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Jane Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States<ref name="guide"/>) is an American musician and actor. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female multi-platinum New Wave music|New Wave band The Go-Go's in the 1980's.

Career
The Go-Go's
As Wiedlin describes it, she was around "pretty much from the beginning"<ref name="baginterview">[http://www.alicebag.com/janewiedlininterview.html Interview with: Jane Wiedlin] conducted by Alice Bag in September 2005, from Bag's website</ref> of the California punk scene|Los Angeles punk scene. "Jane Drano"—as she came to be known then<ref>A photo of Wiedlin taken by Alice Bag during her "Jane Drano" days is available on Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicebag/205502814/ here].</ref>)—started out designing punk-style clothing sold at â€œGranny Takes a Tripâ€, a Sunset Boulevard store.<ref name="baginterview"/> She became part of a scene that spawned bands like X (U.S. band)|X, The Germs and The Weirdos.<ref name="gogobio"/> She and Belinda Carlisle formed The Go-Go's as a punk band in 1978, with Margot Olaverra on bass, and Elissa Bello on drums.

Their pop punk sound didn't emerge until later, after Charlotte Caffey joined on lead guitar and keyboards, and... read all