Kathy Valentine (born Kathryn Valentine, 7January 1959, Austin, Texas, USA) is the American bass guitarist known for the all-girl New Wave / punk / pop band,
The Go-Go's which included
Belinda Carlisle,
Jane Wiedlin and
Charlotte Caffey . She began playing at age 16 in her hometown of Austin, and joined a fledgling
Girlschool in London, England in 1975. In 1978, Valentine relocated to Los Angeles, California and co-founded
The Textones with Carla Olson. She joined the Go-Go's on New Year's Eve 1980, as a substitute for an ailing bassist, but was asked to remain as a p…
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