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Girlschool Trivia - things you may (or may not know about Girlschool).

 

Birthdays:

 

Kim's Birthday is on 13th May.

Gil's Birthday is on 15th February. 

Kelly's (the late Kelly Johnson) Birthday was on 20th June.

Enid's Birthday is 28th April.

Denise's Birthday is on 18th October.

 



Girlschool started (as Painted Lady) in 1975.  That means (in theory) that Girlschool have been an active band for over 33 years!!  That makes them the longest running Girl Rock band in Britain!

 

 




JaxJax was in a lot of bands before joining Girlschool in 1999 - her first band was called "The Parasites" (with her younger brother on bass), then "Deja Vu" (she moved to London with them, but they split up soon), then she joined the band "Bleech" before forming an all-girl one called "Virago".. in 1995 she met Kim and the rest is The School story, however, beside Girlschool, Jackie also plays in Blitzkrieg the punk band.

 

 

 

 


 

"Please Don't Touch"

 

Misheard Lyrics:

Please don't touch, I've shaved so much.

Original Lyrics:

Please don't touch, I shake so much.

 


 

Band Lineups:

 

The band's 'classic' lineup was the line-up that lasted 1978-1982. 'Classic' members are mentioned in bold. Unlike many heavy metal bands, Girschool never had a permanent lead vocalist, except for a brief 1985 period, with Jackie Bodimead as vocalist. Vocal duty was shared amongst Enid Williams, Kim McAuliffe, and to a lesser extent, Kelly Johnson.

 

1975–1978 (as Painted Lady)

Enid Williams - bass, vocals

Deirdre Cartright - lead guitar (1977)

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Val Lloyd - drums (1977)

1978–1982

Enid Williams - bass, vocals

Kelly Johnson- lead guitar, vocals

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1982 - 1984

Gil Weston - bass, vocals

Kelly Johnson- lead guitar, vocals

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1984

Gil Weston - bass, vocals

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1985

Jackie Bodimead - lead vocals (1984-1985)

Gil Weston - bass, vocals

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1986 - 1987

Gil Weston - bass, vocals (1982-1987)

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, lead vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1987–1988

Tracey Lamb - bass, vocals

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, lead vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1990 (as She Devils)

Toyah Willcox - lead vocals

Enid Williams - bass, vocals

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1991 (as Strange Girls)

Enid Williams - bass, vocals

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, lead vocals

Lydie Gallais - drums (1991)

Toyah Wilcox - lead vocals

1992

Jackie Carrera- bass (1992)

Cris Bonacci - lead guitar (1984-1993)

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, lead vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

1993–1999

Tracey Lamb - bass, vocals (1988-1989, 1993-2000)

Kelly Johnson- lead guitar, vocals (1978-1984, 1993-2000)

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals

Denise Dufort - drums

2000–present - (current lineup)

Enid Williams - bass, vocals (1978-1982, 2000-present)

Jackie Chambers - lead guitar (2000-present)

Kim McAuliffe - rhythm guitar, vocals (1978-present)

Denise Dufort - drums (1978-present)