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Joan Jett
Joan Jett, performing in a Joe Namath New York Jets jersey, in Norway, 1980s.
Joan Jett, performing in a Joe Namath New York Jets jersey, in Norway, 1980s. Joseph William Namath (born May 31 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
Background information
Birth name Joan Marie Larkin
Born September 22, 1958 (1958-09-22) (age 49)
Origin Ardmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Rock
Hard rock
Punk rock
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Years active 1975 - present
Associated acts The Runaways, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Website Joan Jett Official Site

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ardmore is an Unincorporated community in the US state of Pennsylvania. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Runaways was a teenage American all-girl Rock band that performed in the 1970s Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ardmore is an Unincorporated community in the US state of Pennsylvania. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

She is best known for her hit single "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for her other popular recordings including "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "Light of Day", "Love is All Around", "Bad Reputation," "I Hate Myself for Loving You," and "Little Liar. " I Love Rock 'n' Roll " is a Rock and roll song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of The Arrows, who recorded the first The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) " Crimson and Clover " is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. " Do You Wanna Touch Me " is a Glam Rock song performed by Gary Glitter. " Light of Day " sometimes written as " (Just Around the Corner to the Light of Day " is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and performed initially The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American Television sitcom created by James L "I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a 1988 song from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the first single from the album Up Your Alley "

Jett has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Her musical and song-writing approach is heavily influenced by the hard-edged, hard beat-driven rhythms common to many rock bands of her native Philadelphia, often featuring lyrics surrounding themes of lost love, criticisms of insincerity, the struggles and resolution of the American working class, and the quest for authenticity. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə [1]

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Career and biography

Joan Jett was born at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia, in the United States. Wynnewood Pennsylvania is a Suburban community located outside of Philadelphia in Lower Merion Township Pennsylvania, United States Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The United States of America —commonly referred to as the She moved to Rockville, Maryland in 1967 when she was 9, but left Maryland behind when she was 15 to pursue her rock'n'roll career, and headed to Los Angeles, California. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. [2]

The Runaways

Joan Jett is one of the founding members of The Runaways along with Kari Krome and Sandy West. The Runaways was a teenage American all-girl Rock band that performed in the 1970s Sandy West ( July 10, 1959 – October 21, 2006) was an American musician singer songwriter and drummer Kari Krome (replaced by Micki Steele and later Jackie Fox), Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie completed the line-up. Michael Steele is a Bassist, Songwriter, and Singer who performed with The Bangles. Jackie Fox, born Jackie Fuchs (born December 20, 1959) was a Bassist of a teenage American all-girl rock band The Runaways. Lita Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American rock Musician and Singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways Cherrie Currie (born November 30, 1959) is a Rock and roll singer and actress While Currie initially fronted the band, Jett also sang lead vocal, played rhythm guitar and wrote or co-wrote much of the band's material. The band recorded five LPs, with one becoming one of the biggest-selling imports in U. S. and U. K. history. The band toured around the world and some of their opening acts included Cheap Trick, Van Halen and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are an American rock band formed in 1975 by Tom Petty They found huge success abroad, especially in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

While The Runaways were popular in Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada and even South America, they could not garner the same success in the U. The Runaways was a teenage American all-girl Rock band that performed in the 1970s For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a S. It seemed that the United States, and the music press especially, was not ready to take seriously the music of female teenagers. After Currie and Fox left the band (to be replaced by bassist Vicki Blue and later, Laurie McAllister), the band released two more albums: Waitin' for the Night and And Now... The Runaways. Waitin' for the Night is a 1977 album from The Runaways. This is the first album to feature the group as a quartet as Rhythm guitarist Joan Jett took And Now The Runaways is a 1978 album from The Runaways. Black Leather was originally a song written by ex-Sex Pistols member Steve Jones Altogether they produced five albums from 1975 until they disbanded in spring of 1979. [3]

It was soon after that Jett produced The Germs' first and only album GI (GI=Germs Incognito, since they were pretty much banned from playing most clubs by this time due to their and their audience's reputation of causing damage during the shows). The Germs is an influential Punk rock band from Los Angeles formed in the late 1970s

Solo

In the spring of 1979, Jett was in England pursuing a solo career. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland While there, she cut three songs with ex-Sex Pistols Paul Cook and Steve Jones (one of which was an early version of a cover song called "I Love Rock N' Roll," originally written and performed by The Arrows). The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 Paul Cook, born on 20 July 1956, is an English Drummer and member of the Punk rock band Sex Pistols. Stephen Phillip Jones (born 3 September, 1955 in Shepherds Bush, London) is an English rock Guitarist " I Love Rock 'n' Roll " is a Rock and roll song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of The Arrows, who recorded the first The Arrows were a three piece Anglo-American band, based in London, England. Later that year, she moved to Long Beach, New York, and ultimately, Los Angeles, where she reluctantly began fulfilling an obligation of the Runaways to complete a film loosely based on the band's career called We're All Crazee Now!, with three actresses standing in for her departed band members. Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York on a Barrier island off the South Shore of Long Island and one of only The plug was pulled on the project halfway through shooting, but in 1984, after Jett had become a major star, producers were looking for a way to make use of the footage from the incomplete film. Bits of the original footage of Joan were used in a completely new project never commercially-released, an underground movie called DuBeat-Eo, produced by Alan Sacks. While working on the project, Jett met songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna, who came in to help Jett with writing some tracks for the film. They became instant friends and decided to work together.

Jett and Laguna entered The Who’s Ramport Studios with the latter at the helm. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Jett's self-titled solo debut was released in Europe. In the United States, the album was rejected by 28 major labels. [4] Jett and Laguna released it independently on their own Blackheart Records label, started with Laguna's daughter's college savings. Laguna remembers, "We couldn't think of anything else to do, but print up records ourselves, and that's how Blackheart Records started. It was more or less Joan's idea to do it ourselves. "" Jett inadvertently became the first female performer to start her own record label.

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

With Laguna's assistance, she formed the Blackhearts. Joan placed an ad in the L.A. Weekly "looking for three good men. LA Weekly is a free weekly Tabloid -sized Newspaper (a so-called " Alternative weekly " in Los Angeles California " John Doe of X sat in on bass for the auditions held at S. John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur Illinois) is an American singer songwriter actor poet I. R. studios in Los Angeles. He mentioned a local bass player, Gary Ryan, that had recently been crashing on his couch. Ryan was part of the L. A. punk scene and had played bass with local artists Top Jimmy and Rik L. The punk subculture is based around Punk rock. It emerged from the larger Rock music scene in the mid-to-late-1970s in the United Kingdom, the United Rik. He had been a huge fan of the Runaways and Jett for years. Joan recognized him at the audition and he was in. Gary recommended guitarist Eric Ambel, who was also at the time part of the Rik L. Rik band. The final addition to the original Blackhearts was drummer Danny "Furious" O'Brien, formerly of the infamous San Francisco band The Avengers. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Avengers were a San Francisco -based punk band in the first wave of American punk This line-up played several gigs at the Golden Bear and Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood before embarking on their first European tour; which consisted of an extensive tour of the Netherlands and a few key shows in England including the Marquee in London. For a fire at the similarly named nightclub in Brisbane, Australia, see Whiskey Au Go Go fire. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands

Upon returning to the states, Jett, Ryan, and Ambel moved to Long Beach, N. Y. O'Brien stayed behind in England to pursue other interests. Auditions were set up and Lee Crystal, formerly of The Boyfriends, became the new drummer. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts then toured throughout the states and built quite a following in their new "stomping grounds" of New York. Jett and Laguna soon used their personal savings to press up copies of the Joan Jett album and set up their own system of independent distribution, sometimes selling the albums out of the trunk of Laguna's Cadillac at the end of each concert. Laguna was unable to keep up with demand for her album. Eventually, old friend and founder of Casablanca Records, Neil Bogart, made a joint venture with Laguna and signed Jett to his new label, Boardwalk Records and re-released the Joan Jett album as Bad Reputation. This article is about Casablanca the record label For other uses please see Casablanca (disambiguation. Neil Bogart ( February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive Boardwalk Records was a Record label founded by Neil Bogart in 1980, after PolyGram acquired his Casablanca Records. After a year of touring and recording, The Blackhearts recorded a new album entitled I Love Rock N' Roll for the label. During the recording process, Ambel was replaced by local guitarist Ricky Byrd. Joan Jett (born September 22 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) is an American rock Guitarist, Singer Eric went on to a successful career as a founding member of the Del-Lords, and later worked as a producer of a wide variety of bands. He currently plays with his band, The Yayhoos, and is Steve Earle's guitarist.

With Byrd on guitar, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts recorded their hit album. The new single was a re-recording of the title track, "I Love Rock N' Roll", which in the first half of 1982 was number one on the Billboard charts for seven weeks in a row. It is now Billboard’s #28 song of all time. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

A string of Top 40 hits followed, as well as sellout tours with The Police, Queen, and Aerosmith, among others. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Jett was the second American act of any kind to perform behind the Iron Curtain, the first one being Blood, Sweat & Tears in Romania in 1969. The " Iron Curtain " was the symbolic ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania She was among the first English-speaking rock acts to appear in Panama and the Dominican Republic. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with

After receiving her own MTV New Year's Eve special, Jett beat out a number of contenders to appear in the movie Light of Day with Michael J. Fox. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Light of Day is a 1987 drama film starring Michael J Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Bruce Springsteen wrote "the title song" especially for her, and her performance was critically acclaimed. " Light of Day " sometimes written as " (Just Around the Corner to the Light of Day " is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and performed initially It was about this time that Ryan and Crystal left the Blackhearts. They were soon replaced by the powerful rhythm section of Thommy Price and Kasim Sultan. Kasim Sulton is an American Bass guitarist, Keyboardist, and Singer. Later that year, Jett released Good Music, which featured appearances by The Beach Boys, The Sugarhill Gang and singer Darlene Love. GOOD Music is a hip hop and R&B Record label founded by music producer and rapper Kanye West. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop and Funk group known mostly for their biggest hit " Rapper's Delight " the first hip hop Darlene Love ( née Wright; born July 26, 1941) is an American Popular music Singer.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts became the first rock band to perform a series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, breaking the record at the time for the fastest ticket sell-out ever. The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 205 West 46th Street in midtown- Manhattan Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Her next release, Up Your Alley, went multi-platinum and was followed by The Hit List, which was an international hit. Up Your Alley was a 1988 studio album by the American Hard rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. The Hit List is a Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (but marked as Joan Jett alone

In 1989, Joan co-wrote the song "House of Fire", which appeared on Alice Cooper's Trash album. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five

In the 1990s, Jett and Laguna released Flashback, a compilation of her career so far on their own Blackheart Records. Flashback is a Studio album released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Her next release, Notorious (which featured The Replacements' Paul Westerberg) was the last with Sony/CBS as Jett switched to Warner Brothers. The Replacements were an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 Paul Westerberg (born December 31 1959 is an American Musician, best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and A CD single of "Let's Do It" featuring Jett and Westerberg was also released during this time and appeared in the song credits for the movie Tank Girl. Tank Girl is a 1995 Film based on the Tank Girl Comic book, created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett It was also during this period that a couple of years were mysteriously shaved off her age in promo materials. Her website still reflects this change, advertising her year of birth as 1960.

Jett produced several bands prior to releasing her debut and her label Blackheart Records released recordings from varied artists such as thrash rock band Metal Church and rapper Big Daddy Kane. Metal Church is an American heavy metal band from Aberdeen Washington. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American

The press touted Jett as the "Godmother of Punk" and the "Original Riot Grrrl". Riot grrrl was an underground Feminist punk movement that started in the early 1990s and is often associated with Third-wave feminism (it In 1994, the Blackhearts released the well received Pure and Simple, which featured tracks written with Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland), Donita Sparks (L7) and Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill). Pure And Simple is an Album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on June 14, 1994. Katherine "Kat" Bjelland (born December 8, 1963) is an American Punk rock musician Babes in Toyland was a grunge band formed in Minneapolis Minnesota in 1987 Donita Sparks (born April 8, 1963, Chicago Illinois) is a vocalist guitarist and Song-writer in Los Angeles California. L7 (pronounced /ɛl ˈsɛvən/ was a band from Los Angeles that was active from 1985 to 2000 Kathleen Hanna (born 12 November 1968) is an American Musician, Activist, and Zine writer Bikini Kill were an American Punk rock band formed in Olympia Washington in October of 1990.

Other work

Jett, a huge sports fan devotee, remained actively involved in the sports world. Her cover of “Love is All Around” (the theme song of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) became an anthem in women’s sports and was used by the NCAA to promote the Women’s Final Four, as well as the song "Unfinished Business" which was never commercially released. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American Television sitcom created by James L The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations "Love Is All Around" went into heavy radio play and became a number one requested song without an existing support CD. Jett supplied theme songs for the premiere ESPN X-Games and has contributed music to all the games since. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports She also sang the national anthem, at Cal Ripken Jr.'s request at the game in which he broke Lou Gehrig’s record. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903  – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American

Orientation

Jett's sexual orientation has been the subject of much speculation due to the fact that her album "Sinner" features a cover of The Replacements song "Androgynous" and a version of the song "A. The Replacements were an American Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1979 C. D. C. " by Sweet (band), which is about bisexuality. Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975 were a popular 1970s British band. However, Jett won't publicly discuss her sexuality. She said:

"But I do it in my music, and I always have. If you don't know who I am from listening to my music, then you're not going to figure it out from me talking to you, either. " [5]

Film, Broadway and television appearances

Jett's first appearance on film is in the 1981 live concert film Urgh! A Music War, performing "Bad Reputation" with the Blackhearts at The Ritz in New York City. Urgh! A Music War is a British Film released in 1981 featuring performances by Punk rock, New Wave, and Post-punk The Ritz was a New York City rock club in the 1980s History The Ritz was founded in 1980 by Jerry Brandt on 11th Street between Third and She made her acting debut in 1987, co-starring with Gena Rowlands and Michael J. Fox in the Paul Schrader film Light of Day. Gena Rowlands (born June 19 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated four-time Emmy Award -and two-time Golden Globe Award Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Paul Joseph Schrader (born July 22, 1946 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American Screenwriter and Film director Light of Day is a 1987 drama film starring Michael J Fox, Gena Rowlands, Joan Jett and Michael McKean. She has also appeared in some independent films, including The Sweet Life and Boogie Boy. Boogie Boy is a 1998 film featuring Traci Lords as Shonda It was written and directed by Craig Hamann and produced by Braddon Mendelson

During the 1990s, she appeared on the sitcom Ellen, performing the title song. Ellen (originally titled These Friends of Mine for season one is a U She also appeared on the television show Highlander. Highlander The Series is an English language Fantasy / Sci-fi Television series featuring Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul Her song "Bad Reputation" was used as the theme song for the cult TV show Freaks and Geeks, and later for the Sirius Satellite Radio show "Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer". A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. Freaks and Geeks is an American Television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on A version of "Bad Reputation" also appeared on the soundtracks of the films Shrek and 10 Things I Hate About You. Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American Comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and The father and son motorcycle building reality show "American Chopper" is currently using Bad Reputation as the intro music for the show. American Chopper The Series is a Learning Channel Reality television series produced by Pilgrim Films & Television Inc

In 2000, Jett appeared in the Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show in the role of Columbia. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Rocky Horror Show is a long-running British stage musical, opening in London on 19 June 1973

Joan Jett live in Sydney Australia - May 1995
Joan Jett live in Sydney Australia - May 1995

From 2000 to 2003, to support work by first time filmmakers and the indie film business, Jett hosted a showcase of new film and video shorts, Independent Eye[6], for Maryland Public Television. Maryland Public Television (MPT (formerly the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting is a not-for-profit state-licensed public television network which serves the citizens

In 2008, Jett will make a cameo appearance in Darren Lynn Bousman's Repo! The Genetic Opera. Darren Lynn Bousman (born January 11 1979 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American Film director. Repo! The Genetic Opera is a Rock opera film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. [7] In February 2008, Joan Jett made a cameo appearance in Jimmy Kimmel's video, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck. James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American Television host and Comedian. "

Later music career

Jett returned to producing for the band Circus Lupus in 1992 and again, in 1994, for Bikini Kill. Circus Lupus was a Post-hardcore band based in the area of Washington D Bikini Kill were an American Punk rock band formed in Olympia Washington in October of 1990. This recording was the New Radio EP for which she also played and sang back-up vocals. It was during the 1990s that the Riot Grrrl movement arose, of which Bikini Kill was a representative band, and many of these women credited Jett as a role model and inspiration. Riot grrrl was an underground Feminist punk movement that started in the early 1990s and is often associated with Third-wave feminism (it Another Riot Grrrl band, Bratmobile, covered the song "Cherry Bomb" as a tribute to her. Bratmobile was an American punk band Growing from the Northwest and Washington DC underground and influenced by Indie pop in the United States as well as Britpop

Near the end of the 1990s she worked with members of the punk band The Gits, whose lead singer and lyricist, Mia Zapata, had been raped and murdered. The Gits were an American Punk rock band formed in Seattle Washington in 1986 and active until 1993 Mia Katherine Zapata ( August 25, 1965 – July 7, 1993) was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The results of their collaboration together was a live LP, Evil Stig and a single, "Bob", whose earnings were contributed to the investigation of Zapata's murder. To this end, the band and Jett appeared on the television show America's Most Wanted, appealing to the public for information. America's Most Wanted is an American TV show produced by 20th Century Fox, and is the longest-running program of any kind in the history The case was finally solved in 2004, when Zapata's murderer was finally brought to trial and convicted.

Jett performed "I Love Rock N' Roll" with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 2005. Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock Orchestra founded by Paul O'Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Jett is a guest artist on Marky Ramone's solo album Start of the Century on the track "Don't Blame Me. Marky Ramone (born Marc Steven Bell, July 15, 1952 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Drummer. "

She is a guest vocalist on Peaches' album Impeach My Bush on the track "Boys Wanna Be Her," and a guest on "You Love It". Merrill Beth Nisker (born 1968 in Toronto Ontario) better known as Peaches, is an Electronica musician whose songs are concerned mainly with Impeach My Bush is an album by Peaches, her fourth album overall but her third credited to the name Peaches

In 2004, Jett and Laguna produced, "No Apologies" by Warped Tour favorites The Eyeliners after signing them. The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival Jett also guested on the track "Destroy" and made a cameo appearance in the music video. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics

In 2005, Jett discovered Cleveland punk rockers The Vacancies. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state She and Laguna signed the band and produced their second album, A Beat Missing or a Silence Added (reaching the top 20 in CMJ Music Charts) and their third album in 2007 "Tantrum". A tantrum is an Emotional outburst of ill humor or a fit of bad temper wherein the higher brain functions are unable to stop the emotional expression of the lower (emotional and

In 2005, she was recruited by Steven Van Zandt to host her own radio show on Van Zandt's Underground Garage radio channel on Sirius Satellite Radio. Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer She hosts a four-hour show entitled Joan Jett's Radio Revolution heard every Saturday and Sunday. The program recently moved from Sirius 25 to Sirius 28.

In 2005, Jett and Laguna celebrated the 25th anniversary of Blackheart Records with a sellout show at Manhattan's Webster Hall that featured their groups The Eyeliners and The Vacancies as openers to the headlining Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York

Current projects

In June 2006, Joan Jett released a new album, Sinner, on Blackheart Records, her own label. To support the album, the band appeared on the 2006 Warped Tour, and embarked on a Fall 2006 tour with Eagles of Death Metal. Eagles of Death Metal ( EoDM) is an American band formed by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Various other bands like Valient Thorr, The Vacancies, Throw Rag and Riverboat Gamblers were to have joined the tour for a handful of dates each. Valient Thorr is an American Rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

A Joan Jett video with Paul, Paul Jr. and Mikey Teutul of the Learning Channel show American Chopper aired on January 14, 2007. Michael "Mikey" Joseph Teutul (born August 28, 1978) is the youngest son of Paul Teutul Sr TLC (generally called as The Learning Channel) is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and American Chopper The Series is a Learning Channel Reality television series produced by Pilgrim Films & Television Inc The making of that video was presented in a segment of American Chopper that aired on The Learning Channel February 22, 2007. American Chopper The Series is a Learning Channel Reality television series produced by Pilgrim Films & Television Inc TLC (generally called as The Learning Channel) is a cable TV network in the US and Canada, that carries a variety of informational and

Jett sang a duet with Chase Noles on "Tearstained Letters," a song on 2006 Heart Attacks album, Hellbound and Heartless.

In late June 2007, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performed at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, following a Florida Marlins baseball game. Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts headlined the Albuquerque, New Mexico Freedom Fourth celebration on July 4, 2007, with an estimated crowd of 65,000 in attendance at the annual outdoor event. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples

In November 2007, Jett and the Blackhearts appeared with Motörhead and Alice Cooper in a UK arena tour. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five

Joan Jett live at NEC, Birmingham, England, in November 2007
Joan Jett live at NEC, Birmingham, England, in November 2007

Jett is to executive produce the 2009 upcoming film Neon Angels, which chronicles the Runaways' career. Floria Sigismondi, who has also directed videos for Marilyn Manson, the White Stripes and David Bowie, is to write and direct. Floria Sigismondi (born 1965 in Pescara, Italy) is a Canadian-naturalized Photographer and Marilyn Manson is an American Alternative metal band based in Los Angeles California. The White Stripes is an American Garage rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

Jett opened eight American shows on Aerosmith's 2007 World Tour. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Aerosmith World Tour 2007 (or The Tour Heard 'Round the World) was a concert tour by American Hard rock band Aerosmith that saw the band

Following the Dave Clark Five's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on March 10th, 2008, Joan Jett, as part of the ceremony, closed the program with a quality cover of the DC5's 1964 hit "Bits and Pieces". She was introduced by actor Tom Hanks, who said, "Ladies and gentlemen—at one time, if I had been lucky, one of the most beautiful 'Mrs. Tom Hanks' you can imagine, but I'm not complainin'—Joan Jett!"

Accolades and awards


Activism

Trivia

Discography

Albums

Year Album U.S. UK Additional information
1980 Joan Jett debut album, Gold in U. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments Joan Jett is the 1980 debut solo album by Joan Jett, previously of The Runaways. S.
1981 Bad Reputation 51 - -
1981 I Love Rock n' Roll 2 25 #38 Norway, #31 Germany, #14 Austria
RIAA: Platinum
1983 Album 20 - #19 Norway
1984 I Need Someone - - Released in Venezuela
1984 Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth 67 - -
1986 Good Music 105 -
1988 Up Your Alley 19 - RIAA: Platinum
1990 The Hit List 36 - #27 Switzerland
1991 Notorious - - -
1992 I Love Rock'N Roll 92 - - Released in Japan
1993 Do You Wanna Touch Me - - Released in France
1993 Flashback - - Compilation
1994 Pure and Simple - - -
1995 Evil Stig - - -
1995 1979 - - Fan Club Only
1996 Great Hits - - Released in Germany
1997 Fit To Be Tied - - Compilation
1999 Fetish - - compilation album
2003 Jett Rock - - Released in Japan,Compilation
2004 Naked - - Released in Japan
2006 Sinner 56 -

Singles

Year Song U.S. U.S. Rock UK Notes
1979 "You Don't Own Me" - - -
1980 "You Don't Know What You've Got" - - -
"Jezebel" - - -
"Bad Reputation" - - -
1981 "Little Drummer Boy" - - -
1982 "I Love Rock 'N Roll" 1 1 4 #3 Switzerland, #6 Germany, #1 Australia - 5 weeks, #4 Austria
RIAA: Platinum
"Crimson and Clover" 7 8 60 #8 Switzerland, #19 Germany, #12 Austria
"Do You Wanna Touch Me" 20 11 - #12 Switzerland, #31 Germany, #19 Austria
"Summertime Blues" - - -
"Nag" - - -
"Victim of Circumstance" - - -
1983 "Fake Friends" 35 15 -
"Everyday People" 37 9 -
"The French Song" - - -
1984 "I Need Someone" - - -
"I Love You Love" 105 - -
"Cherry Bomb" - - -
1986 "Good Music" 83 18 -
"Roadrunner" - - -
1987 "Light of Day" 33 23 -
1988 "I Hate Myself for Loving You" 8 4 46
"Little Liar" 19 6 -
1990 "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" 36 22 69
"Love Hurts" - - 100
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" - - -
1991 "Backlash" - - -
"Don't Surrender" - - -
"Treadin' Water" - - -
1994 "I Love Rock N' Roll" - - 75 #13 Sweden
"Spinster" - - -
"As I Am" - - -
"Eye to Eye" - - -
1995 "Bob (Cousin O. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Bad Reputation is a 1981 reissue of the 1980 self-titled debut album by Joan Jett. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' I Love Rock N' Roll is the second album by Joan Jett and the first to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Album is the third Studio album by Joan Jett and the second to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it I Need Someone is the Venezuelan release of Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, with song See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth is the fourth Studio album by Joan Jett and the third to feature her backing band The Blackhearts. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January GOOD Music is a hip hop and R&B Record label founded by music producer and rapper Kanye West. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Up Your Alley was a 1988 studio album by the American Hard rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 The Hit List is a Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (but marked as Joan Jett alone See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels Notorious is a Studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 I Love Rock'N Roll 92 is a Studio album released in Japan by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January Do You Wanna Touch Me is a Compilation album released in France by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January Flashback is a Studio album released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. Pure And Simple is an Album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on June 14, 1994. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record Evil Stig is a Studio album released by Joan Jett and The Gits. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record 1979 is a Fan Club only Album released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Great Hits is an Album released in Germany by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert Fit To Be Tied is an Album released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Fetish is a Compilation album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on June 8, 1999. See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Jett Rock is an Album released in Japan by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels Naked is an Album released in Japan by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. Sinner is a studio album by the American Hard rock band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released June 13, 2006 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" " The Little Drummer Boy " is a popular Christmas song, with words and music by Katherine K " I Love Rock 'n' Roll " is a Rock and roll song written in 1975 by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of The Arrows, who recorded the first " Crimson and Clover " is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. " Do You Wanna Touch Me " is a Glam Rock song performed by Gary Glitter. " Summertime Blues " ( 1958) is a 12-bar Blues standard song by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart about the trials and tribulations " Everyday People " is a 1968 song by Aaron's tornado music|funk]] band Sly & the Family Stone. GOOD Music is a hip hop and R&B Record label founded by music producer and rapper Kanye West. " Light of Day " sometimes written as " (Just Around the Corner to the Light of Day " is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and performed initially "I Hate Myself for Loving You" is a 1988 song from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the first single from the album Up Your Alley " Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap " is a song by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC. " Love Hurts " is the name of a Song written and composed by Boudleaux Bryant, and first recorded by The Everly Brothers " Have You Ever Seen The Rain? " is a song written by John Fogerty and released in 1970 on the album Pendulum of legendary American roots rock group Creedence )" - - -
1996 "Love Is All Around" 108 - -
1999 "Fetish" - - -
2002 "The Word" - - -
2006 "A. C. D. C" - - -
"Change the World" - - -
2007 "Androgynous" - - -

See also

References

  1. ^ Martin, Bill (2002). The Runaways was a teenage American all-girl Rock band that performed in the 1970s Pro Secrets Of Heavy Rock Singing. Sanctuary Publishing, Page 9. ISBN 1-86074-437-0.  
  2. ^ VH1 Joan Jett bio
  3. ^ VH1 Joan Jett bio
  4. ^ :Joan Jett and the Blackhearts:
  5. ^ The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: After 30 years, Joan Jett won't be grounded
  6. ^ Independent Eye
  7. ^ BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM
  8. ^ Notes of praise for LI musicians at Hall induction
  9. ^ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
  10. ^ "http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2295&src=blender_ed
  11. ^ Interview on The Henry Rollins Show, June 1, 2007. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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NAME Jett, Joan
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Singer-songwriter, musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1958-09-22
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia, PA, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
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