Bonnie Hayes

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Bonnie Hayes
Origin San Francisco California, USA
Genre(s) Rock, New Wave
Years active 1982 — Present
Label(s) Slash Records,
EMI,
Beacon,
Bondage Records
Website Official site

Bonnie Hayes is an American singer/songwriter from California, USA. In 1982, Hayes released her first album entitled Good Clean Fun, a New Wave/rock offering, under the band name "Bonnie Hayes with the Wild Combo"[1]. The Good Clean Fun album was finally released on CD in September 2007. The song "Girls Like Me" from that album was used in the opening credits for the 1983 movie Valley Girl.

Hayes went on to write many songs for other artists. She wrote two songs for the Bonnie Raitt album, Nick of Time, "Love Letter" and "Have a Heart"; as well as songs for such artists as Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Robert Cray, and David Crosby.

Bonnie Hayes is the sister of Chris Hayes, former lead guitarist of Huey Lewis & The News, and Kevin Hayes, who plays drums with the Robert Cray Band[2].

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[edit] Songwriting Teacher

Bonnie Hayes teaches various aspects of songwriting. Students of hers have won various songwriting prizes, such as:[3]

[edit] Albums

[edit] Good Clean Fun (1982)

(This album was released on CD on September 18, 2007.)

  • Label: Slash Records
  • Label record ID: SR-112

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Girls Like Me" (B. Hayes)
  2. "Shelly's Boyfriend" (B. Hayes/Savage)
  3. "Separating" (B. Hayes/Savage)
  4. "Dum Fun" (B. Hayes/Savage)
  5. "Coverage (B. Hayes)
  6. "Inside Doubt" (B. Hayes/Savage)
  7. "Joyride (B. Hayes)
  8. "Loverboy (B. Hayes)
  9. "Raylene" (B. Hayes)
  10. "The Last Word" (B. Hayes)

[edit] Brave New Girl (1984)

(With the Wild Combo)[4]

[edit] Bonnie Hayes (1987)

  • Label: EMI Distribution
  • ASIN: B00000EEA9

[edit] Empty Sky (1996)

  • Label: Beacon
  • ASIN: B00000DPGU

[edit] Love In the Ruins (2003)

  • Label: Bondage Records
  • ASIN: B00008US5V

[edit] Track listing

  1. Beautiful Ideal
  2. I Can't Stop
  3. Greener Grass
  4. Keeping the Hum Going
  5. Still Wild
  6. Stealing Roses
  7. Everybody Wins
  8. Turn Down Love
  9. Vintage People
  10. Money Makes You Stupid

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hayes, Bonnie; The Wild Combo (1982). "Good Clean Fun". Slash Records. SR-112. 
  2. ^ Huey Lewis and the News Biographies, "Chris Hayes (Former guitar, vocals)".
  3. ^ [1] Bonnie Hayes, "teaching", home page
  4. ^ Allmusic guide

[edit] External links