Ryan was a long-time fan of the Runaways and was picked after Joan Jett recognized him. John Doe of X sat in on bass guitar during the audition sections and he mentioned Gary Ryan, a bassist that he knew who was crashing on his couch at the time. Weekly saying that she was “looking for three good men” (a play on the advertising campaign of the U. The album was eventually picked up by Boardwalk Records and re-released under the name Bad Reputation. At concerts, the records were literally sold out of the trunk of producer Kenny Laguna ’s car. Eventually Joan Jett founded Blackheart Records and had albums pressed herself, financed by her daughter’s college savings account. Her first solo album, Joan Jett was released in England in May 1980 however, after shopping the album in America, she was turned down by 23 different record companies. In 1979, Jett recorded three songs with Paul Cook and Steve Jones (both formerly in Sex Pistols ), including an early version of “ I Love Rock ’n’ Roll ” (“ I Love Rock ’n’ Roll ” had originally been recorded by a British band called Arrows ). The Runaways never found the same success at home as they had overseas, so Joan Jett went to England to begin her solo career. Remarkably, in early 1979, Joan Jett produced the only album by the pioneering L.A. After Cherie Currie left the band, Joan Jett took over as lead vocalist on the last two Runaways albums, Waitin’ for the Night and And Now. The biggest star to come out of the Runaways is Joan Jett. Their third album, Live in Japan documented their experiences there. Īfter releasing their second album Queens of Noise, the Runaways toured Japan in 1977 and attracted Beatlemania -level attention according to Joan Jett – their popularity in Japan among foreign bands trailed only ABBA, KISS and Led Zeppelin. “ Cherry Bomb ” became the opening track on their album and the band’s first single while “ Cherry Bomb ” only made it to #106 on the Billboard singles charts, the song was named #52 on the list of the greatest hard rock songs of all time by VH1. The song features a line in the chorus “Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb!” that was a play on her first name Joan Jett and Kim Fowley are credited as the songwriters. It topped the pop charts in early 1982 and stayed there for seven weeks, with two more hit singles following later that year.When Cherie Currie had auditioned to join the Runaways, the other bandmembers quickly came up with a song called “ Cherry Bomb ” – named after a famous firework, and not the John Mellencamp song by the same name, “ Cherry Bomb ” – that she was asked to sing instead of the Suzi Quatro song that she had picked out. She pulled together the album ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ which ended up becoming a huge hit. However, from the age of 14, Jett knew what she wanted and she wasn’t going it let it go. With the audience still unsure about her rock-pop sound, Jett’s albums never seemed to reach huge levels of commercial success. This accomplishment would make Jett the first female artist to own and have direct control over an independent record company. The following year alongside producer Kenny Laguna, Jett founded her own record label, Blackheart Records. An album that was very well received in Japan and ended up scoring the band three gold records.Ī few years later in 1979, the Runaways decided to call it quits and Joan Jett chose to follow her musical dreams as a solo artist. Composed of Jett on guitar and vocals, Sandy West on drums, Cherie Currie on lead vocals, Jackie Fox on bass guitar and Lita Ford on guitar, the public didn't seem to know what to do with five girls who sang about sex, rebelling and partying.ĭespite the critics, in the US the Runaways continued to produce more music and soon released their second album ‘Queens of Noise’.
Foreshadowing Jett’s entire career, the Runaways weren’t your typical Rock band for the time. Moving to Southern California, Jett’s musical career started to develop when she founded her first serious band, the Runaways. Jett began learning to play the guitar aged just 14 and was always determined to make a name for herself in the Rock scene. Born in September 1958, Joan Jett is an American rock singer, musician, composer, actor, and record producer.
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