Joan Jett

(B.D. 22 September 1958)

She started her own record label, "Blackheart Records", because no one else would sign them.
She and Lita Ford were members of the all-girl group, The Runaways.
Seen in the 2000 Broadway revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" as the character, Columbia.
Though there have been several attempts to reunite Joan's old band, the Runaways, Jett has stated that they always fall apart because former bandmate, Lita Ford, walks out on the rehearsals. Ford is usually the instigator of the reunions.
... Has held season tickets to New York Liberty games since the inception of the WNBA in 1997.
Ranked #32 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
After her parents divorced she changed her last name to Jett, her mother's maiden name.
Her single, "I Love Rock And Roll" went to #1 on the Billboard charts in 1982.
In the early 1980s, she reportedly starred in a film in which she played a version of herself (a member of an all-girl rock band) called "We're All Crazy Now." After being stalled for a few years, it was revamped and released as Du-beat-e-o (1984).
Same birthday as Catherine Oxenberg.
First inductee into the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame held on October 15, 2006 at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Songs of the Century - #177 "I Love Rock 'N Roll" as compiled by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts in 2001.
February 2007 - nominated for a Canadian Indie Award for Favourite International Artist/Group or Duo of the Year (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts).
Inducted into the WAMA (Washington Area Music Association) Hall of Fame in 1993.
February 1989 - nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts) for the song "I Hate Myself For Loving You".
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - #484 "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts as published by Rolling Stone magazine in November 2004.
Ranked #54 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
Ranked #66 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists along with The Blackhearts.
June 6, 2008 she and Gibson USA announced the launch of the Joan Jett Signature Melody Maker guitar marking the first Gibson electric signature model designed in conjunction with a female artist.
100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time - #89 "I Love Rock 'N Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 1981 as published by Rolling Stone magazine June 12, 2008.
Songs "Bad Reputation" and "Cherry Bomb" are ranked #29 and #52 respectively on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs.

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