The original members Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams, Kelly Johnson and Denise Dufort came from the club cover band Painted Lady.
Unlike many heavy metal bands, Girlschool often had more than one lead vocalist; vocal duties in the 'classic' line-up were shared between Williams, McAuliffe and Johnson.
Williams was the first to leave the band, in 1982, under very stressful circumstances,[1] and was replaced by punk rocker Gil Weston.
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.