As frontwoman for the Runaways, Joan Jett became a female pioneer in the male-dominated world of rock music.
Joan Jett on Owning Her Bad Reputation: 'I Always Wore It as a Badge of Honor' The rock legend on her new albumChangeup, aging gracefully, Taylor Hawkins, and Dolly Parton's place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Music Joan Jett Strips Down '(I'm Gonna) Run Away' for New Acoustic...
She rose to fame as the lead singer of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and became considered the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll for hits such as "I Love Rock 'N' Roll." Before Fame Born Joan Marie Larkin, she quit guitar lessons when she was 14 years old because she did not want to learn ...
In advance of their upcoming summer tour,Alanis MorissetteandJoan Jetthave shared a mashup of two of their most famous songs titled "Hate Myself for Loving You Oughta Know." You can hear the results below. Produced by DJ Cummerbund, the track combines Jett's Top 10 1988 smash "I Hate My...
Joan Jett produced the rock & roll pioneer'sEncore, which includes songs co-written by Angaleena Presley and Will Hoge Music RS Country Music Picks for the Week of July 19th Must-hear tracks from Wanda Jackson, the Secret Sisters, and Ric Robertson ...
In the spring of 1979, Jett was in England pursuing a solo career. She recorded three songs there with Sex Pistols Paul Cook and Steve Jones (one of which was an early version of The Arrows I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”). Later that year, she returned to Los Angeles, where she began fu...
SeaWorld's long year of ugly public-relations setbacks just got even worse:Joan Jetthas served the theme park with a cease and desist letter demanding that they stop using her music as part of one of their most popular attractions.
Jett had also acquired the services of formerRolling StonesguitaristMick Taylor, who appeared on the recording. “It’s a very minimalist type of solo, almost, but I’ve spoken with a few people who really like what I did,” Taylor toldJazzed. “I had been friendly with her guitarist, ...
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts perform at the QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at Solberg Airport in Readington Township, NJ.AP Photo/The Express-Times, Stephen Flood Trying to make it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Follow this advice from the glas...
Best known as the front woman for The Blackhearts as well as a member of The Runaways, Joan Jett has had a huge impact on the rock world ...