Kathy Valentine

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From April 2, 2020: Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine visited the show to promote her memoir, All I Ever Wanted.

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Kathy Valentine is a well known musician and songwriter. She has toured nationally and internationally, recorded both major and indie self-produced records, and written or co-written countless songs, including the hit singles "Vacation" and "Head Over Heels" with the Go-Go's, the band she joined at age 22, with whom she made music history.

She has recently entered into public speaking engagements, giving thoughtful and lively keynote speeches for The American Heart Association's Women's Circle of Red annual summit and for the Musicians for Equal Opportunities for Women Music conference, as well as speaking on music business panels and giving educational talks to high school students and adult classes.

As a musical director, she orchestrated and organized an all-star all-woman band to kick-off the Seattle's Experience Music Project Museum "Women In Rock" exhibit, and has worked with the Grammy's Musician's Assistance Program, Austin's Blanton Museum of Art, and ASCAP's Songwriting Expo to perform and implement music entertainment for a variety of events.

Kathy is a frequent contributor to "The Talkhouse," writing about newly released music in a deeply personal and entertaining fashion. She lives in Austin, Texas with her daughter where she enjoys playing guitar in her "Texas-garage-glam" band the BlueBonnets, serving as mentor and producer for aspiring female artists, writing a book and a screenplay, and working on her college degree in Fine Arts/English.