In addition to playing piano and Hammond organ with the Heartbreakers, Tench is also known as a skilled session musician, having recorded with dozens of notable artists, including Johnny Cash, U2, Elisa, Stevie Nicks, Lucinda Williams, Sam Phillips, You Am I, Susanna Hoffs, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, The Rolling Stones, Don Henley, John Prine, Ringo Starr, John Fogerty, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Waylon Jennings, Paul Westerberg, X, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Carlene Carter, The dB's, Alanis Morissette, The Ramones, The Screaming Trees, The Tragically Hip, The Divinyls, The Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day, The Cult, The Jayhawks, Dave Rawlings, Fiona Apple, Lone Justice, Sean Watkins, New Found Glory, Tift Merritt, Peter Case, Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams and Powderfinger, Naughty Sweeties City of Glass, as well as many others.

With increasing fame, Hoffs also appeared on the covers of numerous magazines, and the Rickenbacker guitar company issued a Susanna Hoffs model of the 350 ( which she customized herself ).

In 1987, Hoffs starred in the film The Allnighter, which was directed by her mother Tamar Simon Hoffs, and also featured Joan Cusack and Pam Grier.

Hoffs also did a cover of " The Look of Love " for the soundtrack of the first Austin Powers movie and a cover of the song " Alfie " for the soundtrack of the third film.

In 1989, for Jonathan Elias ' Requiem For The Americas project, Le Bon contributed " Follow In My Footsteps ", with The Bangles ' Susanna Hoffs on background vocals.

Hoffs was actually naked when she recorded the song, after being convinced by Sigerson that Olivia Newton-John got her amazing performances by recording everything while naked.

Hoffs married film director Jay Roach ( Austin Powers and Meet the Parents ), and their union led to the Bangles ' reunion of 2000, after Roach asked Hoffs and Vicki Peterson to write a song for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

The band started drifting back together in 1998. and officially re-formed to record a song for the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, at the behest of the film's director ( and Hoffs ' husband ) Jay Roach.

* The song has been covered by Chocolate Starfish, The Mountain Goats, David Axelrod, John Barrowman, Liza Minnelli, Jack Klugman and Tony Randall ( as " The Odd Couple "), Chimira, Venice, Jann Arden, Janet Jackson ( who sampled the song in " Son of a Gun ( I Betcha Think This Song Is About You )", with Simon providing featured vocals, Anna Waronker, Faster Pussycat, Romantic Guitar, Dres, Daryll-Ann, Smokie, Foo Fighters, Sally Seltmann, Asaro and Wolcott, Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs and Marilyn Manson ( featuring Johnny Depp ).

Bangles member Susanna Hoffs covered the song on her eponymous 1996 release.

The song was recorded by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs on their album " Under the Covers, Vol.

In 1986, Susanna Hoffs co-wrote the song " I Need a Disguise " for the album Belinda for Belinda Carlisle, formerly of the all-girl group The Go-Go's.

Hoffs is the subject of Freddy Blohm's song " The Corner of Her Eye ".

N. N. Maddox released a song entitled " Susanna Hoffs " and she is mentioned in " I'd Love to Kiss the Bangles " by The Saw Doctors.

Hoffs recorded a cover of the Oingo Boingo song " We Close Our Eyes " for the Buffy The Vampire Slayer soundtrack.

In December 2011, Hoffs provided an original song for use in promoting Visit South Walton, the tourism promotion agency for Walton County, Florida ( formerly identified as the Beaches of South Walton ).

Matthew ' Sid ' Sweet and Susanna ' Susie ' Hoffs covered the song for their 2006 collaboration ' Under the Covers, Vol.

It was rumored by various writers that after Prince listened to the band's 1984 debut album All Over the Place, he gave the song to Bangles lead singer Susanna Hoffs, so that in return she would sleep with him.

The thirteenth song " Whatsername ", was re-titled as " Whatsername ( Susanna Hoffs )", and it was blended with " Manic Monday ".

Hoffs starred in the 1987 film, The Allnighter, directed by her mother, Tamar Simon Hoffs, and was critically panned.

The Allnighter is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, released on May 1, 1987.

Instead, the film bombed, and led Hoffs to abandon pursuit of a film career.

* The Allnighter ( film ), a film starring Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles

The movie was meant as a vehicle for The Bangles lead singer, Susanna Hoffs, and was written and directed by her mother.

It was written by popular songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and The Bangles ' own Susanna Hoffs.

Category: Films directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs

# Susanna Hoffs – " We Close Our Eyes " ( originally by Oingo Boingo )

Hoffs released a solo album When You're a Boy, produced by former Bangles producer David Kahne.

Parks has produced, arranged, or played on albums by artists including Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, Delaney Bramlett, Vic Chesnutt, U2, Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson, The Byrds, Cher, Rufus Wainwright, Sam Phillips, Ringo Starr, Frank Black, The Beau Brummels, The Manhattan Transfer, Medicine, Keith Moon, Sixpence None the Richer, Carly Simon, Little Feat, T-Bone Burnett, Stan Ridgway, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Victoria Williams, Bonnie Raitt, Peter Case, Gordon Lightfoot, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Ry Cooder, Joanna Newsom, The Everly Brothers, Saint Etienne, Silverchair, The Thrills, Scissor Sisters, Laurie Anderson, and Susanna Hoffs / Matthew Sweet's covers collection.

The Bangles released their third album Everything in 1988, with their biggest-selling single " Eternal Flame ", which was co-written and sung by Hoffs.

Hoffs appeared in the first Austin Powers movie as a member of the fictitious 1960s rock group Ming Tea, fronted by the title character.

In February 2009, Hoffs appeared on stage at the Key Club in Los Angeles, singing with thenewno2, the " post-Bristol " psychedelic blues band led by Dhani Harrison.

* " In Your Room ", recorded by The Bangles ( co-written with Susanna Hoffs )

* " Eternal Flame ", recorded by The Bangles ( co-written with Susanna Hoffs )

Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles has verbally confirmed the rumor that she once recorded in the nude, having been jokingly told by Sigerson that Olivia Newton John had done so, to improve her performance.

Her mother, Tamar Simon Hoffs, played Beatles music for Hoffs when she was a child, and she began playing the guitar in her teens.

He has worked with Carly Simon, Fiona Apple, Bijou Phillips, Alana Davis, Ben Taylor, Leona Naess, Susanna Hoffs and Michael Penn.

In 2006, Hoffs teamed up with fellow Ming Tea rocker Matthew Sweet ; under the name " Sid n Susie ," they recorded fifteen cover versions of classic rock songs from the 1960s and 1970s for an album titled Under the Covers, Vol.

Although Fulks never says her name, the line " When the little one took the mike, I knew I'd fallen " suggests the particular " Bangle girl " he pines for is Susanna Hoffs, the shortest member of the group and frequent lead singer.

That location closed and is now a Hoffs Hutt, and the closest Claim Jumper is in nearby Long Beach

Roach is married to Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, with whom he has two sons.

Sam's closest friend at Conestoga Hills is the competitive and confident Heather Hoffs, however the two are not above the occasional competition, particularly when it comes to boyfriends.

Susanna Lee Hoffs ( born January 17, 1959 ) is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress.

The Allnighter is well known for the famous scene in which Susanna Hoffs slowly dances in front of a mirror in her underwear to the tune of the classic Aretha Franklin hit " Respect ".

She is perhaps best known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox TV police drama 21 Jump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin ' with Mr. Cooper, and Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBC / WB sitcom For Your Love.