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Go-Go’s reflect on Hall of Fame induction Band member says respect for work was a long time coming By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times Published: May 20, 2021, 6:01am Share: A studio portrait of The Go-Go s around the time of the band s 2001 album, God Bless the Go-Go s. (Beyond Music/Courtesy of Getty Images) On May 12, the Go-Go’s guitarist and co-founder Jane Wiedlin had just been informed that her band was the first Los Angeles punk group to earn entry into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when she mentioned a just-received note from a longtime friend and peer from the band X. ....
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More Coverage Advertisement 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.” ....