Bonnie Hayes

San Francisco pop singer Bonnie Hayes applied the new wave updating of '60s girl-group pop (Blondie, the Go-Go's, etc.) to bright, bouncy songs with a strong, self-confident outlook. Hayes recorded two albums with her backing band, the Wild Combo (guitarist Paul Davis, bassist Hank Maninger, and drummer Kevin Hayes); those records were 1982's buoyantly enthusiastic Good Clean Fun and 1984's Brave New Girl. Hayes signed with Chrysalis and employed a larger backing band for 1987's Bonnie Hayes, but then disappeared from view for quite some time. She returned in 1995 with a new album, Empty Sky, which featured longtime cohorts Paul Davis and Kevin Hayes, a guest appearance from friend Huey Lewis, and many others. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi