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== Band members ==
===Musicians===
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'''Final lineup'''
* [[Wendy O. Williams]] – vocals, saxophone (1978–1983, 1987–1988; died 1998)
* Wes Beech – guitar (1979–1983, 1987–1988), keyboards (1979–1983, 1987–1988)
* [[Chris Romanelli]] – bass (1981–1983, 1987–1988), keyboards (1981–1983, 1987–1988)
* [[Michael Ray (guitarist)|Michael Ray]] – guitar (1987–1988)
* Ray Callahan – drums (1987–1988)
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'''Former members'''
* [[Richie Stotts]] – guitar (1978–1983)
* [[Chosei Funahara]] – bass (1978–1980)
* [[Jean Beauvoir]] – bass, keyboards (1980–1981)
* [[Greg Smith (American musician)|Greg Smith]] – bass (1983)
* Stu Deutsch – drums (1978–1981)
* Joey Reese – drums (1981–1982)
* Tony Petri - drums (1981, died 2024)
* T.C. Tolliver – drums (1982–1983)
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===Personnel===
* George Pierson – tour/sound manager
* Jim Cherry – road manager
* Jim Kramer – booking agent
* Pyro Pete Cappadocia – live [[pyrotechnics]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Knopper|first=Steve|title=How concerts shifted from songs to spectacles|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/how-concerts-shifted-from-songs-to-spectacles/2014/05/22/ca521340-d6ce-11e3-8a78-8fe50322a72c_story.html?tid=hpModule_d39b60e8-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref>
* Mick "Agent Orange" Bello – [[roadie]]

=== Timeline ===
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ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:20
PlotArea = left:110 bottom:100 top:10 right:20
Alignbars = justify
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
Period = from:01/01/1978 till:12/31/1987
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy
Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3
ScaleMajor = increment:1 start:1978
ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1978

Colors =
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 id:guitar  value:green      legend:Guitar
 id:bass    value:blue       legend:Bass
 id:keys    value:purple     legend:Keyboards
 id:drums   value:orange     legend:Drums
 id:bvocals value:pink       legend:Backing_vocals
 id:studio  value:black      legend:Studio_album
 id:EP      value:gray(0.6)  legend:EP
 id:bars    value:gray(0.95)

BackgroundColors = bars:bars

LineData =
 layer:back color:studio
 at:10/02/1980
 at:05/01/1981
 at:03/01/1982
 at:02/18/1987

 color:EP
 at:10/21/1981

BarData =
 bar:Williams  text:"Wendy O. Williams"
 bar:Stotts    text:"Richie Stotts"
 bar:Beech     text:"Wes Beech"
 bar:Ray       text:"Michael Ray"
 bar:Funahara  text:"Chosei Funahara"
 bar:Beauvoir  text:"Jean Beauvoir"
 bar:Romanelli text:"Chris Romanelli"
 bar:Smith     text:"Greg Smith"
 bar:Deutsch   text:"Stu Deutsch"
 bar:Reese     text:"Joey Reese"
 bar:Tolliver  text:"T.C. Tolliver"
 bar:Callahan  text:"Ray Callahan"

PlotData =
 width:11
 color:lvocals
 bar:Williams  from:start      till:12/31/1983
 bar:Williams  from:01/01/1987 till:end

 color:guitar
 bar:Stotts    from:start      till:01/01/1983
 bar:Beech     from:01/01/1979 till:12/31/1983
 bar:Beech     from:01/01/1987 till:end
 bar:Ray       from:01/01/1987 till:end

 color:bass
 bar:Funahara  from:01/01/1978 till:03/01/1980
 bar:Beauvoir  from:03/01/1980 till:01/01/1981
 bar:Romanelli from:01/01/1981 till:01/01/1983
 bar:Smith     from:01/01/1983 till:12/31/1983
 bar:Romanelli from:01/01/1987 till:end

 color:keys
 bar:Romanelli from:01/01/1983 till:12/31/1983

 color:drums
 bar:Deutsch   from:01/01/1978 till:01/01/1981
 bar:Reese     from:06/01/1981 till:01/01/1982
 bar:Tolliver  from:01/01/1982 till:12/31/1983
 bar:Callahan  from:01/01/1987 till:12/31/1987

 width:3
 bar:Beech     from:01/01/1979 till:01/01/1983 color:keys
 bar:Beauvoir  from:03/01/1980 till:01/01/1981 color:keys
 bar:Romanelli from:01/01/1981 till:01/01/1983 color:keys
 bar:Beech     from:01/01/1987 till:end        color:keys
 bar:Romanelli from:01/01/1987 till:end        color:keys
}}