List of Girlschool band members
Girlschool are an all-female British heavy metal band, founded in 1978. The original members Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams, Kelly Johnson and Denise Dufort came from the club cover band Painted Lady. During the early 1980s the band was one of the relevant groups of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, entering the British charts with both singles and albums. Unlike many heavy metal bands, Girlschool often had more than one lead vocalist, with vocal duties in the 'classic' line-up shared amongst Williams, McAuliffe and Johnson.
Williams was the first to leave the band, in 1982, under very stressful circumstances, and was replaced by punk rocker Gil Weston. Kelly Johnson left in 1984 and went to live in the United States.
In 1985, Girlschool veered towards a more commercial and American FM-friendly sound and expanded to a five-piece group, with Cris Bonacci replacing Johnson on lead guitar and Jackie Bodimead joining on lead vocals. This formation was short-lived; Bodimead left in 1986 and Girlschool then reverted to a four-piece line-up. More changes took place in 1987, when former Rock Goddess bass player Tracey Lamb replaced Weston, and in 1992, when Jackie Carrera had a short stint with the band.
In 1993, Kelly Johnson came back to England from the US and found her place again in Girlschool, replacing the departing Bonacci. Johnson and Lamb remained in the band until 2000, when Jackie Chambers and the returning Enid Williams took their places in a line-up that lasted until Williams left again in early 2019. Williams was to be replaced by Lamb on a temporary basis, but became a full-time member later that year.
Current members
Kim McAuliffe
Denise Dufort
Jackie Chambers
Tracey Lamb
Former members
Enid Williams
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Ghislaine 'Gil' Weston
[Cris Bonacci]
Jackie Bodimead
Jackie Carrera
Timeline
Line-ups
The band's line-up considered as 'classic' was the one from 1978 to 1982. 'Classic' members are mentioned in bold in the following list.| Era | Lineup | Album |
| 1975–1978 as Painted Lady |
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| 1978–1982 | ||
| 1982–1984 | ||
| 1984–1985 | ||
| 1986–1987 | ||
| 1987–1988 | ||
| 1990as She Devils |
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| 1991as Strange Girls |
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| 1992 | ||
| 1993–1999 | ||
| 2000–2019 | ||
| 2019–present |