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Krome met Joan Jett and brought her to Fowley. Jett successfully auditioned for Fowley by playing ukulele to a Sweet album, and picked up rhythm guitar as her instrument. Soon afterward, in the parking lot of the Rainbow Bar and Grill, Fowley met Sandy West, who agreed to play drums.
Mar 30, 2024 · The band — composed of Joan Jett on rhythm guitar and vocals, lead singer Cherie Currie, Sandy West on drums, lead guitarist Lita Ford, and Jackie Fox on bass — came together in 1975 but by the spring of 1979, when the Runaways finally called it quits, there were only three original members left.
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15 hours ago · Joan Jett formed legendary femme rock architects The Runaways in 1976, but didn’t find mainstream chart success until taking centre stage with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 1980. Two years later her emphatic transformation of the unassuming Arrows B-side I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll into a rabble-rousing power-glam anthem provided her with a US ...
Mar 18, 2010 · Debbie Harry embraced Runaways rhythm guitarist Joan Jett. Chloe Sevigny showed up in black leather, perhaps as a tribute to Jett’s favorite kind of pants.
Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and for founding and performing with the Runaways, who recorded and released the hit song "Cherry Bomb".
Apr 8, 2010 · The Runaways: Directed by Floria Sigismondi. With Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve. A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
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At fifteen years old, without songs or a demo tape, she called producer Kim Fowley, then started assembling the Runaways, starting with drummer Sandy West, then, after playing as a trio with Micki Steele, recruiting lead guitarist Lita Ford, bassist Jackie Fox, and singer Cherie Currie.
