Bonnie Hayes

• Name — Bonnie Hayes • Origin — San Francisco, California, US • Genre — Rock, new wave • Years Active — 1982–present • Label — Slash Records, EMI, Beacon, Bondage Records • Website — Official site

Hayes is the eldest of seven children and she attended Washington High School and San Francisco State University. Her brother, Chris Hayes, was the lead guitarist for Huey Lewis and the News, and another brother, Kevin, was the drummer with the Robert Cray Band. Her family moved to San Francisco from the San Joaquin Valley in 1970 and Hayes joined the jazz fusion band Sweetmeat, and taught piano and music theory at Blue Bear School of Music.

In the early 1980s, Hayes founded the new wave band The Punts, and released the single, "Shelly's Boyfriend". In 1982, the band was signed by Slash Records and changed the name to Bonnie Hayes with the Wild Combo. A song from the album Good Clean Fun called "Girls Like Me" appeared in the 1983 movie, Valley Girl. Her album, Brave New Girl was released on Bondage Records. Hayes and her band toured as the opening act for Huey Lewis and the News, whose lead guitarist, Chris Hayes, was her younger brother. After being signed by Huey Lewis and the News's publishing company, Hayes signed with Chrysalis Records and in 1987 released the album, Bonnie Hayes. "Some Guys", the first single from the record, was later recorded by Cher. In 1988, Hayes signed with Muscle Records and Miles Copeland. She recorded an album that was never released. Later that year, she became a member of Belinda Carlisle's band for her world tour. In 1989, Bonnie Raitt recorded Hayes' songs, "Love Letter" and "Have a Heart", for her Nick of Time album. "Have a Heart" was the top-charting song on the album, rising to number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 1991, Hayes joined Billy Idol on tour for almost two years in support of his record Charmed Life. In 1996, Hayes was signed to Fuel Records and recorded the album, Empty Sky. One song from the album, "Bottomless", was previously recorded by Bette Midler. In 2004, Hayes released Love in the Ruins, written after she had learned to play the guitar. She has taught at the Berklee College of Music, the Stanford Jazz Workshop, the REO Songwriting Retreat outside of Vancouver B.C, the ASCAP workshops in Los Angeles, and at the WCS Conference at Foothill College. In 2013, Hayes became chair of the songwriting department at Berklee in Boston. In 2022, she returned to the Bay Area to found a youth All Star Songwriting Program at Blue Bear School of Music.

• Italic Title — no • Name — Good Clean Fun • Type — studio • Artist — Bonnie Hayes with the Wild Combo • Released — 1982 • Genre — Pop rock, new wave • Label — Slash Records

This album was released on CD on September 18, 2007. • Label: Slash Records • Label record ID: SR-112

• "Girls Like Me" (B. Hayes) • "Shelly's Boyfriend" (B. Hayes/Steve Savage) • "Separating" (B. Hayes/Savage) • "Dum Fun" (B. Hayes/Savage) • "Coverage (B. Hayes) • "Inside Doubt" (B. Hayes/Savage) • "Joyride (B. Hayes) • "Loverboy (B. Hayes) • "Raylene" (B. Hayes) • "The Last Word" (B. Hayes)

(With the Wild Combo)

• "Brave New Girl" (B. Hayes, S. Savage) • "Incommunicado" (B.Hayes, S. Savage) • "After Hours" (B. Hayes, S. Savage) • "Wild Heart" (B. Hayes, S. Savage, P. Davis) • "Maria" (B. Hayes, S. Savage) • "Night Baseball" (B. Hayes, P. Davis)

• Label: EMI Distribution • ASIN: B00000EEA9 Track Listing • "Some Guys" (Golde, Hayes) 3:40 • "To See You Again" (Davis, Golde, Hayes, Sitkin) 2:59 • "The Real Thing" (Hayes) 3:46 • "Coax Me, Chad" (Golde, Hayes) 4:04 • "Time Stands Still" (Hayes) 5:36 • "Soul Love" (Hayes, Hayes, Rietveld) 4:17 • "Skeletons Dancing" (Safan) 4:42 • "Chance on You" (Hayes) 3:45 • "Whole Wide World" (Davis, Hayes) 3:51 • "Joyful Noise" (Hayes) 4:23

• Label: Beacon • ASIN: B00000DPGU Track Listing • "My Brave Face" • "Hieroglyphics" • "Too Far to Fall" • "Things You Left Behind" • "Ode to Billie Joe" • "Love Letter" • "Out of the Loop" • "Learning to Fly" • "Bottomless" • "Freedom Calling" • "The Moment of True Feeling" • "Bed of Roses"

• Label: Bondage Records • ASIN: B00008US5V

• "Beautiful Ideal" • "I Can't Stop" • "Greener Grass" • "Keeping the Hum Going" • "Still Wild" • "Stealing Roses" • "Everybody Wins" • "Turn Down Love" • "Vintage People" • "Money Makes You Stupid"