in a joint statement. “Women have always been a vital part of the ever-changing music business and The Go-Go’s are so proud to have our success story honored and recognized by fans and voters.”